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Additional versions
npovshelper.dll
DivX VOD Helper Plug-in by DivX (Signed)
| Version: | 1.1.0.12 |
| MD5: | 86244e1b6d062bbe2b91aa5da7376806 |
| SHA1: | fab9ee91039811e364805f6182c9b5950b957e20 |
What is npovshelper.dll?
DivX VOD Helper Plug-in for DivX Player is a standalone DivX media player. DivX Player features a media library as well as a set of Digital Rights Management features that help authorize purchased commercial content for the consumer's computer and his DivX Certified devices. There are two DivX codecs the DivX Player supports, the regular MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX codec and the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC DivX Plus HD codec.
About npovshelper.dll (from DivX)
“Don't just play your videos — play them well. Whether it's a DivX®, AVI, MKV, MP4 or MOV file, DivX Plus® Player is built to give you the best video playback performance and media management on your P”
Details
| File name: | npovshelper.dll |
| Publisher: | DivX, LLC. |
| Product name: | DivX VOD Helper Plug-in |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\divx\divx ovs helper\npovshelper.dll |
| Original name: | OVSHelper.dll |
| File version: | 1.1.0.12 |
| Size: | 390.35 KB (399,720 bytes) |
| Build date: | 9/17/2013 7:33 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | DivX |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
The DivX Plus Codec Pack is an upgrade to the former DivX Community Codec, which enables system-wide playback of MPEG-4 ASP and H.264 video (DivX Plus files). This pack includes a free H.264 decoder with optional DXVA hardware acceleration that can be activated in the control panel.
DivX is a brand name of products created by DivX, Inc. (formerly DivXNetworks, Inc., later purchased by Sonic Solutions and currently part of the Rovi Corporation formerly known as Macrovision), including the DivX Codec which became popular due to its ability to compress lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality. There are two DivX codecs; the regular MPEG-4 Part 2 DivX codec and the H.264/...
Behaviors
Safe for scripting controls
Marked as a safe ActiveX control for Internet Explorer (digitally signed with script execution permission)
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{C6E31427-FD7E-4C53-B568-124B191E5DC4}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
Safe for initializing controls
- {C6E31427-FD7E-4C53-B568-124B191E5DC4}
Mozilla plugins
Google Chrome plugins
Stored per user in the directory 'Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
21.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
6.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
2.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 41.00% of DivX VOD Helper Plug-in.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
19.93% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
17.34% |
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| Toshiba |
14.76% |
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| ASUS |
13.28% |
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| Sony |
12.55% |
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| Lenovo |
5.90% |
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| Acer |
5.17% |
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| MSI |
3.69% |
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| Samsung |
3.32% |
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| Intel |
2.21% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.85% |
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