Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

0.9.10.22	1.25%
0.9.10.21	1.25%
0.9.10.14	6.25%
0.9.7.16	2.50%
0.9.6.81	1.25%
0.9.4.185	5.00%
0.9.4.178	3.75%
0.9.4.169	1.25%
0.9.1.57	8.75%
0.9.1.53	7.50%
0.9.0.133	7.50%
0.8.8.454	3.75%
0.8.8.450	1.25%
0.8.8.348	3.75%
0.8.8.347	5.00%
0.8.5.1333	40.00%

Relationships

Child process

spotifyhelper.exe (by Spotify AB)

Related files

spotifywebhelper.exe (Spotify by Spotify AB)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

kernel32.dll

GetCurrentProcess, DeleteFileW, PeekNamedPipe, LoadResource, GetLocaleInfoW, SuspendThread, FlushFileBuffers

Spotify.exe

Spotify by Spotify AB (Signed)

Remove Spotify.exe

Version:	0.9.10.22
MD5:	3e9c9e7aa2b89cc59f37a80bdde85121
SHA1:	06be2504aa857e6bb8a986a8159fe4042653b519

What is Spotify.exe?

Spotify is a Swedish music streaming service offering digitally restricted streaming of selected music from a range of major and independent record labels. Spotify allows registered users to integrate their account with existing Facebook and Twitter accounts. Once a user integrates their Spotify account with other social media profiles, they are able to access their friends' favorite music and playlists. Users can access applications integrated in the Spotify desktop client, written in HTML5.

About Spotify.exe (from Spotify AB)

“Think of Spotify as your new music collection. Your library. Only this time your collection is vast: millions of tracks and counting. Spotify comes in all shapes and sizes, available for your PC, Mac,”

Details

File name:	spotify.exe
Publisher:	Spotify Ltd
Product name:	Spotify
Typical file path:	C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
File version:	0.9.10.22
Size:	5.9 MB (6,189,624 bytes)
Build date:	6/25/2014 5:41 PM
Certificate
Issued to:	Spotify AB
Authority (CA):	COMODO CA Limited
Effective date:	Thursday, September 27, 2012
Expiration date:	Monday, September 28, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:	Yes
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Equalify v Stable

Equalify

2% remove

Spotify

Spotify AB

3% remove

Spotify is a Swedish music streaming service offering digitally restricted streaming of selected music from a range of major and independent record labels, including Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group and Universal. Music can be browsed by artist, album, record label, genre or playlist as well as by direct searches. On desktop clients, a link allows the listener to purchase selected material via partner retailers.

Behaviors

Startup files (user) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'Spotify' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe" /uri spotifC:autostart

Windows firewall allowed programs

Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections

Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Spotify\spotify.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Spotify\spotify.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Ela\Anwendungsdaten\Spotify\spotify.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Spotify\spotify.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Spotify\spotify.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Spotify\spotify.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Spotify\spotify.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Spotify\spotify.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Spotify\spotify.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Spotify\spotify.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Spotify\spotify.exe'
Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Spotify\spotify.exe'

Network connections

Access through an approved Windows firewall exception

[TCP] lon3-accesspoint-a14.lon3.spotify.com (194.132.197.180:443)

[UDP] listens on port 57621

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00516885%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00251561%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00265325%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	13,859 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	272.6 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	243.83 MB
Private (minimum):	14.35 MB
Non-paged memory:	272.6 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	668.8 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	673.06 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	137.68 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	285.86 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	67	12
Handles:	1213	600
GUI GDI count:	219	103
GUI GDI peak:	228	142
GUI USER count:	71	49
GUI USER peak:	86	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe" /uri spotifC:autostart
Owner:	User

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