Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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Spotify.exe
Spotify by Spotify AB (Signed)
| Version: | 0.8.8.450 |
| MD5: | 546c510b209ad143732673c280ad8ad7 |
| SHA1: | eecbf4ac4360f36901a4ff429df49ce3eaf00456 |
| SHA256: | 7131179008193592784c72c8cfd1da59b1d732904e7acb2bf59ff9d9d5471d4a |
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: | 0.8.8.450 |
| Size: | 4.27 MB (4,480,920 bytes) |
| 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
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'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
23.75% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
10.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.75% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
8.75% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.25% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center |
1.25% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium N |
1.25% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
1.25% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
1.25% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 46.25% of Spotify.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
25.32% |
|
| ASUS |
15.19% |
|
| Lenovo |
15.19% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
11.39% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.59% |
|
| Acer |
6.33% |
|
| Samsung |
5.06% |
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| Intel |
5.06% |
|
| Gateway |
5.06% |
|
| MSI |
2.53% |
|
| Alienware |
1.27% |
|
