Winamp.exe
Winamp by Nullsoft Inc. (Signed)
Overview
There are 8 versions of winamp.exe in the wild, the latest version being 5,5,6,2512. winamp.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The average file size is about 1.27 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Nullsoft Inc. by America Online Inc.. The programs Winamp, InFlac 1.1.1 and DFX 8 for Winamp have been observed as installing specific variations of winamp.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 32.83 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 5.76 KB per minute for reads and 23 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is winamp.exe?
Winamp is a media player for Windows-based PCs and Android devices, written by Nullsoft, now a subsidiary of AOL. It is proprietary freeware/shareware, multi-format, extensible with plug-ins and skins, and is noted for its graphical sound visualization, playlist, and media library features.
About winamp.exe (from Nullsoft Inc.)
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 Details
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| File name: | winamp.exe |
| Publisher: | Nullsoft |
| Product name: | Winamp |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\winamp\winamp.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Nullsoft Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | America Online Inc. |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, December 19, 2010 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Winamp.)
“This plug-in allows to play native FLAC files with Winamp. It stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. It is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in qua...”
Winamp is a media player for Windows-based PCs and Android devices, written by Nullsoft, now a subsidiary of AOL. It is proprietary freeware/shareware, multi-format, extensible with plug-ins and skins...
“Winamp is a free multimedia player made by Nullsoft. It supports numerous audio and video formats. It also plays streamed video and audio content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide. It has an...”
“foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. Supported audio formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND... and...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of winamp.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Autoplay handler
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
- Handler name 'WinampPlayMediaOnArrival'
All file variations of winamp.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
50.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
50.00% |
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Distribution by country
RS installs about 33.33% of Winamp.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
66.67% |
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| GIGABYTE |
33.33% |
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