wmplayer.exe

Windows Media Player by Microsoft

Remove wmplayer.exe
Version:   11.0.5721.5262 (WMP_11.090130-1421)
MD5:   4d4a5422c704e6ec6818e0b1c3702ff8
SHA1:   dab93f674458321f0164e9d98817599f18b6e588
SHA256:   13aaafe6c6453edb38a9d1b8e49af9c820b639d0147e3addbf7967e1aa6d0694
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is wmplayer.exe?

Windows Media Player (abbreviated WMP) is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices.

About wmplayer.exe (from Microsoft)

Designed by media lovers, for media lovers. Windows Media Player 12—available only in Windows 7—plays more music and video than ever, including Flip Video and unprotected songs from your iTunes librar

DetailsDetails

File name:wmplayer.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows Media Player
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmplayer.exe
Original name:wmplayer.exe.mui
File version:11.0.5721.5262 (WMP_11.090130-1421)
Product version:11.0.5721.5262
Size:63 KB (64,512 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.489287
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
  • Handler name 'IviDVDEventHandler'
  • Handler name 'IviVideoCDHandler'
  • Handler name 'MSPlayBluRayOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MSWMPBurnDataDVDArrival'
  • Handler name 'MSRipCDAudioOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MSWMPBurnCDOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MSPlayDVDMovieOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MSPlayCDAudioOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MSPlayVideoCDMovieOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MSPlaySuperVideoCDMovieOnArrival'
Shell open commands
  • WPLFile
  • WMZFile
  • WMVFile
  • WMSFile
  • wmafile
  • mpegfile
  • mp3file
  • AUFile
  • AVIFile
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Programmer\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [UDP] listens on port 3352

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00782870%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00200632%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00582238%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:4,313 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:1,122/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:30.62 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):28.43 MB
    Private (minimum):10.27 MB
    Non-paged memory:30.62 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:138.38 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):155.04 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:23.02 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):43.52 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:245,589/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:4.68 MB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1,379/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:9.79 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:2/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:170.51 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:3,981/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:36
    12
    Handles:687
    600
    GUI GDI count:670
    103
    GUI USER count:94
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetcC:1
    Owner:User
    Parent process:explorer.exe (by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    msvcrt.dll
    Total CPU:0.94132135%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00338483%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.93793653%
    0.165382%
    Context switches:11/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:352 KB
    1.16 MB
    wmplayer.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.04751487%
    Kernel CPU:0.02513009%
    User CPU:0.02238478%
    Context switches:572/sec
    Memory:76 KB
    wmp.dll
    Total CPU:0.02059191%
    Kernel CPU:0.00707517%
    User CPU:0.01351674%
    Context switches:86/sec
    Memory:10.4 MB
    wmnetmgr.dll
    Total CPU:0.00168009%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00168009%
    Context switches:35/sec
    Memory:1024 KB
    quartz.dll
    Total CPU:0.00066264%
    Kernel CPU:0.00053769%
    User CPU:0.00012495%
    Context switches:4/sec
    Memory:1.67 MB
    mswmdm.dll
    Total CPU:0.00042240%
    Kernel CPU:0.00021120%
    User CPU:0.00021120%
    Memory:328 KB
    WININET.dll
    Total CPU:0.00021121%
    Kernel CPU:0.00021121%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    Memory:984 KB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Ultimate 20.00%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 20.00%
    Windows 8 20.00%
    Windows 8 Single Language 20.00%
    Windows Seven Black Edition 5.00%
    Windows 7 Professional 5.00%
    Windows 8 Pro 5.00%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 5.00%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 30.00% of Windows Media Player.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 30.77%
    Acer 23.08%
    Hewlett-Packard 15.38%
    Lenovo 15.38%
    ASUS 7.69%
    Samsung 7.69%
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