Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Google Inc publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
avcodec-54.dll
By Google Inc (Signed)
| MD5: | bdfdfb47cd831e6a7962390ca7dbdc08 |
| SHA1: | de9bc088f4d646ec19c2c075e6029f5f829c7703 |
| SHA256: | 0502851c6c9e57dc5d72fc345100726c14891f269c535a3472e93a75b0d9db29 |
What is avcodec-54.dll?
AVCodec is a free software/open source LGPL-licensed library of codecs for encoding and decoding video and audio data. Many thrid party applications that require video encoding integrate this LGPL library within the program for video playback functionality.
Overview
avcodec-54.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. The file is digitally signed by Google Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | avcodec-54.dll |
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\chrome\application\21.0.1180.60\avcodec-54.dll |
| Size: | 2.37 MB (2,480,680 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Google Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Friday, November 14, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.32% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
21.05% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
14.91% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.02% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
6.14% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
5.26% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
4.39% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.39% |
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| Windows 8 |
2.63% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.75% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
1.75% |
|
| Windows 8 Consumer Preview |
0.88% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
0.88% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.88% |
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| Windows 8 Release Preview |
0.88% |
|
| Windows Server 2012 Standard Evaluation |
0.88% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 37.74% of avcodec-54.dll.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
50.00% |
|
| ASUS |
33.33% |
|
| Acer |
16.67% |
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