What is HDVidCodec.exe?

HDVidCodec.exe is part of ffdshow and developed by ffdshow according to the HDVidCodec.exe version information.

HDVidCodec.exe's description is "ffdshow Setup "

HDVidCodec.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\hdvidcodec.com\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on HDVidCodec.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameffdshow
Company nameffdshow
File descriptionffdshow Setup
CommentsThis installation was built with Inno Setup.
Legal copyrightGNU
Product version1.2.4422.0
File version1.2.4422.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameffdshow ..
Company nameffdshow ..
File descriptionffdshow Setup ..
CommentsThis installation was built with Inn..
Legal copyrightGNU ..
Product version1.2.4422.0
File version1.2.4422.0

Digital signatures [?]

HDVidCodec.exe is not signed.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b3b27b0ad4ac60a6ce986d244a9214b4
SHA256bb604a873f8129dfd20af98439b8e63a504d8ca005eca2cf130b471cad05d69e

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to hdvidcodec.exe:

hdvidcodec.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

hdvidcodec.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

ffdshow Setup has stopped working.

End Program - hdvidcodec.exe. This program is not responding.

hdvidcodec.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

hdvidcodec.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with HDVidCodec.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with HDVidCodec.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 4 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
4

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with HDVidCodec.exe. Only 4 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Monsieur Lorentino writes

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Very strange, I think this is malware, my PC now is slowly, ith problems.
En français,... je cherche plus des informations, mais malheureusement je ne trouve pas...Pourquoi ??
J'ai besoin d'aide, mon PC est tres lent!
Nice, France, 2 octobre 2013.

# 2 Oct 2013, 17:42

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Lorentino: Please upload your copy of HDVidCodec.exe to VirusTotal.com. They will run the file through a large number of anti-virus scanners. Please let us know what you find.

# 3 Oct 2013, 0:47

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