What is vidnotifier.exe?
vidnotifier.exe is part of Free Studio and developed by Digital Wave Ltd according to the vidnotifier.exe version information.
vidnotifier.exe's description is "Video Notifier"
vidnotifier.exe is digitally signed by Digital Wave Ltd.
vidnotifier.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\DVDVideoSoft\lib\vidnotifier\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected vidnotifier.exe.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on vidnotifier.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Free Studio |
| Company name | Digital Wave Ltd |
| File description | Video Notifier |
| Internal name | vidnotifier.exe |
| Original filename | vidnotifier.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2016-2017 Digital Wave Ltd |
| Product version | 1,0,24,119 |
| File version | 1,0,24,119 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Free Studio |
| Company name | Digital Wave Ltd |
| File description | Video Notifier |
| Internal name | vidnotifier.exe |
| Original filename | vidnotifier.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2016-2017 Digital Wave .. |
| Product version | 1,0,24,119 |
| File version | 1,0,24,119 |
Digital signatures [?]
vidnotifier.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Digital Wave Ltd |
| Certificate issuer name | Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2 |
| Certificate serial number | 7c94721204734171251a0eedbf499a98 |
VirusTotal report
1 of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vidnotifier.exe file. That's a 1% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| DrWeb | Program.Freemake.3 |
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 1f4e116cfecc2b23c7d13c4055054e76 |
| SHA256 | 659f74ec223985a0bc125ab99879092083febed6418ccd3973b95342aa7ca2b3 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to vidnotifier.exe:
vidnotifier.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
vidnotifier.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.
Video Notifier has stopped working.
End Program - vidnotifier.exe. This program is not responding.
vidnotifier.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
vidnotifier.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with the file?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 91% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 158 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file.
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.
Great software Roger! This file was installed as part of the Free Studio suite. I had problems with the software after I paid and had to reinstall. One of my scan programs identified as OK but could not figure out purpose. I contacted the publisher with a simple question - "who is notified of what?". So far no answer, and will update if they respond. No info on the net on the program that I found.
Thanks
# 7 Jun 2019, 13:45
Peter writes
Like the other comment'er, this seems to have been installed with the "Free Studio" program (desktop icon name: "DVD Video Soft Free Studio"). It is by Digital Wave Ltd., version 6.7.0.712 (info which I found under Add/Remove programs).
I could not find any "option" within the software suite to disable/remove it, so I disabled it in Task Manager under the Startup tab.
The "symptom" of this program for me, was that every time I copied something to the Windows clipboard that had a youtube link in it, a window would pop-up asking whether I wanted to run a "free youtube-to-mp3 convert" on it. Very, very annoying.
I did not know where this was coming from or why it was happening. It seemed like (and I could be wrong) that it started up well after installing the Free Studio program. Like it was on a time-delay, so I wouldn't notice it being associated with the Free Studio installation? God knows. Anyway, it is disabled for now. Will see if that "holds" the next time I re-boot.
# 12 Oct 2019, 11:05
Peter writes
EDIT to my "12 Oct 2019, 11:05" post:
I DID also "End Task" this thing under Task Manager's "Processes" tab. Just wanted to make that clear because I only mentioned "disabling" it under the "Startup" tab.
In hindsight: the "time-delay" that I mentioned in my other post was probably a result of me not re-booting my computer for a long period of time (since it was waiting to "Startup" until then).
Note: imagine what a program could be seeing that is scanning your Windows clipboard. What else is it doing with this info; after all, it is called vidNOTIFIER.exe.
Since I have been using the Free Studio program for awhile now and am comfortable with its features, I do not plan to remove the entire thing, but would have a hard time recommending it to anyone else (at least without the caveat about vidnotifier.exe). I also plan to warn the person who had recommended it to me.
# 13 Oct 2019, 16:50
That Guy writes
If you want to deactivate videonotifier.exe in Windows 11:
Settings -> Apps -> Autostart -> Video Notifier
Click slider to left position (OFF). Restart and Check if gone.
# 5 May 2022, 5:35
TR4HEAD writes