What is RealPlayer.exe?

RealPlayer.exe is part of RealNetworks Installer (32-bit) and developed by RealNetworks, Inc. according to the RealPlayer.exe version information.

RealPlayer.exe's description is "RealNetworks Installer"

RealPlayer.exe is digitally signed by RealNetworks, Inc..

RealPlayer.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Documents and Settings\acount\My Documents\Downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected RealPlayer.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on RealPlayer.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameRealNetworks Installer (32-bit)
Company nameRealNetworks, Inc.
File descriptionRealNetworks Installer
Internal nameRealNetworks Installer
Original filenamernsetup.EXE
Product version3.4.0.33
File version3.4.0.33

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

Product nameRealNetworks Installer (32-bit)
Company nameRealNetworks, Inc.
File descriptionRealNetworks Installer
Internal nameRealNetworks Installer
Original filenamernsetup.EXE
Product version3.4.0.33
File version3.4.0.33

Digital signatures [?]

RealPlayer.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameRealNetworks, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameThawte Code Signing CA - G2
Certificate serial number4c548d34bc727dedeb3cb1d452ba3ffb

VirusTotal report

1 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the RealPlayer.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1013
1 of the 43 anti-virus programs detected the RealPlayer.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD53a9cad150f6017c7704853646c72d7da
SHA2563a2f8661f4278072d22d223c690c0f91965016c05f007c5b43a73cb868e4ad25

Error Messages

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

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

realplayer.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.

RealNetworks Installer has stopped working.

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

realplayer.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with RealPlayer.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with RealPlayer.exe. 12% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 17 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 15 votes to keep

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.

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