Estimated safety rating

spotify.exe is a application which is probably NOT a virus or malware. So, if spotify.exe is on your computer, it is probably ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is clean, we still advise you to run a well-known antivirus with a good track record, in order to defend your PC against threats.

Executable file path

Normally, this application is found in C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is 634859a97475593d7d8de0894d4f2a4a.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT run as a Windows service. This is normally a good sign.

Accesses the internet

This application uses the net to communicate. Today this is quite normal. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs as a 32-bit program. It can not exploit the entire set of features of modern computer CPUs. This is quite normal because the authors did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description stored in the file is Spotify.

File version

File version extracted from the file 1.0.24.104.

Manufacturer

Company name Spotify Ltd.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice Copyright (c) 2016, Spotify Ltd.

Has valid windows

spotify.exe appears to have visible windows. This means it doesn't operate in some kind of stealth mode. Its activity is clearly shown to the user.

Is an encrypted file

The machine code of this executable appears to be compressed or obfuscated so it can not be easily analysed.

Digitally signed

spotify.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays the large majority of serious programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature found in spotify.exe is valid. This is excellent.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Spotify AB

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall string in registry, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.