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What is widevinecdm.dll? Is it safe?

What is widevinecdm.dll, and is it safe to have on my system? I would like to understand its purpose and whether it poses any security risks.

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Anonymous

Feb 06, 2025

Widevinecdm.dll is just more than a file. The earlier people realize that Google own them, they'd already become a customer. The file is safe and your computer does not require your permission to install it. Instead the security suite on your computer catches when it's being installed as a safe malware. So, it's doing job.

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Anonymous

Jan 04, 2025

generally; yes, widevinecdm.dll is safe. For its purpose really why it is there in your computer is to play protected audio and video content using HTML5 media elements. How? Widevine CDM lets video streaming websites play protected content on Chrome and Firefox, without the need for extra plugins like Flash. It is used only during playback of protected content.

Hope this helps.

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Anonymous

Dec 29, 2024

What is widevinecdm.dll? Is it safe?

A. I ran a scan and this was picked up as high risk and I was suggested to quarentine and remove it.

cdm is content decryption module.

if this is being considered safe by norton or other antivirus softeares or not being noticed at all--then that is reason to be concerned.

read the news at www.bleepingcomputer.com regularly.

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Anonymous

Feb 09, 2025

It's a file related to the Google Chrome browser. It is safe.

I searched for all instances of things with widevinecdm in their names and deleted them all (files and folders). I had to uninstall Opera. My computer functions just as well without these.

I just hate it when the computer does things behind my back.

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Anonymous

Dec 26, 2024

I do not trust the chrome browser and block Google, so I do not want this file or any Google file.

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Anonymous

Jan 03, 2025

how come it d/l to my puter??? I don t have Google Chrome!!!

It got d/l after a FireFox upgrade.

Widevine paves the way for DRM encrypted HTML5 based videos to be playable via the browser, allowing video streaming services like Netflix to operate without the need for a specialized app. This is for Chrome browser.

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