. Establishes what codecs (audio and video) are required to play a media file.
. Determines whether these codecs are installed on your system.
. Isolates problems associated with these codecs.
. Isolates problems associated with media files
. Shows framerate, duration, aspect ratio, bitrates, "hidden" info, and more.
 
. Drag and Drop and "Send To" support, multi-file (batch) processing support
. Copy/Paste or text export GSpot information - format is user configurable.
. Advanced UI including "dual-mode" and hyperlinked "persistent" tool tips
. Supports VFW, ACM, DirectShow and DMO codec types (audio and video)

Malware Analysis:

Tested for malware on 2010-07-10 Note: the VirusTotal scan showed 1 of the 41 antimalware products against which the .zip file was tested reporting it was infected. The only one that reported anything was eSafe, which reported Win32.Banker. I believe that is a False Positive

VirusTotal Analysis
VirSCAN Analysis
Sunbelt Sofware CWSandbox Report