instead of installing any malware I took another approach with AHK.
running multiple VLC sessions then tiling the windows with
mostly does what I was looking for. There are better player than VLC,
but VLC has some good switches and the playlist feature is quite nice too.  :-*

cheers 4wd :Thmbsup:

malware analysis report

thanks skwire, I was not aware of the software.
great user interface, and it does what I was looking for. :Thmbsup:

I did some additional tests, it seems to be coded in .NET (c#).
Apparently it's not working in a VM, probably due to the GPU acceleration it's using.
The program is compressed/obfuscated, why would anyone pack a free app?
Also I was not able to find a portable version.
Seems clean according to Virustotal, though I am not sure...  :huh:

Edit: someone in comments at VT claims this is malware:
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Deepviz analysis

result: #malware
accuracy: 100.0%
8 matched behavioural rules:
Gathers system data
Suspicious delay
Manipulates Internet Explorer settings
...
More info at https://sandbox.deepviz.com/report/hash/a22b84a9ce1f94ba731d560c43101f86/