Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

1, 0, 0, 172	1.61%
1, 0, 0, 166	11.29%
1, 0, 0, 132	8.06%
1, 0, 0, 130	16.13%
1, 0, 0, 128	37.10%
1, 0, 0, 96	1.61%
1, 0, 0, 73	4.84%
1, 0, 0, 69	1.61%
1, 0, 0, 57	1.61%
1, 0, 0, 36	1.61%
1.0.0.7	14.52%

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

ravcpl64.exe (HD Audio Control Panel by Realtek Semiconductor Corp)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

RegQueryValueW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegOpenKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegEnumKeyExW, StartServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, RegQueryValueExA, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl

comctl32.dll

ImageList_GetIconSize, InitCommonControlsEx, _TrackMouseEvent

comdlg32.dll

GetFileTitleW

gdi32.dll

CreateSolidBrush, DeleteObject, GetObjectW, CreatePen, GetPixel, SetPixel, GetDeviceCaps, Escape, PatBlt, CreateFontW, GetMapMode, SetDIBColorTable, ExtFloodFill, GetClipBox, SetTextColor, SetBkColor, CreateRectRgn, CreateRectRgnIndirect, SetRectRgn, CombineRgn, CreatePatternBrush, CreateBitmap, SaveDC, RestoreDC, SetBkMode, SetMapMode, ExcludeClipRect, RectVisible, PtVisible, ExtTextOutW, Ellipse, GetBkMode, TextOutW, SelectClipRgn, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowOrgEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, ExtSelectClipRgn, GetCharWidthW, StretchDIBits, GetTextMetricsW, GetBkColor, EnumFontFamiliesExW, GetTextColor, GetRgnBox, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateDIBSection, MoveToEx, LineTo, IntersectClipRect, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetWindowExtEx, CreateCompatibleBitmap, GetViewportExtEx, GetStockObject, CreateCompatibleDC, SelectObject, BitBlt, DeleteDC, GetTextMetricsA, GetRandomRgn, SwapBuffers, GetDIBits, DescribePixelFormat, SetPixelFormat, CreateFontIndirectA, GetTextExtentPoint32A, ChoosePixelFormat, GetOutlineTextMetricsA, GetRegionData, CreatePolygonRgn, ExtCreateRegion, OffsetRgn, RectInRegion, EqualRgn

gdiplus.dll

GdiplusStartup, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipDrawImageRectI, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdipSetInterpolationMode, GdipCreateBitmapFromHBITMAP, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipDisposeImage, GdipGetPathGradientPointCount, GdipFillPath, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipDeleteBrush, GdipFree, GdipAlloc, GdipCloneBrush, GdipCreatePath, GdipDeletePath, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipAddPathPie, GdipAddPathEllipse, GdipCreatePathGradientFromPath, GdipSetPathGradientCenterColor, GdipSetPathGradientSurroundColorsWithCount, GdipGetImagePaletteSize, GdipCloneImage, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipGetImageHeight, GdiplusShutdown, GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipDrawImageI, GdipGetImagePalette

imm32.dll

ImmDisableIME

kernel32.dll

DllMain

msimg32.dll

AlphaBlend

ole32.dll

CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, CoInitialize, CoRegisterMessageFilter, OleFlushClipboard, StringFromGUID2, CoRevokeClassObject, CoGetClassObject, CLSIDFromProgID, OleInitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, OleUninitialize, CoTaskMemAlloc, PropVariantClear, CLSIDFromString, CoTaskMemFree, CoCreateInstance, FreePropVariantArray, PropVariantCopy, CoFreeUnusedLibrariesEx, CoInitializeEx, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoUninitialize, OleIsCurrentClipboard

oledlg.dll

OleUIBusyW

opengl32.dll

glBindTexture, glDrawArrays, glVertexPointer, glViewport, glMatrixMode, glGetString, glFlush, glCopyTexSubImage2D, wglCreateContext, glBlendFunc, wglMakeCurrent, wglGetCurrentContext, glTexCoord2d, wglGetProcAddress, glOrtho, wglDeleteContext, glEnable, glVertex2f, glPushAttrib, glGenTextures, glVertex3d, glTexParameteri, glVertex2s, glCopyTexImage2D, glClear, glLogicOp, glColor3f, glPopMatrix, glVertex2d, glClearStencil, glLineStipple, glScaled, glTranslatef, glTexCoord2f, glGetFloatv, glStencilOp, glScissor, glColor4ub, glPopAttrib, glDisable, glColor3ub, glPointSize, glPushMatrix, glBegin, glStencilFunc, glIsTexture, glEnd, glDeleteTextures, glTranslated, glLineWidth, glClearColor, glColor4f, glPolygonMode, glTexEnvf, glEnableClientState, glTexImage2D, glLoadIdentity

propsys.dll

PropVariantToString, PropVariantCompareEx, PropVariantToUInt32

setupapi.dll

SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList

shell32.dll

ShellExecuteExW, Shell_NotifyIconW, SHGetFolderPathA, SHGetFolderPathW

shlwapi.dll

PathStripToRootW, PathFindFileNameW, PathFindExtensionW, SHStrDupW, PathIsUNCW

user32.dll

DllMain

version.dll

VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW

winmm.dll

mmioOpenW, mmioDescend, mmioAscend, mmioSeek, mmioRead, mmioClose, mmioGetInfo, mmioAdvance, mmioSetInfo, mmioWrite, mmioCreateChunk

winspool.drv

OpenPrinterW, DocumentPropertiesW, ClosePrinter

Export table

RMAddOrReplaceResource

RMAddResource

RMAttachResContainer

RMCloseResContainer

RMContainerOpenCount

RMCopyResourceToMemObj

RMDeleteResource

RMDetachResContainer

RMDispose

RMDoesNativeResourceExist

RMFileOpenCount

RMGetAResource

RMGetNativeContainer

RMGetNativeResource

RMGetPath

RMGetPathToActualFile

RMGetResContainer

RMGetResData

RMGetResIDList

RMGetResInfo

RMGetResSize

RMGetResTypeList

RMInit

RMIsResContainer

RMIsResourceLoaded

RMOpenResContainer

RMReleaseNativeResource

RMReleaseResource

RMUpdateResource

RMWriteResContainer

RMWriteResource

XML_GetCurrentLineNumber

XML_GetErrorCode

XML_Parse

RtHDVCpl.exe

HD Audio Control Panel by Realtek Semiconductor

Remove RtHDVCpl.exe

Version:	1, 0, 0, 128
MD5:	361cd47dc5bd83ee24407903233b0d9a
SHA1:	b74f0ae929f62cb0114a03dd0207ad72ba32e423
SHA256:	95c5c141e167eb602d6df7d737ddcbaa89c23a34248ccdf028c5a0086c80edcb

Overview

RtHDVCpl.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Realtek High Definition Audio Driver published by Realtek Semiconductor Corp., Realtek High Definition Audio Driver from Realtek Semiconductor Corp. and Realtek High Definition Audio Driver by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..

Details

File name:	RtHDVCpl.exe
Publisher:	Realtek Semiconductor
Product name:	HD Audio Control Panel
Typical file path:	C:\windows\rthdvcpl.exe
File version:	1, 0, 0, 128
Size:	4.65 MB (4,874,240 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:	6.856716
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Realtek High Definition Audio Driver

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

9% remove

Realtek's High Definition Audio Driver provide high quality DTS, Dolby, Surround Sound to your PC via the audio card. The software comes with a number of features and functionality such as a six channel Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) that fully supports the 16/20/24-bit Pulse Code Modulation format for 5.1 channel audio. It supports legacy analog input to analog output mixer as well as 44.1k/48k/96kHz Sony/Philips Digital Interconnec...

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'RtHDVCpl' → RtHDVCpl.exe

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00476729%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00433491%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00043238%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	221,576 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
User CPU time:	0 ms/min	0 ms/min
CPU cycles:	10,175/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	9.41 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	6.8 MB
Private (minimum):	2.98 MB
Non-paged memory:	9.41 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	86.57 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	95.25 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	3.64 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	11.73 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	9,279/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	8 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	4 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	2.43 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	36/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	9	12
Handles:	214	600
GUI GDI count:	51	103
GUI GDI peak:	63	142
GUI USER count:	13	49
GUI USER peak:	13	71

Process properties

Tray notification:	Yes
Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\windows\rthdvcpl.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Threads

Averages

RtHDVCpl.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00420627%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00351170%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00069457%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	60,775/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	4.66 MB	1.16 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:	0.00029007%
Kernel CPU:	0.00024690%
User CPU:	0.00004318%
CPU cycles:	7,872/sec
Memory:	1.67 MB
MMDevApi.dll
Total CPU:	0.00026186%
Kernel CPU:	0.00020519%
User CPU:	0.00005667%
CPU cycles:	5,924/sec
Memory:	160 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows Vista Home Premium	61.29%
Windows Vista Home Basic	19.35%
Windows 7 Ultimate	6.45%
Windows 8	3.23%
Windows 7 Home Premium	3.23%
Windows Vista Business	3.23%
Windows Vista Ultimate	3.23%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 72.13% of HD Audio Control Panel.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Toshiba	44.44%
Hewlett-Packard	25.93%
Dell	25.93%
Acer	3.70%

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