Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

1.7.60.0	2.56%
1.7.53.0	15.38%
1.7.46.0	2.56%
1.7.40.0	12.82%
1.7.36.0	7.69%
1.7.32.0	2.56%
1.7.20.0	12.82%
1.7.16.0	23.08%
1.7.15.0	7.69%
1.7.7.0	7.69%
1, 7, 4, 0	2.56%
1, 7, 1, 0	2.56%

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

caudiofilteragent64.exe

Conexant High Definition Audio Filter Agent by Conexant Systems (Signed)

Remove caudiofilteragent64.exe

Version:	1.7.20.0
MD5:	7d1b808410a734e427a229b31eae8891
SHA1:	3556a7b7999b763ad10f7c7b44f2a6df5147bc75
SHA256:	36bb31b9119062a53d2ab6ccbff820d8195776836d84af7008ce1f18d2519009

What is caudiofilteragent64.exe?

Conexant High Definition Audio Filter Agent is part of the device driver for the Conexant High Definition Audio that comes preinstalled with OEM PCs.

About caudiofilteragent64.exe (from Conexant Systems)

“Conexant has a long history of technological innovation in audio technology, which provides superior high definition audio quality and premium performance. Today, Conexant offers a line of industry le”

Overview

caudiofilteragent64.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). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Conexant Systems which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	caudiofilteragent64.exe
Publisher:	Conexant Systems, Inc.
Product name:	Conexant High Definition Audio Filter Agent
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\conexant\caudiofilteragent\caudiofilteragent64.exe
Original name:	CAudioFilterAgent.exe
File version:	1.7.20.0
Size:	506.63 KB (518,784 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Conexant Systems
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Thursday, March 27, 2008
Expiration date:	Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

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

'cAudioFilterAgent' → C:\Program Files\Conexant\cAudioFilterAgent\cAudioFilterAgent64.exe

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00017479%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00007069%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00010410%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	936,349 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	4,483/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	3.64 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	6.98 MB
Private (minimum):	4.69 MB
Non-paged memory:	3.64 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	62.07 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	65.3 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	6.23 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	7.33 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	3,277/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	0 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O other transfer:	20 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	7	12
Handles:	126	600
GUI GDI count:	15	103
GUI GDI peak:	17	142
GUI USER count:	7	49
GUI USER peak:	9	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\conexant\caudiofilteragent\caudiofilteragent64.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

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