CTAudSvc.exe
Creative Audio Service by Creative Technology Ltd
| Version: | 3.37.0.0 |
| MD5: | 23fafea66da630ce81ee6adda20f8a60 |
| SHA1: | 9a331292eb2dc4e369de50741a290b2731b03f9a |
| SHA256: | fd2640a7f7b5a5e9ff71bdde7c8b0791cecf443a4b80da51204b8765af31af6a |
What is CTAudSvc.exe?
Creative Audio Service is part of the driver providing Windows support for Creative Sound Blaster Audio. It installs Creative Audio Console to control the user's audio device's settings.
Overview
ctaudsvc.exe runs as a service under the name Creative Audio Service (CTAudSvcService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Dolby Digital Live Pack published by Creative Technology Ltd, DTS Connect Pack from Creative Technology Ltd and DTS Connect Pack by Creative Technology Ltd.
Details
| File name: | ctaudsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | Creative Technology Ltd |
| Product name: | Creative Audio Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\creative\shared files\ctaudsvc.exe |
| File version: | 3.37.0.0 |
| Product version: | 1.0.0.0 |
| Size: | 288 KB (294,912 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect enables you to enjoy audio from your PC or game console through your home theater. It encodes (in real-time) the PC's multi-channel audio into a Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream and outputs it from the soundcard's digital out (S/PDIF), via a single digital cable into home theater receiver system. Stereo content (MP3, WMA, CD audio or games) that is transformed into 5.1 surround sound using Creative CMSS-3...”
“Experience high-quality surround sound from your PC through your home theater with Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect. It encodes your PC's multi-channel audio into a Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream and outputs it from your soundcard's digital out (S/PDIF), via a single digital cable into your home theater system. Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect enables you to enjoy audio from your PC or game console through your home theater. It enco...”
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'CTAudSvcService' (Creative Audio Service)
- CTAudSvcService
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00026443% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00026443% | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.24 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.86 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.84 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.24 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 47.17 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 50.96 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.86 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 3.93 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 97 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\creative\shared files\ctaudsvc.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | CTAudSvcService |
| Display name: | Creative Audio Service |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.36% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.79% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
14.29% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
10.71% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.93% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.57% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.57% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
1.79% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 39.29% of Creative Audio Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
37.84% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
16.22% |
|
| ASUS |
10.81% |
|
| Toshiba |
10.81% |
|
| Acer |
8.11% |
|
| Alienware |
5.41% |
|
| MSI |
5.41% |
|
| Samsung |
2.70% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.70% |
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