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1, 0, 0, 390 6.82%
1, 0, 0, 388 6.82%
1, 0, 0, 380 2.27%
1, 0, 0, 376 2.27%
1, 0, 0, 375 4.55%
1, 0, 0, 304 2.27%
1, 0, 0, 303 6.82%
1, 0, 0, 300 6.82%
1, 0, 0, 297 2.27%
1, 0, 0, 296 2.27%
1, 0, 0, 286 9.09%
1, 0, 0, 243 2.27%
1, 0, 0, 235 2.27%
1, 0, 0, 215 2.27%
1, 0, 0, 208 6.82%
1, 0, 0, 206 4.55%
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1, 0, 0, 159 2.27%
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1, 0, 0, 21 4.55%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExA, RegEnumKeyExW, StartServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyW, RegQueryValueW
comctl32.dll
InitCommonControlsEx, ImageList_GetIconSize, _TrackMouseEvent
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
gdi32.dll
GetMapMode, SetDIBColorTable, StretchBlt, GetTextMetricsA, GetRandomRgn, SetPixelFormat, GetDIBits, DescribePixelFormat, ChoosePixelFormat, CreateFontIndirectA, GetTextExtentPoint32A, GetOutlineTextMetricsA, SetTextColor, ExtFloodFill, SetBkMode, SetRectRgn, ExtCreateRegion, CreateRectRgn, OffsetRgn, GetRegionData, CreatePolygonRgn, RectInRegion, CombineRgn, GetDeviceCaps, SetPixel, GetPixel, CreatePen, CreateSolidBrush, CreateFontW, PatBlt, SwapBuffers, Escape, ExtTextOutW, TextOutW, GetClipBox, CreateDIBSection, RectVisible, PtVisible, CreateRectRgnIndirect, CreatePatternBrush, CreateBitmap, SaveDC, GetObjectW, SetMapMode, ExcludeClipRect, IntersectClipRect, LineTo, MoveToEx, SelectClipRgn, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowOrgEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, ExtSelectClipRgn, GetCharWidthW, StretchDIBits, GetTextMetricsW, EnumFontFamiliesExW, GetBkColor, GetTextColor, EqualRgn, GetRgnBox, RestoreDC, DeleteObject, CreateFontIndirectW, Ellipse, GetBkMode, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetViewportExtEx, GetWindowExtEx, CreateCompatibleBitmap, GetStockObject, CreateCompatibleDC, SelectObject, BitBlt, SetBkColor, DeleteDC
gdiplus.dll
GdipGetImageHeight, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdipDrawImageRectI, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipGetImagePalette, GdiplusStartup, GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipCloneImage, GdipGetImagePaletteSize, GdiplusShutdown, GdipFillPath, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipDeleteBrush, GdipFree, GdipAlloc, GdipCloneBrush, GdipCreatePath, GdipDeletePath, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipAddPathPie, GdipAddPathEllipse, GdipCreatePathGradientFromPath, GdipSetPathGradientCenterColor, GdipSetPathGradientSurroundColorsWithCount, GdipDisposeImage, GdipGetPathGradientPointCount, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipDrawImageI, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipCreateBitmapFromHBITMAP, GdipSetInterpolationMode, GdipCreateSolidFill
imm32.dll
ImmDisableIME
kernel32.dll
DllMain
msimg32.dll
AlphaBlend
ole32.dll
CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, CoRegisterMessageFilter, OleFlushClipboard, OleIsCurrentClipboard, CoRevokeClassObject, CoGetClassObject, CLSIDFromProgID, OleInitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, OleUninitialize, CoTaskMemAlloc, FreePropVariantArray, PropVariantCopy, CoFreeUnusedLibrariesEx, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoInitializeEx, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CLSIDFromString, PropVariantClear, CoTaskMemFree, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize
oledlg.dll
OleUIBusyW
propsys.dll
PropVariantToString, PropVariantToUInt32, PropVariantCompareEx
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExW, Shell_NotifyIconW, SHGetFolderPathA, SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
PathFindExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW, PathStripToRootW, PathIsUNCW, SHStrDupW
user32.dll
DllMain
uxtheme.dll
CloseThemeData, DrawThemeBackground, OpenThemeData
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW
winmm.dll
mmioSeek, mmioWrite, mmioSetInfo, mmioAdvance, mmioGetInfo, mmioCreateChunk, mmioRead, mmioClose, mmioOpenW, mmioDescend, mmioAscend
winspool.drv
ClosePrinter, DocumentPropertiesW, OpenPrinterW
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 Corp (Signed)

Remove RtHDVCpl.exe
Version:   1, 0, 0, 159
MD5:   151b2d097c7182898387994cea34890b
SHA1:   5d84efc2a1bc2132d3b5447d21d01c373581c52d

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..

DetailsDetails

File name:rthdvcpl.exe
Publisher:Realtek Semiconductor
Product name:HD Audio Control Panel
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\realtek\audio\hda\rthdvcpl.exe
File version:1, 0, 0, 159
Size:5.12 MB (5,369,856 bytes)
Build date:3/26/2008 1:21 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Realtek Semiconductor Corp
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Expiration date:Friday, June 11, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
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...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'RtHDVCpl' → C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RtHDVCpl.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00018902%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00013100%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00005801%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:281 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:8,439/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:9.6 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.43 MB
Private (minimum):7.26 MB
Non-paged memory:9.6 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:86.68 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):134.39 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.28 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.89 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:84,594/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:3.92 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:257 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:3/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:219
600
GUI GDI count:52
103
GUI USER count:13
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

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

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
RtHDVCpl.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00020432%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00014594%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00005838%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:3,809/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:5.14 MB
1.16 MB
MMDevApi.dll
Total CPU:0.00001459%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00001459%
CPU cycles:65/sec
Memory:160 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 38.64%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.18%
Windows Vista Home Basic 13.64%
Windows 7 Professional 11.36%
Windows 7 Home Premium 6.82%
Windows 7 Enterprise 4.55%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.27%
Windows Vista Business 2.27%
Windows 8 Consumer Preview 2.27%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 37.21% of HD Audio Control Panel.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 25.00%
Gateway 15.00%
Sony 15.00%
Toshiba 15.00%
ASUS 10.00%
Hewlett-Packard 5.00%
Lenovo 5.00%
Dell 5.00%
Medion 5.00%
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