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1, 0, 0, 390 6.82%
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1, 0, 0, 380 2.27%
1, 0, 0, 376 2.27%
1, 0, 0, 375 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, 153
MD5:   858f9ce874a92f63858407856dd02ab4
SHA1:   182a85e783fe9a7f15eae344781b43bb81e649ef
SHA256:   f7d2381b908228f65ce6576931faae2fbb0baedf1eed9ae03da05b2588656e8f

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). This is typically installed with the program Realtek High Definition Audio Driver published by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The file is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

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, 153
Size:5.05 MB (5,296,128 bytes)
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 program 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:0.00008976%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00006282%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002694%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:437 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:8.77 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.52 MB
Private (minimum):2.88 MB
Non-paged memory:8.77 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:86.45 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):93.14 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.91 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.03 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:213
600
GUI GDI count:55
103
GUI USER count:13
49

BehaviorsProcess 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)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
RtHDVCpl.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00006068%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00004495%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00001573%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:989/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:5.07 MB
1.16 MB
MMDevApi.dll
Total CPU:0.00001798%
Kernel CPU:0.00001124%
User CPU:0.00000674%
CPU cycles:298/sec
Memory:160 KB
RPCRT4.dll
Total CPU:0.00000225%
Kernel CPU:0.00000225%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:69/sec
Memory:780 KB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00000225%
Kernel CPU:0.00000225%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:119/sec
Memory:1.67 MB

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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