Should I block it?

60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

5, 1, 0, 59 35.71%
5, 1, 0, 58 3.57%
5, 1, 0, 56 3.57%
5, 1, 0, 52 3.57%
5, 1, 0, 51 7.14%
5, 1, 0, 50 3.57%
5, 1, 0, 43 3.57%
5.1.0.36 7.14%
5.1.0.30 3.57%
5.1.0.29 3.57%
1, 0, 0, 32 7.14%
1, 0, 0, 32 7.14%
1, 0, 0, 30 3.57%
1, 0, 0, 21 3.57%
1, 0, 0, 14 3.57%

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soundman.exe

Realtek HD Sound Manager by Realtek Semiconductor Corp (Signed)

Remove soundman.exe
Version:   5, 1, 0, 51
MD5:   92819cb628f57930ca6341dc8b0d9cb4
SHA1:   58261eb51491673cc3508303dc45b14ef9669338
SHA256:   e9b7fd467448eb21340f628e3d0107bf9d0ff0d4cea9e3f6bd779fcbae07fd81

Overview

soundman.exe 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 AC'97 Audio published by Realtek Semiconductor Corp., Realtek AC'97 Audio from Realtek Semiconductor Corp. and Realtek AC'97 Audio 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:soundman.exe
Publisher:Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Product name:Realtek HD Sound Manager
Description:Realtek Sound Manager
Typical file path:C:\windows\soundman.exe
Original name:ALSMTray.exe
File version:5, 1, 0, 51
Size:564 KB (577,536 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Realtek Semiconductor Corp
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Expiration date:Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
5% remove
Audio drivers available for download from the Realtek website are general drivers for our audio ICs, and may not offer the customizations made by your system/motherboard manufacturer. (To be sure you obtain the full features/customizations provided in your original audio product, please download the latest drivers from your system/motherboard manufacturer's website.)

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'SoundMan' → SOUNDMAN.EXE

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00005081%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00003937%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001144%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,391 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.07 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.51 MB
Private (minimum):116 KB
Non-paged memory:2.07 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:33.6 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):33.6 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:704 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.51 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,941/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/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:17 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:77
600
GUI GDI count:18
103
GUI USER count:8
49

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 71.43%
Windows 7 Professional 28.57%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 42.86% of Realtek HD Sound Manager.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 33.33%
American Megatrends 33.33%
Gateway 33.33%
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