Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

1.4.11.0	56.25%
1.3.1.0	6.25%
1.3.0.0	6.25%
1.0.10.0	31.25%

Relationships

THXAudio.exe

THXAudio by Creative Technology Ltd

Remove THXAudio.exe

Version:	1.3.1.0
MD5:	193b1d98dcd8ff8d1fcd0f990dc5eda5
SHA1:	787f6682f18dcd16dfce1e98936101a643d8870f
SHA256:	87bbfe567c15413764a7cad85a5107c214de923b5a6147d69f8ec1bed94210ef

Overview

thxaudio.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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 THX TruStudio Pro published by Creative Technology Ltd, THX TruStudio Pro from Creative Technology Ltd and THX TruStudio Pro by Creative Technology Ltd. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).

Details

File name:	thxaudio.exe
Publisher:	Creative Technology Ltd
Product name:	THXAudio
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\creative\thx trustudio pro\thxaudiocp\thxaudio.exe
File version:	1.3.1.0
Size:	1.31 MB (1,374,720 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

THX TruStudio Pro

Creative Technology Ltd

12% remove

“THX® TruStudio Pro™ is specially designed to bring the same great audio experience found in live performances, films, and recording studios - to the PC. THX TruStudio Pro provides the latest groundbreaking technologies that are products of years of collective experience and research by Creative and THX. Together, these technologies deliver the fullest audio experience for music, movies and games, while remaining true to the source and i...”

Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2

Creative Technology Ltd

9% remove

“The Sound Blaster X-Fi MB solution provides premium audio quality, effects and features for PC systems equipped with only basic onboard audio. For gamers, the EAX® ADVANCED HD 4.0, with its state-of-the-art Multi-Environment rendering and reverb modelling, delivers a much more realistic and immersive 3D gaming experience than your motherboard audio ever will. For music lovers, the X-Fi Crystalizer can restore the details and vibrance, (...”

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

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

'THX Audio Control Panel' → "C:\Program Files\Creative\THX TruStudio Pro\THXAudioCP\THXAudio.exe" /r

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00001332%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000328%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00001004%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	16 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	18.3 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	17.88 MB
Private (minimum):	17.7 MB
Non-paged memory:	18.3 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	185.64 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	189.39 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	17.86 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	17.88 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	6	12
Handles:	258	600