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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.02 14.88%
1.00.20.00 9.09%
1.00.15.00 53.72%
1.00.14.00 2.48%
1.00.12.00 2.48%
1.00.11.00 4.13%
1.00.04.00 0.83%
1.00.00 12.40%

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advapi32.dll
SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetServiceStatus, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceA, OpenSCManagerA, DeleteService, QueryServiceStatus, ControlService, OpenServiceA, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerA, DeregisterEventSource, RegisterEventSourceA, ReportEventA
avrt.dll
AvSetMmThreadCharacteristicsA, AvRevertMmThreadCharacteristics
kernel32.dll
Sleep, WaitForMultipleObjects, DeviceIoControl, SetEvent, ResetEvent, CreateFileA, CreateEventA, WaitForSingleObject, QueryPerformanceFrequency, GetModuleFileNameA, LocalFree, lstrlenA, FormatMessageA, CancelIo, CloseHandle, GetLastError, FlushFileBuffers, WriteConsoleW, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, ExitThread, ResumeThread, CreateThread, GetCommandLineA, GetVersionExA, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoA, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, RaiseException, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleA, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InitializeCriticalSection, RtlUnwind, HeapSize, LoadLibraryA, MultiByteToWideChar, GetLocaleInfoA, SetFilePointer, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance
user32.dll
LoadCursorA, RegisterClassExA, CreateWindowExA, GetMessageA, DispatchMessageA, TranslateMessage, DefWindowProcA, PostQuitMessage, PostMessageA

xaudio.exe

SoftK56 Modem Driver by Conexant Systems

Remove xaudio.exe
Version:   1.00.00
MD5:   28dc5d626e036a75a572556f0a6eb1f6
SHA1:   dd64c1673984c5121bfbc0a8dd162b54ee7cc10e
SHA256:   9ae635c08b87ad85a552ade0af8ba10dc258e0defe133a2a74efcd43b7a38a98

What is xaudio.exe?

Pavilion Conexant SoftK56 PCI Modem driver.

About xaudio.exe (from Conexant Systems)

Conexant's line of software modem solutions are proven, reliable products with cumulative shipments exceeding 60 million units to over 60 countries worldwide. Drawing on our history in modem technolog

Overview

xaudio.exe runs as a service under the name XAudioService (SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\XAudioService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including HP MULTIPLE MODEM INSTALLER for VISTA published by Hewlett-Packard and HP MULTIPLE MODEM INSTALLER for VISTA published by Hewlett-Packard.

DetailsDetails

File name:xaudio.exe
Publisher:Conexant Systems, Inc.
Product name:SoftK56 Modem Driver
Description:Modem Audio Service
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\drivers\xaudio.exe
File version:1.00.00
Size:377.5 KB (386,560 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:7.560180
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Hewlett-Packard
23% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'XAudioService'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00143085%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00087178%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00055906%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:4,718 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,035,922/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:841.14 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):1.56 MB
Private (minimum):1.04 MB
Non-paged memory:841.14 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:22.06 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):23.12 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.08 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.52 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:783/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 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:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:38
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\drivers\xaudio.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\XAudioService
Display name:XAudioService
Description:“User-mode gate for Modem Speakerphone”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.01047830%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00701164%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00346665%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:2,127,448/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:28/sec
79/sec
Memory:792 KB
1.16 MB
xaudio.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00001180%
Kernel CPU:0.00001180%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:160/sec
Memory:412 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 67.77%
Windows Vista Home Basic 13.22%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.79%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.96%
Windows Vista Business 4.13%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.48%
Windows 8 Pro 1.65%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 69.23% of SoftK56 Modem Driver.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 38.14%
Dell 26.80%
Sony 20.62%
Gateway 10.31%
Acer 4.12%
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