Should I block it?

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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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
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:   1.00.11.00
MD5:   96db5621857e1fddd1aa60733748bf17
SHA1:   2fedc828114d114a914ff117a0fffa88ee18c225
SHA256:   4fd6e314cfe62f447603b81c71aad3cb7199a88f1d40b142a334903dbd515adf

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).

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:1.00.11.00
Size:377.5 KB (386,560 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:7.560180
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

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:0.00003827%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002561%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001267%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:31 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,839/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.41 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.68 MB
Private (minimum):74 KB
Non-paged memory:2.41 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:41.44 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):42.46 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:282 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.13 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,340/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:7 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:111
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)

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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