ALCWZRD.exe
ALCWZRD by Realtek Semiconductor Corp (Signed)
Overview
There are 5 versions of alcwzrd.exe in the wild, the latest version being 1.1.0.37. alcwzrd.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 2.68 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Realtek Semiconductor Corp by VeriSign. The programs Realtek High Definition Audio Driver, Driver Booster and Macintosh Drivers for Windows XP have been observed as installing specific variations of alcwzrd.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 23.27 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 26.99 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 46.87 KB per minute for reads and 37 Bytes per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | alcwzrd.exe |
Publisher: | RealTek Semicoductor Corp. |
Product name: | ALCWZRD |
Description: | RealTek AlcWzrd Application |
Typical file path: | C:\windows\alcwzrd.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Realtek Semiconductor Corp |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Tuesday, July 20, 2010 |
Expiration date: | Tuesday, June 11, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of ALCWZRD.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of alcwzrd.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
All file variations of alcwzrd.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Microsoft Windows XP |
75.00% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
25.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of ALCWZRD.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
American Megatrends |
42.86% |
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Sony |
28.57% |
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Gateway |
28.57% |
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