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3.80.6.0 1.79%
3.66.0.0 5.36%
3.37.0.0 1.79%
3.34.1.0 1.79%
3.32.0.0 23.21%
3.31.0.0 1.79%
3.23.0.0 1.79%
3.14.0.0 1.79%
3.11.0.0 44.64%
3.7.0.0 1.79%
3.5.0.0 14.29%

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crypt32.dll
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kernel32.dll
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ole32.dll
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winmm.dll
mmioAdvance, mmioSetInfo, mmioAscend, mmioClose, timeGetTime, waveOutRestart, waveOutOpen, waveOutUnprepareHeader, waveOutClose, waveOutReset, waveOutWrite, waveOutPause, waveOutPrepareHeader, mmioGetInfo, mmioSeek, waveOutGetNumDevs, waveOutGetDevCapsW, mmioWrite, mmioOpenW, mmioCreateChunk, mmioDescend
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterW, DocumentPropertiesW, ClosePrinter

CTAudSvc.exe

Creative Audio Service by Creative Technology Ltd

Remove CTAudSvc.exe
Version:   3.66.0.0
MD5:   cc37de63e5454cb129e833f6f7000fd8
SHA1:   a78c5faf2d6ee55f42bb4bd7073a3b3672e15ec2
SHA256:   2c50ee8e0230b6cd02452379f185019e1975e4c3ba717f4b782a48f117f17732

What is CTAudSvc.exe?

Creative Audio Service is part of the driver providing Windows support for Creative Sound Blaster Audio. It installs Creative Audio Console to control the user's audio device's settings.

Overview

ctaudsvc.exe runs as a service under the name Creative Audio Service (CTAudSvcService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Pacote Dolby Digital Live published by Creative Technology Ltd, DTS Connect Pack from Creative Technology Ltd and DTS Connect Pack by Creative Technology Ltd.

DetailsDetails

File name:ctaudsvc.exe
Publisher:Creative Technology Ltd
Product name:Creative Audio Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\creative\shared files\ctaudsvc.exe
File version:3.66.0.0
Product version:1.0.0.0
Size:288 KB (294,912 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Creative Technology Ltd
5% remove
Creative Technology Ltd
9% remove
Experience high-quality surround sound from your PC through your home theater with Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect. It encodes your PC's multi-channel audio into a Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream and outputs it from your soundcard's digital out (S/PDIF), via a single digital cable into your home theater system. Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect enables you to enjoy audio from your PC or game console through your home theater. It enco...
Creative Technology Ltd
7% remove
Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect enables you to enjoy audio from your PC or game console through your home theater. It encodes (in real-time) the PC's multi-channel audio into a Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream and outputs it from the soundcard's digital out (S/PDIF), via a single digital cable into home theater receiver system. Stereo content (MP3, WMA, CD audio or games) that is transformed into 5.1 surround sound using Creative CMSS-3...

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00024352%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00010885%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00013467%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:203 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,889,904/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.66 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.67 MB
Private (minimum):2.71 MB
Non-paged memory:3.66 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:49.26 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):59.53 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.89 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.96 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:112,282/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:6.27 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:11/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:92 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:102
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\creative\shared files\ctaudsvc.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:CTAudSvcService
Display name:Creative Audio Service
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 30.36%
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.79%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.29%
Windows 8 Pro 10.71%
Windows 7 Professional 8.93%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.57%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.57%
Windows Vista Business 1.79%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 39.29% of Creative Audio Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 37.84%
Hewlett-Packard 16.22%
ASUS 10.81%
Toshiba 10.81%
Acer 8.11%
Alienware 5.41%
MSI 5.41%
Samsung 2.70%
GIGABYTE 2.70%
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