Versions
(Note, Power Technology publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
dfx.exe
By Power Technology (Signed)
Overview
dfx.exe has 10 known versions, the most recent one is . dfx.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 1.09 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Power Technology by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs DFX, DFX for RealPlayer and DFX for Musicmatch have been observed as installing specific variations of dfx.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0066% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 18.36 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 20.08 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.5 KB per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | dfx.exe |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\dfx\dfx.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Power Technology |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
Expiration date: | Friday, May 10, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of dfx.exe.)
“DFX Audio Enhancer brings better sound to all of your music, videos, Internet radio, games, video chats, and other programs. New DFX 11 now enhances all PC audio playback, providing system-wide HD qua...”
“DFX Audio Enhancer boosts the sound quality of all of your music, videos, Internet radio, games, and other programs. Simply turn on DFX and be immersed in HD quality sound. Direct links to music video...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of dfx.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'
- 'DFX' → C:\Program Files\DFX\DFX.exe -startup
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
All file variations of dfx.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
12.50% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
12.50% |
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Windows 7 Enterprise |
8.33% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 33.33% of dfx.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
ASUS |
43.48% |
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Toshiba |
26.09% |
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Acer |
21.74% |
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Alienware |
8.70% |
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