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11.50.100.092 28.57%
11.50.100.040 14.29%
11.50.100.039 14.29%
11.00.200.206 14.29%
11.00.200.049 14.29%
10.10.000.078 14.29%

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kernel32.dll
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natspeak.exe

Dragon NaturallySpeaking by Nuance Communications (Signed)

Remove natspeak.exe
Version:   11.50.100.039
MD5:   33b149224fb64c18ec58f77847e90387
SHA1:   70058c8c1b06cfa41576581b741ddbd4478f34d5
SHA256:   41167c13b247907714c901a7f478cfb81f607b5a544468fbf95ff798e5ec7b10

What is natspeak.exe?

Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Windows for Dragon NaturallySpeaking, a speech recognition software package developed and sold by Nuance Communications for Windows PCs. NaturallySpeaking uses a minimal user interface. As an example, dictated words appear in a floating tooltip as they are spoken, and when the speaker pauses, the program transcribes the words into the active window at the location of the cursor.

About natspeak.exe (from Nuance Communications)

“Dragon Dictation is an easy-to-use voice recognition application powered by Dragon NaturallySpeaking that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In fact, it’s up to ”

DetailsDetails

File name:natspeak.exe
Publisher:Nuance Communications, Inc.
Product name:Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Description:Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Windows
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\nuance\naturallyspeaking11\program\natspeak.exe
Original name:natspeak
File version:11.50.100.039
Size:3.92 MB (4,105,576 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Nuance Communications
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Expiration date:Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11
 Nuance Communications Inc.
1% remove
“Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 Home provides a whole new way to interact with a PC--using speech instead of a keyboard and mouse. Just say words and they appear on the computer screen--three times faster than typing--with no typos! Tell your PC what to do and it obeys your commands. Dragon understands what users say and how they say it. Dragon 11 Home provides everything you need to get started, including a high-quality headset. There's no...”

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • Entry path '\{B54AA09E-70D7-44F0-B60D-DBAEA8A2D010}'
  • Entry path '\{AF932576-3015-43EA-976E-8726B86F10C6}'
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'natspeak.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.13060998%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.06274958%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.06786040%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:6,443 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:297.88 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):287 MB
Private (minimum):235.33 MB
Non-paged memory:297.88 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:431.77 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):456.41 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:286.96 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):305.92 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:337
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\nuance\naturallyspeaking11\program\natspeak.exe" -embedding
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
MSVCR90.dll
Total CPU:1.63115243%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.37083033%
0.107585%
User CPU:1.26032210%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:35,494,939/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:19/sec
79/sec
Memory:652 KB
1.16 MB
natspeak.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.24593260%
Kernel CPU:0.08667831%
User CPU:0.15925429%
CPU cycles:7,178,570/sec
Context switches:42/sec
Memory:7.14 MB
server.dll (S2 by Nuance Communications)
Total CPU:0.00811648%
Kernel CPU:0.00811648%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:65,287/sec
Memory:2.08 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 57.14%
Windows 7 Professional 28.57%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.29%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 85.71% of Dragon NaturallySpeaking .

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 88.89%
Acer 11.11%
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