VersionsVersions

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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natspeak.exe

Dragon NaturallySpeaking by Nuance Communications (Signed)

Remove natspeak.exe
Warning 5 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of natspeak.exe.

Overview

natspeak.exe has 6 known versions, the most recent one is 11.50.100.092. natspeak.exe is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. When the program is installed, it will add a shortcut pointer in the Start Menu which will execute the file as a process upon a user login. The average file size is about 3.55 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Nuance Communications by the certification authority VeriSign. Numerous variations of natspeak.exe have been installed with both Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 111.03 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 161.26 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 140 Bytes per minute for reads and 473 Bytes per minute for writes.

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
Certificate
Issued to:Nuance Communications
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Expiration date:Tuesday, June 7, 2011

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking .)
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...
Nuance Communications Inc.
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With Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard, a user can talk to the computer and watch the spoken words instantly appear in documents, email and instant messages. Users can even surf the Web just by spe...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of natspeak.exe, select a unique version for details.)
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'

MalwareMalware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 5 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engineEngine versionDetectionFile version
ByteHero 1.0.0.1 Trojan.Win32.Heur.Gen 11.50.100.092
Clam AntiVirus 0.97.0.0 PUA.Packed.Armadillo 10.10.000.078
Clam AntiVirus 0.97.3.0 PUA.Packed.Armadillo 11.00.200.049
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.18.4 Trojan.Regrun.jjv 11.50.100.039
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.18.2 Trojan.Regrun.jjv 11.50.100.092

VersionsAll file variations of natspeak.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
6c2b6076610d07986f1ac74653835ae3 dcd98b331151340b9e6902da6abe3c6c6716a86f 3.92 MB
f72a64b5f1aef2abb12c8e365f4b8d2c 40db7fc4d46743a03f616ec9063fb78f25809467 3.92 MB
33b149224fb64c18ec58f77847e90387 70058c8c1b06cfa41576581b741ddbd4478f34d5 3.92 MB
983e6254fc7df35d21c637c2a9991681 d0303795ea4abc87a8fceb1c1795c776f7e1618c 3.43 MB
e75b2883c59ccb6189b1ba4f5e5d4fcc fcdecd75e3b80abd73f2dca9ee25d772b196842b 3.43 MB
bc7887e4a35cfeacfa762d4904006293 5a8bdddd9e6a7864a1cef5b2da4a2b4ac9df4b1a 2.7 MB

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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