Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

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%

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Child processes

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

comdlg32.dll

GetSaveFileNameA, GetOpenFileNameA

gdi32.dll

SelectObject, BitBlt, DeleteObject, CreatePalette, CreateDCA, SelectPalette, RealizePalette, CreateDIBitmap, DeleteDC, CreateCompatibleDC

kernel32.dll

DllMain

user32.dll

CreateWindowExA, MessageBoxA, DispatchMessageA, BeginPaint, EndPaint, KillTimer, GetAsyncKeyState, DefDlgProcA, DrawTextA, CreateDialogParamA, RegisterClassExA, DialogBoxParamA, GetWindowTextLengthA, GetWindowTextA, SetWindowTextA, GetDlgItem, ShowWindow, UpdateWindow, InSendMessage, UnpackDDElParam, FreeDDElParam, DefWindowProcW, DefWindowProcA, LoadCursorA, RegisterClassW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassA, CreateDialogIndirectParamA, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SendMessageW, PeekMessageA, EnumWindows, IsWindowUnicode, PackDDElParam, PostMessageW, PostMessageA, IsWindow, LoadStringA, LoadStringW, FindWindowA, DestroyWindow, GetDesktopWindow, GetSystemMetrics, MoveWindow, SendMessageA, SetPropA, EnumThreadWindows, GetPropA, WaitForInputIdle, SetTimer, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage

Export table

CProDllEntry

RetrieveItnOptions

SaveItnOptionsToFile

natspeak.exe

Dragon NaturallySpeaking by Nuance Communications (Signed)

Remove natspeak.exe

Version:	11.00.200.049
MD5:	e75b2883c59ccb6189b1ba4f5e5d4fcc
SHA1:	fcdecd75e3b80abd73f2dca9ee25d772b196842b
SHA256:	c17d1237d5191bdfe9633cc385d7ace57ac0544a3fca6d54b6f25d7af9ceab03

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 ”

Details

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:	11.00.200.049
Size:	3.43 MB (3,593,576 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

Programs

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...”

Behaviors

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'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00018018%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00008378%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00009640%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	14,446 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	24,902,992/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	24.49 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	24.28 MB
Private (minimum):	2.73 MB
Non-paged memory:	24.49 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	176.39 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	264.87 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	9.69 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	37.24 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	871,356/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	214 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	945 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	4/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	341 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	119/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	12	12
Handles:	373	600
GUI GDI count:	245	103
GUI GDI peak:	249	142
GUI USER count:	145	49
GUI USER peak:	146	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\nuance\naturallyspeaking11\program\natspeak.exe" /quick
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Threads

Averages

natspeak.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00157527%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00087135%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00070393%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	4,110,644/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	189/sec	79/sec
Memory:	6.63 MB	1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00007591%
Kernel CPU:	0.00007591%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	5,523/sec
Memory:	1.66 MB

Common loaded modules

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

Distribution by Windows OS

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

Distribution by country

United States installs about 85.71% of Dragon NaturallySpeaking .

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Dell	88.89%
Acer	11.11%

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