pcee4.exe
Dolby Profile Selector by Dolby Laboratories (Signed)
| Version: | 7.2.7000.4 |
| MD5: | 14017e1ce1583c2c26f69c5bc3d4dbd0 |
| SHA1: | 2b515c67a97457c768b60200d7db163ad3d67510 |
| SHA256: | 1d17ec0ff6df5af44c82ea6c6806cc940121bc93439d87c5442d7eeeffa39e3a |
Overview
pcee4.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). This is typically installed with the program Dolby Advanced Audio v2 published by Dolby Laboratories Inc. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Dolby Laboratories which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | pcee4.exe |
| Publisher: | Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
| Product name: | Dolby Profile Selector |
| Typical file path: | C:\dolby pcee4\pcee4.exe |
| File version: | 7.2.7000.4 |
| Size: | 494.84 KB (506,712 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Dolby Laboratories |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, July 16, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“Dolby® Advanced Audio™ v2 is a suite of audio technologies that enables a PC to deliver a crisp, clear cinematic surround sound experience over its built-in speakers. It also adds clarity to sound from headphones. Laptops make great portable entertainment devices—except for the sound. Experience a new dimension in PC sound with Dolby Advanced Audio v2. Vibrant surround sound and exceptional clarity combine for audio like you've never he...”
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'DolbyTrayApp' → C:\Program Files\Dolby Advanced Audio v2\pcee4.exe -autostart
- 'Dolby Home Theater v4' → "C:\Program Files\Dolby Home Theater v4\pcee4.exe" -autostart
- 'Dolby Advanced Audio v2' → "C:\Dolby PCEE4\pcee4.exe" -autostart
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'Dolby Selector' runs on logon in the path '\Dolby Selector'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\Dolby Selector'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00173506% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00066522% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00106984% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 468,124 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 33,179/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 40.76 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 30.45 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 28.64 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 40.76 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 602.82 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 607.9 MB | |
| Working set: | 29.65 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 38.46 MB | |
| Page faults: | 11,758/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 171 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 80 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 4/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 9 | |
| Handles: | 320 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 22 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 24 | |
| GUI USER count: | 13 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 13 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\dolby pcee4\pcee4.exe" -autostart |
| Owner: | User |
Threads
Averages
| pcee4.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00274983% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00131113% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00143870% | |
| CPU cycles: | 69,480/sec | |
| Memory: | 512 KB | |
| gdiplus.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00009476% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00009476% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,073/sec | |
| Memory: | 2.09 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 8 |
24.05% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.72% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
13.92% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
10.13% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
8.86% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
6.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.33% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
3.80% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center |
3.80% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.53% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
2.53% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 25.32% of Dolby Profile Selector.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Lenovo |
48.21% |
|
| Acer |
28.57% |
|
| Sony |
23.21% |
|
