Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
 
 Additional versions
Additional versions
| 1, 0, 0, 382 | 5.56% |  | 
| 1, 0, 0, 375 | 11.11% |  | 
| 1, 0, 0, 371 | 5.56% |  | 
| 1, 0, 0, 356 | 5.56% |  | 
| 1, 0, 0, 353 | 22.22% |  | 
| 1, 0, 0, 312 | 5.56% |  | 
| 1, 0, 0, 291 | 5.56% |  | 
| 1, 0, 0, 238 | 5.56% |  | 
| 1, 0, 0, 206 | 11.11% |  | 
| 1, 0, 0, 201 | 5.56% |  | 
| 1, 0, 0, 159 | 5.56% |  | 
| 1, 0, 0, 98 | 5.56% |  | 
| 1.0.0.7 | 5.56% |  | 
 
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
     
    
        ravcpl64.exe
HD Audio Control Panel by Realtek Semiconductor Corp (Signed)
| Version: | 1, 0, 0, 159 | 
| MD5: | bbb0a0590c844bf21c05bcb50cf612f1 | 
| SHA1: | 3774dd5b1aaeec4a0ce02603305bae5c83d8c702 | 
| SHA256: | 72dbf119f1c8e398fe98819f2a5a67684f9ecdea031f5fda44b21d50f3853bea | 
Overview
ravcpl64.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Realtek High Definition Audio Driver published by Realtek Semiconductor Corp., Realtek High Definition Audio Driver from Realtek Semiconductor Corp. and Realtek High Definition Audio Driver by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
 Details
Details
| File name: | ravcpl64.exe | 
| Publisher: | Realtek Semiconductor | 
| Product name: | HD Audio Control Panel | 
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\ravcpl64.exe | 
| Original name: | RtHDVCpl.exe | 
| File version: | 1, 0, 0, 159 | 
| Size: | 5.87 MB (6,150,656 bytes) | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | Realtek Semiconductor Corp | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Expiration date: | Friday, June 11, 2010 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET | 
| .NET CLR: | Yes | 
| .NET NGENed: | No | 
More details
 Programs
Programs
The following programs will install this file
|  | Realtek Semiconductor Corp. |  | 
Realtek's High Definition Audio Driver provide high quality DTS, Dolby, Surround Sound to your PC via the audio card. The software comes with a number of features and functionality such as a six channel Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) that fully supports the 16/20/24-bit Pulse Code Modulation format for 5.1 channel audio. It supports legacy analog input to analog output mixer as well as 44.1k/48k/96kHz Sony/Philips Digital Interconnec...
 
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'RtHDVCpl' → RAVCpl64.exe
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00002354% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002100% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00000254% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 125 ms/min |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 10.6 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 34.19 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 10.43 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 10.6 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 97.41 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 115.2 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 32.64 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 34.21 MB |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 10 |  | 
| Handles: | 213 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 52 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 13 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows Vista Home Premium | 38.89% |  | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 33.33% |  | 
| Windows 8 Pro | 16.67% |  | 
| Windows 7 Professional | 5.56% |  | 
| Windows 7 Enterprise | 5.56% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 52.94% of HD Audio Control Panel.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Sony | 42.86% |  | 
| Dell | 21.43% |  | 
| Intel | 14.29% |  | 
| MSI | 7.14% |  | 
| ASUS | 7.14% |  | 
| Acer | 3.57% |  | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 3.57% |  |