Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

RtHDVCpl.exe

Realtek HD Audio Manager by Realtek Semiconductor Corp (Signed)

Remove RtHDVCpl.exe

Version:	1, 0, 0, 556
MD5:	60458f5bc459644c1ec1e345e13f69a1
SHA1:	f6794c3875c822a862fc0d372c45568bbe580c67
SHA256:	e3b104b4175d46f80ae68a284969ab9bdf30c3885dd7384c3de82c3b69d2a2b8

What is RtHDVCpl.exe?

Realtek HD Audio Drivers is a program that allows you to listen to audio in HD on your PC. The driver handles sound playback and recording.

Overview

rthdvcpl.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). This is typically installed with the program Realtek High Definition Audio Driver published by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The file is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	rthdvcpl.exe
Publisher:	Realtek Semiconductor
Product name:	Realtek HD Audio Manager
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\realtek\audio\hda\rthdvcpl.exe
File version:	1, 0, 0, 556
Size:	8.96 MB (9,398,888 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Realtek Semiconductor Corp
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Expiration date:	Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

Realtek High Definition Audio Driver

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

9% remove

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

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'RTHDVCPL' → C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RtHDVCpl.exe -s

Scheduled tasks

Entry path '\realtekHDAudio'

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00025508%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00021679%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00003829%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	702 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	7.42 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	8.54 MB
Private (minimum):	40 KB
Non-paged memory:	7.42 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	84.21 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	92.91 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.01 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	8.54 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	11	12
Handles:	235	600
GUI GDI count:	54	103
GUI GDI peak:	64	142
GUI USER count:	20	49
GUI USER peak:	20	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	High
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\realtek\audio\hda\rthdvcpl.exe" -s
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

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