Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.18.0 33.33%
1.0.14.0 33.33%
1.0.6.0 33.33%

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PE structurePE file structure
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hid.dll
HidD_GetHidGuid, HidD_FreePreparsedData, HidP_SetUsageValue, HidD_GetPreparsedData, HidD_GetAttributes
kernel32.dll
GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, Sleep, GetTickCount, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, GetLastError, CreateMutexW, CloseHandle, SetWaitableTimer, CancelWaitableTimer, WaitForMultipleObjects, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, CreateThread, CreateWaitableTimerW, CreateEventW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, ReleaseMutex, CreateFileW, WriteFile, InterlockedExchange, QueryPerformanceCounter, InterlockedCompareExchange, TerminateProcess
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, PropVariantClear
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteW
user32.dll
GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage

SBAVMon.dll

Creative SB AVStream Monitoring Utility by Creative Technology Ltd

Remove SBAVMon.dll
Version:   1.0.14.0
MD5:   44ccfb058282129d451f8ceaed13987a
SHA1:   2faa6d6745bb0b44ab06ec4b64bc237cefd0ccef
SHA256:   a649cc63e9f0d1cc75f53716ff4c44eb88df99ef69089d388c626b48db1aedb3

What is SBAVMon.dll?

Creative SB AVStream Monitoring Utility is part of the driver providing Windows support for Creative Sound Blaster Audio. It installs Creative Audio Console to control the user's audio device's settings.

Overview

sbavmon.dll 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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Sound Blaster Recon3D published by Creative Technology Ltd, Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro from Creative Technology Ltd and Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro by Creative Technology Ltd.

DetailsDetails

File name:sbavmon.dll
Publisher:Creative Technology Ltd.
Product name:Creative SB AVStream Monitoring Utility
Typical file path:C:\Windows\system32\sbavmon.dll
File version:1.0.14.0
Size:112.5 KB (115,200 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Sound Blaster Recon3D
 Creative Technology Ltd
5% remove
“Powered by the revolutionary Sound Core3D™ quad-core Sound and Voice processor, this breakthrough USB audio enhancer delivers powerful gaming audio to your console or PC. With hardware-accelerated THX® TruStudio Pro™ and Dolby® Digital decoding it transforms even basic stereo sound into exhilarating 3D surround audio on your headset or speakers. Hear your enemies before they hear you with the proprietary Scout Mode™, which tunes your he...”
Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround Pro
 Creative Technology Ltd
9% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Creative SB Monitoring Utility' → RunDll32 sbavmon.dll,SBAVMonitor

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00107671%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00060884%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00046788%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:203 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:61,947/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:8.15 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.89 MB
Private (minimum):316 KB
Non-paged memory:8.15 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:81.32 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):83.31 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.05 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.3 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,250/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:183 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:30 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:3/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:26
12
Handles:229
600
GUI GDI count:15
103
GUI GDI peak:16
142
GUI USER count:8
49
GUI USER peak:9
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" sbavmon.dll,sbavmonitor
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
rundll32.exe (Windows host process (Rundll32) by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00205958%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00112341%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00093617%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:56,883/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:60 KB
1.16 MB
MMDevApi.dll
Total CPU:0.00009367%
Kernel CPU:0.00009367%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:1,327/sec
Memory:300 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 66.67%
Windows Vista Business 33.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 66.67% of Creative SB AVStream Monitoring Utility.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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