soundman.exe
Realtek HD Sound Manager by Realtek Semiconductor Corp (Signed)
Overview
soundman.exe has 15 known versions, the most recent one is 5, 1, 0, 59. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 273.64 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Realtek Semiconductor Corp by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Realtek High Definition Audio Driver, Macintosh Drivers for Windows XP and Driver Booster have been observed as installing specific variations of soundman.exe.
 Details
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| File name: | soundman.exe |
| Publisher: | Realtek Semiconductor Corp. |
| Product name: | Realtek HD Sound Manager |
| Description: | Realtek Sound Manager |
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\soundman.exe |
| Original name: | ALSMTray.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Realtek Semiconductor Corp |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, July 20, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, June 11, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Realtek HD Sound Manager.)
“Outdated drivers may heavily affect your PC performance and lead to system crashes. Driver Booster scans and identifies outdated drivers automatically, and downloads and installs the right update for ...”
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. |
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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 chann...
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. |
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“Audio drivers available for download from the Realtek website are general drivers for our audio ICs, and may not offer the customizations made by your system/motherboard manufacturer. (To be sure you ...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of soundman.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'SoundMan' → SOUNDMAN.EXE
All file variations of soundman.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
71.43% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
28.57% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 42.86% of Realtek HD Sound Manager.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Sony |
33.33% |
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| American Megatrends |
33.33% |
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| Gateway |
33.33% |
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