Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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THXAudio.exe
THXAudio by Creative Technology Ltd
Version: | 1.4.11.0 |
MD5: | e02a512f30fc2a02a9cadeec375fc969 |
SHA1: | 276099595b501b1c8184946d07e0d407d020fcfc |
SHA256: | aee7397ee8268fd56563ea4d98c025460c3513e7e35d57b40adf34c8e626bf80 |
Overview
thxaudio.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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including THX TruStudio Pro published by Creative Technology Ltd, THX TruStudio Pro from Creative Technology Ltd and THX TruStudio Pro by Creative Technology Ltd. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).
Details
File name: | thxaudio.exe |
Publisher: | Creative Technology Ltd |
Product name: | THXAudio |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\creative\thx trustudio pro\thxaudiocp\thxaudio.exe |
File version: | 1.4.11.0 |
Size: | 1.45 MB (1,517,056 bytes) |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“THX® TruStudio Pro™ is specially designed to bring the same great audio experience found in live performances, films, and recording studios - to the PC. THX TruStudio Pro provides the latest groundbreaking technologies that are products of years of collective experience and research by Creative and THX. Together, these technologies deliver the fullest audio experience for music, movies and games, while remaining true to the source and i...”
“The Sound Blaster X-Fi MB solution provides premium audio quality, effects and features for PC systems equipped with only basic onboard audio. For gamers, the EAX® ADVANCED HD 4.0, with its state-of-the-art Multi-Environment rendering and reverb modelling, delivers a much more realistic and immersive 3D gaming experience than your motherboard audio ever will. For music lovers, the X-Fi Crystalizer can restore the details and vibrance, (...”
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'THX Audio Control Panel' → "C:\Program Files\Creative\THX TruStudio Pro\THXAudioCP\THXAudio.exe" /r
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00007757% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00005253% | |
User CPU: | 0.00002503% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 52,105 ms/min | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 20.2 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 19.6 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 16.57 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 20.2 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 222.44 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 225.8 MB | |
Working set: | 16.98 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 19.62 MB | |
Page faults: | 5,712/min | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 15 | |
Handles: | 223 | |
GUI GDI count: | 13 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 15 | |
GUI USER count: | 9 | |
GUI USER peak: | 10 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | Medium |
Platform: | 64-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\creative\thx trustudio pro\thxaudiocp\thxaudio.exe" /r |
Owner: | User |
Threads
Averages
THXAudio.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.00087245% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00060473% | |
User CPU: | 0.00026772% | |
CPU cycles: | 19,884/sec | |
Memory: | 1.47 MB | |
wow64cpu.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00004035% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
User CPU: | 0.00004035% | |
CPU cycles: | 10/sec | |
Memory: | 32 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
31.25% |
|
Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.25% |
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Windows 8 |
25.00% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.25% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
6.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 25.00% of THXAudio.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
MSI |
66.67% |
|
Acer |
16.67% |
|
Dell |
16.67% |
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