Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
TOSCDSPD.exe
CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer by TOSHIBA
| Version: | 1, 0, 6, 0 |
| MD5: | d8cf04e65081018cf3379b0fc02ffcbb |
| SHA1: | 31b1b15a7a54cbd1126e230dac332db17d1e98db |
| SHA256: | 9aa8969c81cddc77ea7b06b38f7c68a493bb9c8574d1ab6647a4a4552b10e597 |
Overview
toscdspd.exe is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It is installed with a couple of know programs including CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer published by TOSHIBA Corporation and CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer published by TOSHIBA Corporation.
Details
| File name: | toscdspd.exe |
| Publisher: | TOSHIBA |
| Product name: | CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\toshiba\toscdspd\toscdspd.exe |
| File version: | 1, 0, 6, 0 |
| Size: | 64 KB (65,536 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Drive Acoustic Silencer is an application for Toshiba laptop computers to lessen vibration noises produced by optical CD and DVD read-only memory drives. Optical CD and DVD drives sometimes emit noticeable vibration noises when reading or writing to discs at high speeds; the Drive Acoustic Silencer program reduces those read/write speeds to limit external noise.
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'TOSCDSPD' → C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSCDSPD\toscdspd.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
60.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
20.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
20.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 80.00% of CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
100.00% |
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