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11.1.0.10 2.38%
10.14.0.20 7.14%
10.12.0.30 9.52%
10.9.0.30 4.76%
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8.3.00.31 2.38%
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8.1.00.32 2.38%
7.5.00.38 2.38%
7.5.00.30 2.38%
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7.4.10.31 2.38%
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vdeck.exe

HDAudioCPL by VIA Technologies Inc. (Signed)

Remove vdeck.exe
Version:   7.1.00.31
MD5:   51cebfbb2215fec8341de668a5f9f571
SHA1:   23110bb582bf122a9a50ee69225cf803f583b0ef
SHA256:   8a70c692200bb496c64e5455a137c6a13456ea573ccf0ba218166166e518f548

Overview

vdeck.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). The file is digitally signed by VIA Technologies Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:vdeck.exe
Publisher:VIA
Product name:HDAudioCPL
Description:VIA HD Audio CPL
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\via\viaudioi\vdeck\vdeck.exe
Original name:HDAudioCPL.exe
File version:7.1.00.31
Size:1.34 MB (1,409,024 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:VIA Technologies Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'HDAudDeck' → C:\Program Files\VIA\VIAudioi\VDeck\VDeck.exe -r

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00236656%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00186100%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00050556%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,855 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,625,468/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:8.49 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):24.45 MB
Private (minimum):332 KB
Non-paged memory:8.49 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:130.89 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):142.3 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.27 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):25.09 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:142,319/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:676.4 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:13/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:1.57 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:59/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:11
12
Handles:169
600
GUI GDI count:899
103
GUI GDI peak:902
142
GUI USER count:365
49
GUI USER peak:371
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\via\viaudioi\vdeck\vdeck.exe" -r
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
VDeck.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00286832%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00246099%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00040734%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:301,526/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:2/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.36 MB
1.16 MB
MMDevApi.dll
Total CPU:0.00203678%
Kernel CPU:0.00027157%
User CPU:0.00176521%
CPU cycles:60,457/sec
Memory:228 KB
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.00006789%
Kernel CPU:0.00006789%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:2,188/sec
Memory:1.36 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 35.14%
Windows 7 Home Premium 13.51%
Windows 8 Pro 10.81%
Windows 8.1 10.81%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.11%
Windows 7 Professional 5.41%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.70%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.70%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.70%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.70%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.70%
Windows 8 2.70%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 29.73% of HDAudioCPL.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 51.61%
Dell 19.35%
Acer 16.13%
Hewlett-Packard 6.45%
GIGABYTE 3.23%
American Megatrends 3.23%
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