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VersionsAdditional versions

22415 17.24%
868e6 3.45%
3f747 3.45%
9a12b 3.45%
a83a9 3.45%
f372c 3.45%
43412 3.45%
18576 3.45%
05d66 3.45%
c3dbb 6.90%
12367 3.45%
cfcd3 3.45%
6b34f 3.45%
a713c 3.45%
5545f 3.45%
57e8d 3.45%
097a1 10.34%
8e2b9 10.34%
265ab 3.45%
0c0b3 3.45%
(Note, VIA Technologies Inc. publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
SetServiceStatus, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW
kernel32.dll
RaiseException, ResumeThread, Sleep, GetCurrentThread, SetEvent, CloseHandle, TerminateThread, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, CreateEventW, CreateThread, GetVersionExW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, GetProcessHeap, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, GetVersionExA, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, PropVariantClear
user32.dll
PeekMessageW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, PostThreadMessageW, UnregisterClassA

viakaraokesrv.exe

By VIA Technologies Inc. (Signed)

Remove viakaraokesrv.exe
MD5:   1236737c7993fb462610e1a0aa92c40b
SHA1:   defbecf891d80aead0bd5f06121a313611c29dd3
SHA256:   85385740ae7f885acd605860ab2642dac7456bb26c6615daa9ee02af54fef77c

Overview

viakaraokesrv.exe runs as a service under the name VIAKaraokeService (VIAKaraokeService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access) as a shared service. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by VIA Technologies Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:viakaraokesrv.exe
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\viakaraokesrv.exe
Size:27.11 KB (27,760 bytes)
Build date:3/25/2011 6:02 AM
Certificate
Issued to:VIA Technologies Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Saturday, April 3, 2010
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' as a shared service by the Service Host (svchost.exe)
  • VIAKaraokeService
  • 'VIAKaraokeService' (VIA Karaoke digital mixer Service)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00002471%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002471%
0.013761%
Memory
Private memory:932 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.54 MB
Private (minimum):3.45 MB
Non-paged memory:932 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:27.21 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):29.75 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.46 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.54 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:81
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\viakaraokesrv.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:VIAKaraokeService
Display name:VIAKaraokeService
Type:Win32ShareProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 27.59%
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.14%
Windows 8.1 13.79%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.34%
Windows 8 Pro 10.34%
Windows 7 Professional 6.90%
Windows 8 Single Language 3.45%
Windows 8 3.45%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 20.69% of viakaraokesrv.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 66.67%
Acer 29.17%
Hewlett-Packard 4.17%
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