Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional 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.)

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

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:	43412f74d9516ef87988f2397a9b8e78
SHA1:	030185665eda8c0aa25f0de11c82d26395d24001
SHA256:	82253e49d2762d67d202a8d3a215ef5f937adfcf711ad238b6fdacae0cc80a49

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).

Details

File name:	viakaraokesrv.exe
Typical file path:	C:\Windows\System32\viakaraokesrv.exe
Size:	27.11 KB (27,760 bytes)
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

Behaviors

Services

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' as a shared service by the Service Host (svchost.exe)

VIAKaraokeService
'VIAKaraokeService' (VIA Karaoke digital mixer Service)

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00001523%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00001523%	0.013761%
Kernel CPU time:	16 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	2,276/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	11/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	1.64 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	4.42 MB
Private (minimum):	4.34 MB
Non-paged memory:	1.64 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	34.14 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	35.14 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.39 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	4.42 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	1,310/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:	5 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	9	12
Handles:	95	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
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 (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
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 country

United States installs about 20.69% of viakaraokesrv.exe.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
ASUS	66.67%
Acer	29.17%
Hewlett-Packard	4.17%

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