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:	5545fe5acbbfe02be48c42b1858f524b
SHA1:	0a647321a57ec9eb9422e21750acc2a9d51ce411
SHA256:	5d873a89ea7d4a13afa523f456013548e74f9f05b3ce65b12b3289bdb0cf1f68

Overview

viakaraokesrv.exe runs as a service under the name VIAKaraokeService (VIAKaraokeService) within the local user context 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:	27.12 KB (27,768 bytes)
Build date:	3/25/2011 3:03 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

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:	0.00001926%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00001298%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00000628%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	312,002 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	1.05 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	3.61 MB
Private (minimum):	80 KB
Non-paged memory:	1.05 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	29.65 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	30.65 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	872 KB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	3.61 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	5	12
Handles:	83	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	C:\Windows\System32\viakaraokesrv.exe
Owner:	User
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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