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What is ctaudsvc.exe? Sound Blaster Web Update?

Vendor:      Creative Technology Ltd
Product:     Creative Audio Service
Vendor Website:      http://www.creative.com
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: CTAudSvc.exe - Sound Blaster Web Update, it search for updates.

ctaudsvc.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.


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ctaudsvc.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.37%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
ctaudsvc.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x07ba6d17e66879018b30b6c3f976ebed 12/13/2021 4:21:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 300 KB
2 Status 0x7daa33aaee034ae62ef631a3f13a027b 11/1/2018 8:43:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 280 KB
3 Status 0x69cdba2b9c397e349a04fa70dd9170a2 9/15/2017 10:54:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 300 KB
4 Status 0x5ce3d0e1d1b3832ee052cfc442eee0fa 9/9/2017 9:22:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 280 KB
5 Status 0xe94e2a73dd415849ccaeef50899fc486 5/6/2017 7:44:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 419 KB
6 Status 0xa4e43ddadfe4bc7d1681345636f5bafe 4/15/2017 7:49:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 280 KB
7 Status 0x87cb26a58e2b8bf57f4fc92838318c12 3/8/2016 11:59:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 300 KB
8 Status 0xedba1382e5d7d1e71442b43e170cf8d4 12/25/2015 1:05:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 413 KB
9 Status 0xeef91c4b2c72bc237ca17b292245e185 3/7/2015 9:14:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 413 KB
10 Status 0xcfe8fe1f14cee07745a6f1a883b8d967 12/24/2014 12:59:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 419 KB
11 Status 0xff686c4620b646773c8181f1c7c5101c 12/21/2014 12:01:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 408 KB
12 Status 0x1dd4e3dd24c624fa9308eeb0e7e79463 11/30/2014 2:56:00 PM Unknown 3.0.35.0 Sound Blaster Web Update 408 KB
13 Status 0x50acd42755aaa7444b27dcea24f7c568 11/25/2014 12:21:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 416 KB
14 Status 0x645ec8749bbba7e991a72bfac2e14aa7 8/7/2014 8:11:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 300 KB
15 Status 0xcc37de63e5454cb129e833f6f7000fd8 3/11/2014 11:39:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 288 KB
16 Status 0x02ea90d95d97b7ab0cb6fed943ea206b 12/12/2013 11:11:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 300 KB
17 Status 0x51d43b57ea8effe5cb1e27e01c100a2f 10/8/2013 8:55:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 413 KB
18 Status 0x9d85caa293d827271aa49d741bbbc076 7/28/2013 4:35:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 396 KB
19 Status 0x7d564a71907b389c62191e7d7b9069d8 6/26/2012 12:50:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 288 KB
20 Status 0x1b8194450eb013cb6e79ce5503d1b0b5 1/25/2012 7:23:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 280 KB
21 Status 0x83889cd58f286ce10b2b23368935fe89 1/15/2012 4:44:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 300 KB
22 Status 0x0c984b46373cbc58f41f10eb622b5634 1/14/2012 2:53:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 296 KB
23 Status 0x24b0b8d3cbb46ed5f16551974ae8d222 9/16/2011 2:47:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 300 KB
24 Status 0xa3e2d6ab9a398b35196540e6e9f8d7cd 7/17/2011 6:29:00 PM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 300 KB
25 Status 0x23fafea66da630ce81ee6adda20f8a60 6/26/2011 12:24:00 AM Unknown Unknown Sound Blaster Web Update 288 KB


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