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What is ctdetect.exe? MediaSource Detector?

Vendor:      Creative Technology
Product:     Creative MediaSource Detector
Vendor Website:      http://www.creative.com/
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: CTDETECT.EXE will auto-detect and play a DVD when using a Creative Soundblaster Audigy2 soundcard.

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


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ctdetect.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: 0.08%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
ctdetect.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0xc744293dfbe1a3347fec5dbfe3fd123e 7/30/2021 3:35:00 PM Unknown 3.0.2.0 MediaSource Detector 100 KB
2 Status 0xefea7470bcf9efd88c56ed08cfe16031 2/6/2012 2:30:00 PM Unknown 2.2.1.0 MediaSource Detector 96 KB
3 Status 0x9311b87adc091dc4ddd027eeb7c00176 8/25/2011 10:29:00 PM Unknown 2.3.1.0 MediaSource Detector 96 KB
4 Status 0xbf8d7c4615b947eec971be8bbf2a9e11 6/26/2011 4:26:00 AM Unknown 2.0.4.0 MediaSource Detector 92 KB
5 Status 0x50943ab3b1285946fb639612c4cf17a6 2/16/2011 5:18:00 PM Unknown 1.0.22.0 MediaSource Detector 88 KB
6 Status 0x2602a1703ca2d836fbf85a190f41b3b7 12/21/2010 11:22:00 PM Unknown 1.0.17.0 MediaSource Detector 84 KB
7 Status 0xf95e64bd6fcf3dce7d7a4f5b6f335580 11/26/2010 2:52:00 PM Unknown 1.0.19.0 MediaSource Detector 88 KB
8 Status 0x2c9c7f138211f3f4487e267586a30214 11/21/2010 1:19:00 AM Unknown 2.3.0.0 MediaSource Detector 96 KB
9 Status 0x22975f4ee3fefb6301de4d7764e62686 9/24/2010 11:40:00 PM Unknown 2.2.3.0 MediaSource Detector 96 KB
10 Status 0x4ee7690346f95b8f4bbdafbac930daf0 8/14/2010 12:35:00 AM Unknown 1.0.18.0 MediaSource Detector 84 KB
11 Status 0x2848a0628c79344a25ec49944c7ab78b 8/5/2010 1:34:00 PM Unknown 1.0.23.0 MediaSource Detector 88 KB
12 Status 0x9f2f24e25aa12daa0adaa381d81fc084 3/3/2010 3:46:00 PM Unknown 1.0.21.0 MediaSource Detector 88 KB
13 Status 0xb555ea04535cc1e5f3d866b5fbf342eb 8/17/2009 12:20:00 AM Unknown Unknown MediaSource Detector 100 KB
14 Status 0x340180dc2d66a3592e077327a5fb2581 7/26/2009 3:29:00 PM Unknown Unknown MediaSource Detector 120 KB
15 Status 0x13ecb833b41fa8b635f5615fa59cacca 7/12/2009 10:39:00 AM Unknown 2.1.2.0 MediaSource Detector 92 KB
16 Status 0xa443b6a896c29de626ffb0387382a125 5/12/2009 5:54:00 PM Unknown Unknown MediaSource Detector 120 KB
17 Status 0xc0948607dbeb9e7ba25917896dfca384 3/16/2009 7:13:00 PM Unknown Unknown MediaSource Detector 273 KB
18 Status 0x2399d10f7c41a0f6a4f0a1052fb9b8a6 2/11/2009 1:53:00 AM Unknown Unknown MediaSource Detector 120 KB
19 Status 0xe324b994366ca4a631674c5ac9ba3777 2/5/2009 3:56:00 AM Unknown Unknown MediaSource Detector 120 KB
20 Status 0x409cc8007afbf9edbc6cddf792641a41 1/12/2009 4:30:00 PM Unknown Unknown MediaSource Detector 120 KB
21 Status 0x74c9c8406a5ebb34b406a00cd43e2afc 11/24/2008 6:14:00 PM Unknown Unknown MediaSource Detector 108 KB
22 Status 0xb32bfd1d643092afd595e215ae0b7862 11/18/2008 5:01:00 PM Unknown Unknown MediaSource Detector 112 KB
23 Status 0x2f196b2484716508fd78cb38f353c946 10/5/2008 2:38:00 PM Unknown Unknown MediaSource Detector 108 KB
24 Status 0x3d259f7826fc241c0cc9bbcfeaff8610 9/11/2008 12:29:00 AM Unknown Unknown MediaSource Detector 112 KB
25 Status 0xb9d9ebacd43d50c491a05d38332ab286 4/24/2008 12:03:00 PM Unknown 3.0.2.0 MediaSource Detector 100 KB


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