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What is ctltask.exe? Creative Taskbar?

Vendor:      Creative
Product:     Creative Taskbar
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.
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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: CTLTask.exe - Creative SoundBlaster Audigy Taskbar. NOTE: if you get a ctltask.exe error message while installing the Audigy drivers, see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321969

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


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ctltask.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: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 7 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
ctltask.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0xcc1afd8c45b351d440cd8d7a7ed91ef4 8/12/2015 3:26:00 PM Unknown 1.00.00.34 Creative Taskbar 120 KB
2 Status 0xec31473221a8b1a4c3bc28f9f67949aa 10/28/2014 1:07:00 AM Unknown 1.00.00.28 Creative Taskbar 116 KB
3 Status 0xa58318379cb3b3fb33b637f12b0b5e8f 1/28/2012 8:52:00 PM Unknown 1.00.00.32 Creative Taskbar 120 KB
4 Status 0x4d3912f39e77f605d5be1e1531515fbb 6/14/2010 6:17:00 PM Unknown 1.00.00.33 Creative Taskbar 120 KB
5 Status 0xee59c246b9ac4118f2d65a7b9e4e3233 12/31/2007 Unknown 1.00.00.32 Creative Taskbar 120 KB


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