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ctsvccda.exe (Creative CD-ROM)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 1.67%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 0 MB


In addition to the file name, ctsvccda.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Creative
Product contains:CDROM Access

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

CTsvcCDA.exe - CTSVCCDA.EXE in Windows 95, 98, and Me, provides additional buffering for CDs, but is not needed for fast (24x and higher) speed drives. For Windows 2000/XP this task can often cause errors, particularly if you upgraded to XP from 9x/Me. We recommend that you disable it.

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

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called ctsvccda.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
ctsvccda.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x08b1e5dc5791baeaa54c28653e71e1ca 44032 bytes
2 0x3bb2d1b4854ea434c1f7ace4e6ff1fbf 44032 bytes
3 0x0b1693eb1385ecf99480d9e9b40deed1 44032 bytes
4 0xc10b98f9b6f768042ecc77c483084fc6 51200 bytes
5 0x3c8b6609712f4ff78e521f6dcfc4032b 44032 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x1eb9a3afc8f907aca4434d953e346f08 51200 bytes
7 0x4e4024a413ddcc4b06531f1d409032fc 53760 bytes
8 0x7d1f53516e963b73aa288f3b59f69023 88064 bytes
9 0x6432cc745188c1e36953ef544ea03759 44032 bytes
10 0x052ed5f9e1a2e6b9bbc930432332af46 44032 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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