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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



hdeck.exe (Via - HDeck Application)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.16%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 15 MB


In addition to the file name, hdeck.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:VIA Technologies, Inc.
Product contains:HDeck Application

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




Win Patrol

This little app is "who" detects what is connected in what sound port.

hdeck.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 hdeck.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
hdeck.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xa4fbd0e5a6866fd0bc3e2989a718b843 29300 KB
2 0xfeb1cd919b3aff56b82d06fc9b94c2d0 29320 KB
3 0xab0bf1a1e90f84fa65a9602231b7bcb6 6984 KB
4 0xac6d950290f53e2d720a5d6adc4ccd2e 776 KB
5 0xd35317e6365562bf2bd3e5805de70769 6944 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xda5f9cff3230b58bc8dc751f1c95772e 704512 bytes
7 0x4d1e5a1865193b74303b18fb6590a01b 29753344 bytes
8 0x5c854af0665b43db41b36da4147c38b7 33546240 bytes
9 0x668d75d5aee209d06414da50981d8219 29896704 bytes
10 0x56100d581708fd34549da02e712b0943 7122944 bytes

Match #2



hdeck.exe (HDeck.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 13 MB


In addition to the file name, hdeck.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:VIA Technologies, Inc.
Product contains:HDeck Application
File name contains:\Program Files\VIA\VIAudioi\HDADeck\HDeck.exe

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




Win Patrol

HDeck.exe -

hdeck.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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.




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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.

If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.