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Process Library

  
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skytel.exe (Realtek Voice Manager)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB

PC Pitstop Analysis

SkyTel.EXE - Phone connectivity application for PC motherboards.

It will be loaded automatic when needed.

Recommendation

Win Patrol

skytel.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

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


Identification

In addition to the file name, skytel.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:Realtek Semiconductor
Product contains:Realtek Voice Manager

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

MD5 Hashes

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 skytel.exe, we have detected 13 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
skytel.exe13
#MD5Size
10xfee5c1dfcc0230bbba7722400bead8911830912 bytes
20x4cecadca220598f2c29af4cf981a70c41448960 bytes
30xde034fcdd30b264b6674a3708f9923b31448960 bytes
40xc4c6a1d803077e9726972d5804cac49d1448960 bytes
50x7c483454454061c498911d095edcce111448960 bytes
60xda58bd76f27e4ea80811a9474aba79e71822720 bytes
70x74f80c46b1926be6ade861968ad9f1921826816 bytes
80x336a099802641aeab9a50220141716381833504 bytes
90xe5ed3bfe95669305f6ff364c9107543c1833504 bytes
100xdc01f358574ea00c920ff2827b257e191833504 bytes
110xbcd3afec8aebbb047a3325b8a4b559fe1833504 bytes
120x39b6a24c4afee201cb0ab9d85c8ab9dd1833504 bytes
130xc8612e58fb7fcfa5eea4e39f7b8cbc171826816 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. skytel.exe (Realtek Voice Manager) has been seen on 0.02% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 3 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.

Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.realtek.com.tw/

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.realtek.com.tw/press/press01-1.aspx?pressid=2006042

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.