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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



tpwaudap.exe (Hotkey for Lenovo)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB


In addition to the file name, tpwaudap.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.

File name contains:\Lenovo\HOTKEY

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.lenovo.com/



Win Patrol

TpWAudAp.exe - Found on Lenovo laptops. Provides support key support for volume control.

tpwaudap.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 tpwaudap.exe, we have detected 6 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
tpwaudap.exe6
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xb56c79711af26ff30a6ac2e879d11ef7 54824 bytes
2 0xdb0fffffc238e07ccbc046cd86a20a3b 54824 bytes
3 0x09feb35c1cccc74262e09991e22a6ae7 24064 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
4 0x77806c2d95d1adba8d61b98c4cf1a153 42040 bytes
5 0xdb2aa2b70eb22b66d72becf365c61ed6 24576 bytes
6 0xfedee7ef964561f22fd0acef000224b6 36356 bytes

Match #2



tpwaudap.exe (Hotkey for Lenovo)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


In addition to the file name, tpwaudap.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:Lenovo Group Limited
Product contains:On screen display
File name contains:\Lenovo\HOTKEY

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.lenovo.com/



Win Patrol

TpWAudAp.exe - Found on Lenovo laptops. Provides support key support for volume control.

tpwaudap.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 tpwaudap.exe, we have detected 1 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
tpwaudap.exe1
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xb88aedc37f38e014dfd9c404ca2bbdeb 54560 bytes


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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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