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What is ctfmon.exe? Speech

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Windows
Vendor Website:     
Last Seen by PC Pitstop:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Pitstop Analysis

Purpose: ctfmon.exe supports speech input in Windows/Office.
In Office this process has been known to consume significant resources, especially processor time, if it is not configured correctly or is turned on by accident.
If you are not using this, is safe to disable it.

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

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ctfmon.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 19.76%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
ctfmon.exe

MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 File Info Last Seen Signed Day Week Month Threat info
1 Status 0x4e486adfe3a0b9ed0eb0639902e9f64f More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 2 6 6 Not Applicable
2 Status 0x07c627121e84c7ebf7e38e3a1dbcdec3 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 1 11 42 Not Applicable
3 Status 0x9013b445eb4df6a0b2ed2d049a370dbd More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 11 54 227 Not Applicable
4 Status 0x22bfd03df51065a9ed8d17f8fb72296b More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 84 1153 11582 Not Applicable
5 Status 0xdaae1cb1b1875b760496e7d3336da1ad More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 1 12 68 Not Applicable
6 Status 0x3a7b9d235519f50e1105c783949b0f70 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 1 4 6 Not Applicable
7 Status 0x4a3cdcef8ed41b221f3dbef5792fb52d More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 458 2413 28515 Not Applicable
8 Status 0xc3a2915c71ae6f225eb906c25ccd29b5 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 19 138 731 Not Applicable
9 Status 0x78a83b17f5dda47fac0b0643456f7bac More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 3 25 104 Not Applicable
10 Status 0x5f1d5f88303d4a4dbc8e5f97ba967cc3 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 392 4631 12808 Not Applicable
11 Status 0x24232996a38c0b0cf151c2140ae29fc8 More File Information 6/14/2013 Unsigned 38 205 760 Not Applicable
12 Status 0xc1d50243355a290cb3aa684fd8b38170 More File Information 6/12/2013 Unsigned 0 1 3 Not Applicable
13 Status 0xf53cddef33a4c41336a782be3d170158 More File Information 6/12/2013 Unsigned 0 3 6 Not Applicable
14 Status 0x89b4c9e0a760204257cd09c8859667f7 More File Information 6/12/2013 Unsigned 0 2 3 Not Applicable
15 Status 0xe98a8c802cdb31fcf4121d9dfbea3677 More File Information 6/12/2013 Unsigned 0 1 8 Not Applicable
16 Status 0xb2b2a09e14d23dc4c3d4847df279da8b More File Information 6/12/2013 Unsigned 0 2 2 Not Applicable
17 Status 0x51c0eb74d68bb7d76b11d47c461278da More File Information 6/12/2013 Unsigned 0 1 1 Not Applicable
18 Status 0x89d4b4e6f01f23e9d2948bc51c0d978d More File Information 6/11/2013 Unsigned 0 1 1 Not Applicable
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22 Status 0x07f27822a1376c2da7f8c7265015cedc More File Information 6/3/2013 Unsigned 0 0 6 Not Applicable
23 Status 0xb0c7361ea24bdaeedffbdc3b30a01696 More File Information 5/30/2013 Unsigned 0 0 1 Not Applicable
24 Status 0xcf1052dc442de56ef0fb0be91f20b9c3 More File Information 5/28/2013 Unsigned 0 0 22 Not Applicable
25 Status 0xc6a68b02e013a4c355f587d115a52611 More File Information 5/26/2013 Unsigned 0 0 2 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
26 Status 0x01b4e6e990b6c5ea8856d96c7fd044b2 More File Information 5/24/2013 Unsigned 0 0 1 Not Applicable
27 Status 0xe6735d6e15457e06fede517051af0d70 More File Information 5/23/2013 Unsigned 0 0 1 Not Applicable
28 Status 0x3c587439063bba41dcf51b2832d519ca More File Information 5/18/2013 Unsigned 0 0 1 Not Applicable
29 Status 0x54ecc08bf1ab11afcd88e605855ff73b More File Information 5/14/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
30 Status 0xcbfa30492d70ce3938d8a7783d0c0436 More File Information 5/12/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
31 Status 0x6bb36358e4ca6de2001e3d01eb0207db More File Information 5/9/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
32 Status 0x2e95b0eb0d164f07726fae54355db4f8 More File Information 5/5/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
33 Status 0x45577694918885b456b5c812be8dc7e5 More File Information 5/3/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
34 Status 0x3063a8d9f82a63733d1c55a534254194 More File Information 5/1/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
35 Status 0xaf804a26bf454be2ff4b3601ecb22b1f More File Information 4/30/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
36 Status 0xcda7738a92e183a78498544bd0f1d0db More File Information 4/27/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
37 Status 0x62e7cf31016273f0fae68849dc46c735 More File Information 4/27/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
38 Status 0x0e7aa3e7ab22fcf9ec4f9d525864b6e5 More File Information 4/25/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
39 Status 0x59dc5bb82e4c8e0b3eadcfdbc44ba6e4 More File Information 4/20/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
40 Status 0x72b70f46c02dcf79dbc06341a91f290f More File Information 4/17/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
41 Status 0xf40bc97996b8e53799eef1d63996674b More File Information 4/17/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
42 Status 0x8b3427b8db88f0ca517774eb32025bb0 More File Information 4/15/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
43 Status 0xf9b5b99688aae1dfed0427b539b55935 More File Information 4/12/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
44 Status 0xcb8d8ab9ced50556501014f97a9fa270 More File Information 2/19/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
45 Status 0x9fecb53504335b94895b053928260b3c More File Information 2/14/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
46 Status 0x7de46c9c40abb58c8fdfe0212a3bf2b4 More File Information 1/25/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
47 Status 0x1bd41eda5b869afc99895c39a8de36e1 More File Information 1/25/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
48 Status 0x6355e3cac89a910d5c80c371729660f2 More File Information 1/21/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
49 Status 0xa3f00130a3177af0a263ae640dfcfe4c More File Information 1/15/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
50 Status 0xcbf5945651c96e471b3a004bbdc36864 More File Information 11/23/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
51 Status 0x9a2cd21b28bc41e8cdf22083c277dd8f More File Information 11/12/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
52 Status 0xba7c580a41ddd2561048226bc4fbbc65 More File Information 10/28/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Worm.Win32.Fakerecy.A (v)
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54 Status 0x414de7cf9d3f19c3ea902f1bb38ec116 More File Information 10/6/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
55 Status 0x44a23969244da9d90ac46b6879dfe6e2 More File Information 9/27/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
56 Status 0x901a9f4b632cdc9a550c94598615d8de More File Information 9/24/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
57 Status 0x5b307552d97ec16ab1d0eb1d127ac65f More File Information 9/13/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
58 Status 0x87b6be485d374f9b60c7a48b56f7cc5e More File Information 8/29/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
59 Status 0x7ce20569925df6789c31799f0c538f29 More File Information 8/27/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
60 Status 0xb067064d68be516f1b5417a086f0bfe9 More File Information 8/22/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
61 Status 0x95b5c22e386a54368c2898561883df25 More File Information 8/10/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
62 Status 0x2576187cea6e851928c06fe2e23ae25c More File Information 7/20/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
63 Status 0x8c7c0b7838c45c009ca080c3efd60342 More File Information 5/11/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
64 Status 0xd80b933969d063df79eb7ddcfb3c6cfb More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
65 Status 0x05584247b568c2e53934873f4b655fe6 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
66 Status 0x25ecfa69af1563fde8dfd31f9954497a More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
67 Status 0x85b1054db58d13aa42d7dca778c30f57 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
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70 Status 0x007c627121e84c7ebf7e38e3a1dbcdec More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
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72 Status 0x0b87d2319441038f62bddaeeb6bce156 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
73 Status 0x4d9a9a3ebdd3193531b98fd96c2a9fb8 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
74 Status 0xc812535499520a42b9517e55728c6e31 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
75 Status 0x49b33e2b875abe592c81f0d679858de0 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
76 Status 0xe5ee2f4700b6a85f0d45a18c67da500f More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
77 Status 0x61c609862f7766f1f7c8a9af2f13f523 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
78 Status 0x220a98365d4c39de74918de0f7a535ab More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
79 Status 0x6bb3f4e4b01913f1764cc137e841b520 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
80 Status 0xe3fc9bcdab600896eaee3890906dbe62 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
81 Status 0x85ce8a056507f5712e0e66a15b9db2a4 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
82 Status 0x0c5f265bdc1c4eb29b8fc1b2fba60b4c More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
83 Status 0x97d44ee3e44cdc7035e3cb2ef20babdb More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
84 Status 0x097d44ee3e44cdc7035e3cb2ef20babd More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
85 Status 0xd8fd74f8e91a89255e708a50f25bfe4c More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
86 Status 0x84ad8e1b758c1abea80cfcc087be0ed3 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
87 Status 0x049b33e2b875abe592c81f0d679858de More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
88 Status 0x07270f0b822cb67f0c32bef7fb00ca4d More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
89 Status 0x30f31c8b9b7eb50686fc39a747da9b50 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Worm.Win32.Fakerecy.A (v)
90 Status 0x56f4e71f6ecf75c7718de99675c1a399 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
91 Status 0xc75382ad9b26fd36f675b9e79e708ea9 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
92 Status 0x4057ddb01b42c3ce595df0c95eff6fe6 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Trojan.Win32.Alureon.dx.2 (v)
93 Status 0x5584247b568c2e53934873f4b655fe6a More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
94 Status 0xc45cf2b269e46ec2525652aefa9cd5bd More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
95 Status 0x7768445985f1770d2e41657d6ceccdeb More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
96 Status 0xb5e8782d4af1b3756f38e11e7c157bbe More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0x66266d5d418f1cfba061afab9df4b1e5 5/2/2013 8:45:00 AM Unknown Unknown Speech 34 KB
2 Status 0xdbdb6caf46863e7b6c38a3b35781a3c8 1/31/2013 8:05:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 22 KB
3 Status 0xe0817934ef3b9bf490b83693ce2cf45f 12/17/2012 4:25:00 AM Unknown Unknown Speech 41 KB
4 Status 0x1adcbae1a3645882b510aa1f20dc5f3a 8/25/2012 11:14:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 42 KB
5 Status 0x6d197824dc21a74a0fdaf2e2397121b3 5/26/2012 3:19:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 34 KB
6 Status 0x4d209e4308ab4d95c5ff87b29a3c0163 4/28/2012 7:28:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 22 KB
7 Status 0x3c9a786e3ec63c0545e0aa749b966ede 3/2/2012 3:53:00 AM Unknown Unknown Speech 20 KB
8 Status 0x5f1d5f88303d4a4dbc8e5f97ba967cc3 2/8/2012 4:56:00 AM Unknown Unknown Speech 15 KB
9 Status 0x3a7b9d235519f50e1105c783949b0f70 2/8/2012 4:25:00 AM Unknown 5.2.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710) Speech 15 KB
10 Status 0x24232996a38c0b0cf151c2140ae29fc8 2/8/2012 3:38:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Speech 15 KB
11 Status 0xb5e8782d4af1b3756f38e11e7c157bbe 2/8/2012 3:07:00 AM Unknown Unknown Speech 24 KB
12 Status 0x59dc5bb82e4c8e0b3eadcfdbc44ba6e4 2/8/2012 12:14:00 AM Unknown Unknown Speech 15 KB
13 Status 0x4a3cdcef8ed41b221f3dbef5792fb52d 2/7/2012 11:30:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 8 KB
14 Status 0x9013b445eb4df6a0b2ed2d049a370dbd 2/7/2012 8:12:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 15 KB
15 Status 0xe98a8c802cdb31fcf4121d9dfbea3677 2/7/2012 4:12:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 15 KB
16 Status 0x5584247b568c2e53934873f4b655fe6a 2/7/2012 3:21:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Speech 15 KB
17 Status 0xf53cddef33a4c41336a782be3d170158 2/7/2012 2:26:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 15 KB
18 Status 0x4e486adfe3a0b9ed0eb0639902e9f64f 2/7/2012 2:17:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 15 KB
19 Status 0x07c627121e84c7ebf7e38e3a1dbcdec3 2/7/2012 10:33:00 AM Unknown 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447) Speech 15 KB
20 Status 0xcbf5945651c96e471b3a004bbdc36864 2/7/2012 4:15:00 AM Unknown Unknown Speech 36 KB
21 Status 0x44a23969244da9d90ac46b6879dfe6e2 2/7/2012 3:24:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.3244 (xpsp.071030-1535) Speech 15 KB
22 Status 0xcb8d8ab9ced50556501014f97a9fa270 2/6/2012 9:26:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 15 KB
23 Status 0x7de46c9c40abb58c8fdfe0212a3bf2b4 2/6/2012 8:53:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Speech 15 KB
24 Status 0x07f27822a1376c2da7f8c7265015cedc 2/6/2012 8:09:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 15 KB
25 Status 0x8c7c0b7838c45c009ca080c3efd60342 2/6/2012 7:24:00 PM Unknown Unknown Speech 15 KB



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