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smax4.exe (SoundMAX Tray Icon)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.42%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, smax4.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:Analog
Product contains:Control
File name contains:\Analog Devices

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




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SMax4.exe is a System Tray icon for SoundMax integrated sound. Sound properties can be accessed through the Start Menu or Control Panel.
If you need change any settings, you can use control panel / Sound. There you also can set the Speakers.

smax4.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

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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 smax4.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
smax4.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xec475e85c23536de2d6dc6df18af9afc 847872 bytes
2 0xfe6c7c042b9f59ef31d6e972dcddb9f2 876544 bytes
3 0xaa28881a065b9092a98373e64599d36f 729088 bytes
4 0x06bba056de09f416e88b353aa463befc 581632 bytes
5 0xa58e6cfbbfabfaa86505101d8fbc9762 894432 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x17b9f72fb5d01b3a93a2150733f624d0 716800 bytes
7 0x04960c6948da6e5f375141ea63764780 716800 bytes
8 0xe5acbceef8efeb2083c07b52bcb53afa 860160 bytes
9 0xaba301352d58b825080f04f0ed2a1e43 729088 bytes
10 0x81a5a2ca780340784969d2edcab0800f 716800 bytes


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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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