Realtek AC'97 Audio

Realtek AC'97 Audio

by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

What is Realtek AC'97 Audio?

Realtek AC'97 Audio is software application developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. It is most commonly found on computers running Microsoft Windows XP with nearly 66.88% of installations running this operating system. Realtek AC'97 Audio's installer is typically 41.00 MB in size and installs around 23 files. The most common release is 5.36 with 39.86% of all installations currently using this version.

Realtek AC'97 Audio is most popular in the United States with 30.3% of installations residing in this country.

Realtek AC'97 Audio adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Realtek AC'97 Audio is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • SoundMan.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\SoundMan.exe'.
  • RTLCPL.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\RTLCPL.EXE'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • RTLCPL.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{DE474820-D373-4F79-A0F7-92B322D63C0A}' (runs on registration).
  • SoundMan.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SoundMan' (runs daily at 9:00).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • SoundMan.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Soundman' and executes as C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\SoundMan.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.realtek.com.tw
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\
Uninstaller:
RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\11\50\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{F
Size:
41.00 MB
Language:
English

Realtek AC'97 Audio Executable Details

Primary executable:
alcrmv.exe
Name:
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Path:
C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\alcrmv.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Realtek AC'97 Audio
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
15365ee7a5ba313e10d0f2e6446a2dc9
EXE
7b8875a5b04932ac73afd8079864db68
DLL
09747d242b164fd3b19e300de6876df9
DLL
874c114237165323dd8c24abfea176c2
DLL
e6b41597405b5be4bba61810f9287afb
DLL
340aacbbb9deaab3bf43bd1139a629e0
EXE
46fc55b32222316f55a350499041812c
EXE
8e6afca34a4650afb6b6a5fdd7ec639b
SYS
7997b6f02cbda0e31fa18cc85871b938
SYS
dd8520280304b6145a6be31008748c7c