Sonic Encoders

Sonic Encoders

by Sonic Solutions

What is Sonic Encoders?

Sonic Encoders is software application developed by Sonic Solutions. It is most commonly found on computers running Microsoft Windows XP with nearly 92.42% of installations running this operating system. Sonic Encoders's installer is typically 824.00 KB in size and installs around 158 files.

Sonic Encoders is most popular in the United States with 77.18% of installations residing in this country.

Sonic Encoders adds 3 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Sonic Encoders is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Sonic Encoders?

Sonic Encoders is a software application designed for use with Windows XP and is used for the recording of movies and the burning of DVDs.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • facebookvideocalling.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Facebook\Video\Skype\FacebookVideoCalling.exe'.
  • hpdevicedetection3.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Hp\Common\HpDeviceDetection3.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • issch.exe is scheduled as a task named 'InstallShield software-updateservice' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10:00).
  • ssbkgdupdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SSBkgdUpdate' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10:00).
  • ding.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F04F5E50-8C88-4197-92C8-FE682E84239A}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • ssbkgdupdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
Registry entries:
  • isuspm.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ISUSPM Startup' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\ISUSPM.exe" -startup.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.sonic.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\windows\ehome\createdisc\transcoderplugins
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /I{9941F0AA-B903-4AF4-A055-83A9815CC011}
Size:
824.00 KB
Language:
English

Sonic Encoders Executable Details

Primary executable:
Synchronization.dll
Name:
Sonic Encoders
Path:
C:\windows\ehome\createdisc\transcoderplugins\Synchronization.dll
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Sonic Encoders