What is RtkAudUService64.exe?

RtkAudUService64.exe is part of Realtek HD Audio Universal Service and developed by Realtek Semiconductor according to the RtkAudUService64.exe version information.

RtkAudUService64.exe's description is "Realtek HD Audio Universal Service"

RtkAudUService64.exe is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..

RtkAudUService64.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about RtkAudUService64.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on RtkAudUService64.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameRealtek HD Audio Universal Service
Company nameRealtek Semiconductor
File descriptionRealtek HD Audio Universal Service
Internal nameRtkAudUService.exe
Original filenameRtkAudUService.exe
Legal copyright2018 (c) Realtek Semiconductor. All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.0.135
File version1.0.0.135

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameRealtek HD Audio Universal Service
Company nameRealtek Semiconductor
File descriptionRealtek HD Audio Universal Service
Internal nameRtkAudUService.exe
Original filenameRtkAudUService.exe
Legal copyright2018 (c) Realtek Semiconductor. All..
Product version1.0.0.135
File version1.0.0.135

Digital signatures [?]

RtkAudUService64.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameRealtek Semiconductor Corp.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number0320be3eb866526927f999b97b04346e

VirusTotal report

None of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the RtkAudUService64.exe file.

None of the 65 anti-virus programs detected the RtkAudUService64.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

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        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1595515986.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

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        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\proj\\proj_20180918_RtkAudUService_EpVsDef\\20180925_modify\\Release\\x64\\RtkAudUService64.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "WAVE",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "XML",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

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    "udp": [
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            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0632100105285645,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5074,
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            "dport": 5355,
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        },
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            "dport": 5355,
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        },
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            "dport": 5355,
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        },
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        },
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            "offset": 6714,
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        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
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            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 24896,
            "time": 3.110103130340576,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "73ba3b3f36b32394f7b7a747ee6dba9f32299cdee19714370557d58fe5a71bd7",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "6b23ae335af44a07f18f7541e7c71fe3f3fc52f7f1b91a4da2f0d493e66eca55",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Filename variants

RtkAudUService64.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named RtkAudUService64.exe

RtkAudUService64.exe (323 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d92f3ee2cc1d5eae60a72dc084afbc6a
SHA25679b15f1a2021fc1d60cb37e259f40010437b86ea7f59e0f22d618b4ee82b9650

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to rtkauduservice64.exe:

rtkauduservice64.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

rtkauduservice64.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Realtek HD Audio Universal Service has stopped working.

End Program - rtkauduservice64.exe. This program is not responding.

rtkauduservice64.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

rtkauduservice64.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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