What is Mixer.exe?
Mixer.exe is part of Mixer and developed by C-Media Electronic Inc. (www.cmedia.com.tw) according to the Mixer.exe version information.
Mixer.exe's description is "Mixer"
Mixer.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher.
Mixer.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about Mixer.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on Mixer.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Mixer |
| Company name | C-Media Electronic Inc. (www.cmedia.com.tw) |
| File description | Mixer |
| Internal name | Mixer |
| Original filename | Mixer.EXE |
| Comments | Feng Min-Chih (min_chih@cmedia.com.tw) |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 1997-2002 |
| Legal trademark | NONE |
| Private build | 1.58 |
| Product version | 1.58 |
| File version | 1.58 |
| Special build | 1.58 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Mixer |
| Company name | C-Media Electronic Inc. (www.cmedia... |
| File description | Mixer |
| Internal name | Mixer |
| Original filename | Mixer.EXE |
| Comments | Feng Min-Chih (min_chih@cmedia.com.tw) |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 1997-2002 |
| Legal trademark | NONE |
| Private build | 1.58 |
| Product version | 1.58 |
| File version | 1.58 |
| Special build | 1.58 |
Digital signatures [?]
Mixer.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher |
| Certificate issuer name | Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility |
| Certificate serial number | 6a0b994fc000eeaa11d64e4bf1626be2 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Mixer.exe file.
Folder name variants
Mixer.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\WINNT\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | f83709d0bacba84d297183825f089d98 |
| SHA256 | 999a06da3bd0be41f58779209f5c40b4dadc54695c43123f4c0e7f73ed006b9d |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to mixer.exe:
mixer.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
mixer.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.
Mixer has stopped working.
End Program - mixer.exe. This program is not responding.
mixer.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
mixer.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with Mixer.exe?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with Mixer.exe:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Mixer.exe. 32% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 31 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with Mixer.exe.
Malware or legitimate?
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Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
As far as mixer.exe goes... I think that it was installed through a bundle of codecs that I downloaded. But, I am not for certain on that. I also have some other media utilities that might have installed it as well.
Nevertheless, it seems to do nothing except hog up a lot of memory and even virtual memory on Windows XP. So, I have opted to kill the process in my task manager, whenever I start up Windows. You can also use Spybot to disable the process.
However, as of today, I have now opted to completely delete it. It is inside the Windows folder, normally. If you have trouble deleting it, due to the file being locked, then download and install “Unlocker Assistant”, which is a very handy tool to work with locked files and folders. For, it will tell you what running processes are clamping onto a a file or folder that is locking it. Then, you can use Unlocker Assistant to kill those specific processes so that you can delete the file. This is very handy also when you are not able to rename or move a file.
However, in case mixer.exe does do something that I have somehow overlooked, I made a copy of it and zipped it for archival in a special folder that I made elsewhere in my computer. This is just a safety backup, in case I need to restore the file for some unknown reason. Then, I put a passcode on the zip folder. But, so far, mixer.exe seems to be nothing but bloatware. It is something that only Bill Gates would like, I would imagine; for, he seems to love bloatware, as evidenced by Windows Vista and Seven.
One other brief note about mixer.exe, I run Zone Alarm, and this file has never behaved in any sort of "phoning home" sort of fashion; so, I am convinced that it is not a trojan or spyware of any sort. Instead, the file is an annoyance, as it just takes up too much CPU resources to run it; and furthermore, it seems to do absolutely nothing. Everything else runs fine, even my software programs that I use.
I vote to delete the goshdamn thing! Send it to where it belongs: oblivion!
-Nitrothor
# 17 Jan 2011, 21:57
Nitrothor writes