What is sbavmon.dll?
sbavmon.dll is part of Creative SB AVStream Monitoring Utility and developed by Creative Technology Ltd. according to the sbavmon.dll version information.
sbavmon.dll's description is "Creative SB AVStream Monitoring Utility"
sbavmon.dll is digitally signed by Creative Labs Inc.
sbavmon.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about sbavmon.dll.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on sbavmon.dll:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Creative SB AVStream Monitoring Utility |
| Company name | Creative Technology Ltd. |
| File description | Creative SB AVStream Monitoring Utility |
| Internal name | SBAVMon.dll |
| Original filename | SBAVMon.dll |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Creative Technology Ltd. |
| Product version | 1.0.8.0 |
| File version | 1.0.8.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Creative SB AVStream Monitoring Util.. |
| Company name | Creative Technology Ltd. |
| File description | Creative SB AVStream Monitoring Util.. |
| Internal name | SBAVMon.dll |
| Original filename | SBAVMon.dll |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Creative Tec.. |
| Product version | 1.0.8.0 |
| File version | 1.0.8.0 |
Digital signatures [?]
sbavmon.dll has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Creative Labs Inc |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 1260839d653eaeaa8c6e89b65dc36477 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 41 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sbavmon.dll file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | ba3529758f3bfa74bd1d63a2189d67a7 |
| SHA256 | e1987dc21a2f6ba4e9ce0bf36e21c889c2cb0472b4d78c794a2c5e5bb935b120 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to sbavmon.dll:
RUNDLL - Error loading C:\Windows\system32\sbavmon.dll. The specified module could not be found.
RunDLL - There was a problem starting C:\Windows\system32\sbavmon.dll. The specified module could not be found.
What will you do with sbavmon.dll?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with sbavmon.dll. 69% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 259 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with sbavmon.dll.
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.
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I tried the free tool but it did nothing just returned error messages when it tried to delete the entries I did not want.Also the sbavmon.dll which some how is afflicting my machine with Windows 10 for the last two days is still there.I get a warning and can't work out why this is happening all of a sudden but when I scan it does not show up.tried removing it from my computer manually but I still get the warning that it cant be found but is still trying to load.I have removed all Sound blaster software from my machine as I no longer use the external sound card model SB1090 but have never had this warning regarding sbavmon.dll until the last few days even though the software was deleted months ago.
# 25 Jan 2016, 15:58
- eric - writes