soundman.exe task purpose and description:

Soundman.exe was most likely already on your computer when you first purchased it. The hard drive location for this file is also shown below so you can verify this is not spyware or virus related. This is part of Realtek software, it is installed with their soundcards. This is a hardware related software program that is required for use with thier soundcards, and it will appear in your startup and it will show in your system tray. This soundman.exe file is not virus, spyware, or adware related. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual process or task name: (You can view alphabetical task list here)
soundman.exe

File type:
This is an executable program.

Where is this file and folder located on my computer?
This soundman.exe program will be found in your system32 or windows folder.

General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes. You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows "task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files on your computer, for example, soundman.exe may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned. You can always find the location of soundman.exe on your computer by using your Windows search options, but I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.

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