Most antivirus programs identify Audio.exe as malware—for example McAfee identifies it as Artemis!CA0845CBC10A, and Symantec identifies it as Trojan.Badminer or Trojan.Gen.2.
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Description:Audio.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. Audio.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\—common is C:\Performs\.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 13,179,660 bytes (66% of all occurrences) or 285,184 bytes.
The program has no visible window. The file is not a Windows core file. The software listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet. There is no description of the program.
Therefore the technical security rating is 90% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.
If Audio.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 64% dangerous. The file size is 490,156 bytes.
The program has a visible window. The file is not a Windows system file. It is a file with no information about its developer. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: User Shell Folders, MACHINE\Run, Run).
Audio.exe appears to be a compressed file.
Important: You should check the Audio.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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User Comments
Ich weiss nur, dass mein Mikro und die Audio nicht funktionieren Yeet
Summary: Average user rating of Audio.exe:
based on 1 vote with 1 user comment.
One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous.
Best practices for resolving Audio issues
The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: ASecurity Task Manager examines the active Audio process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. A good Bantivirus tool detects whether the Audio.exe file on your PC might be malware slowing down your system. Such unwanted programs are often not classified as viruses by other antivirus software and therefore go undetected.
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding PC trouble. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To restore the original performance and remove unnecessary programs, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
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User Comments
Yeet
Summary: Average user rating of Audio.exe: based on 1 vote with 1 user comment. One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous.