Should I remove Sonic Focus?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,500
United States Rank #3,241
Reach 0.1585%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.66 days
550.46 days >
Average installed length: 289.22 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.00.0000 |
100.00% |
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Sonic Focus
from Virage Logic, Corp.
What is Sonic Focus? (from Virage Logic)
Virage Logic`s Sonic Focus IP products are industry leading audio enrichment software that restore clarity, warmth, detail, and realism to digitally compressed audio. When files are compressed, many of the nuances and subtleties of the original studio recording or live performance are lost. Using technology created by ... Read more
Overview
Sonic Focus is a software program developed by Virage Logic. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named SonicFocus.exe. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 3.47 MB (3,635,348 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 51% of users of Sonic Focus come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.VirageLogic,Corp..com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ASUS\Sonic Focus\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{09BCB9CE-964B-4BDA-AE46-B5A0ABEF1D3F}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 3.47 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Sonic Focus
| Program executable: | SonicFocus.exe |
| Name: | ASUS Sonic Focus |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\ASUS\Sonic Focus\SonicFocus.exe |
| MD5: | 9b0c2deadddc92ab113cb3390d710254 |
Additional files:
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SonicFocusTray.exe - Sonic Focus Effects (ASUS_MATray.exe)
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SonicFocus.exe - ASUS Sonic Focus
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- SonicFocus.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FD0E4B51-FF0B-45AA-9062-3333E13FA5BE}' (runs on registration).
- SonicFocusTray.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Chameleon Monitor 20'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- SonicFocusTray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- SonicFocusTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SonicMasterTray' which loads as C:\Program Files\ASUS\ASUS Sonic Focus\SonicFocusTray.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| SonicFocusTray.exe |
| Memory: | 6.16 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0007439149% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00042272% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00032120% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 52,753 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 125 Bytes | |
How do I remove Sonic Focus?
You can uninstall Sonic Focus from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Sonic Focus, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Sonic Focus.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 84%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
89.90% |
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| Windows 10 |
10.07% |
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| Windows XP |
0.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
75.63% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
7.68% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.10% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.60% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.08% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
0.61% |
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Geography
50.81% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
50.81% |
| United Kingdom |
5.36% |
| Canada |
5.18% |
| Germany |
3.18% |
| Italy |
3.16% |
| France |
2.45% |
| Australia |
2.40% |
| Spain |
1.97% |
| Netherlands |
1.95% |
| Norway |
1.49% |
| Brazil |
1.36% |
| Taiwan |
1.36% |
| Sweden |
1.36% |
| Indonesia |
1.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
97.88% |
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| Dell |
0.69% |
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| Acer |
0.65% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
0.56% |
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| Lenovo |
0.13% |
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| Alienware |
0.10% |
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Common models |
| ASUSTeK K53E |
62.16% |
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| ASUSTeK K53SV |
10.32% |
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| ASUSTeK K53SJ |
9.02% |
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| ASUSTeK K43E |
4.50% |
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| ASUSTeK K53U |
3.40% |
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| ASUSTeK K43SV |
2.30% |
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