What is DtsApo4Service.exe?

DtsApo4Service.exe is part of DTS APO4 Service and developed by DTS Inc. according to the DtsApo4Service.exe version information.

DtsApo4Service.exe's description is "Controls the DTS audio processing object."

DtsApo4Service.exe is digitally signed by DTS, Inc..

DtsApo4Service.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\System32\DTS\PC\APO4x\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about DtsApo4Service.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on DtsApo4Service.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameDTS APO4 Service
Company nameDTS Inc.
File descriptionControls the DTS audio processing object.
Internal nameDtsApo4Service
Original filenameDtsApo4Service.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2018
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameDTS APO4 Service
Company nameDTS Inc.
File descriptionControls the DTS audio processing ob..
Internal nameDtsApo4Service
Original filenameDtsApo4Service.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2018
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

DtsApo4Service.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameDTS, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2)
Certificate serial number03e0c8744cf01a0f2ca303e29417671c

VirusTotal report

None of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the DtsApo4Service.exe file.

None of the 70 anti-virus programs detected the DtsApo4Service.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

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    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1571035986.3438,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\XPERI_Git\\APO_4x_Service-UD-DCHU\\x64\\Release\\DtsApo4Service.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0783162117004,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4570,
            "time": 3.0118391513824,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4898,
            "time": 1.0359342098236,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5226,
            "time": 3.019079208374,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5554,
            "time": 1.5360701084137,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5882,
            "time": -0.096380949020386,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6210,
            "time": 1.5627570152283,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 14892,
            "time": 1.0688650608063,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 19084,
            "time": 3.1252841949463,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "1f87c24e4cca0a851e9ec8b2b28f62c0e0f383f679118927bec40f31b227ce2f",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "7ee820f364350af615496c541f43f56cff1190d5021422058a592e0bea5d1a1b",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c7c59c19ff2ec5b5aef1bf1943b945f6
SHA256963726c392ebb243a788a637dae3174286a57bf26c574ec719a018ecf7f29f8f

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to dtsapo4service.exe:

dtsapo4service.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

dtsapo4service.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.

Controls the DTS audio processing object. has stopped working.

End Program - dtsapo4service.exe. This program is not responding.

dtsapo4service.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

dtsapo4service.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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User vote results: There were 49 votes to remove and 21 votes to keep

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