What is oalinst.exe?
oalinst.exe is part of OpenAL Installer and developed by Creative Labs Inc. according to the oalinst.exe version information.
oalinst.exe's description is "OpenAL Installer"
oalinst.exe is digitally signed by Creative Labs Inc.
oalinst.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files (x86)\OpenAL\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about oalinst.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on oalinst.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | OpenAL Installer |
| Company name | Creative Labs Inc. |
| File description | OpenAL Installer |
| Internal name | oalinst.exe |
| Original filename | oalinst.exe |
| Comments | Installs OpenAL32.dll (6.14.357.24) and wrap_oal.dll (2.2.0.5) |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2009 |
| Product version | 2, 0, 7, 0 |
| File version | 2, 0, 7, 0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | OpenAL Installer |
| Company name | Creative Labs Inc. |
| File description | OpenAL Installer |
| Internal name | oalinst.exe |
| Original filename | oalinst.exe |
| Comments | Installs OpenAL32.dll (6.14.357.24) .. |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2009 |
| Product version | 2, 0, 7, 0 |
| File version | 2, 0, 7, 0 |
Digital signatures [?]
oalinst.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Creative Labs Inc |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 36336d836a19e244ff0e52882eb5b1de |
VirusTotal report
None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the oalinst.exe file.
Folder name variants
oalinst.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\Program Files (x86)\OpenAL\. The most common variants are listed below:
- c:\Program Files\OpenAL\
- c:\Programmi\OpenAL\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 694f54bd227916b89fc3eb1db53f0685 |
| SHA256 | b8f39714d41e009f75efb183c37100f2cbabb71784bbd243be881ac5b42d86fd |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to oalinst.exe:
oalinst.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
oalinst.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.
OpenAL Installer has stopped working.
End Program - oalinst.exe. This program is not responding.
oalinst.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
oalinst.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with oalinst.exe?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with oalinst.exe. 36% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 104 users.
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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.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
Shanna writes
Just cleaning up computer files, I haven't seen anything wrong with this file and it looks as it is windows based. But even so, it doesn't look very important for my computers base functions.
# 8 Mar 2021, 19:11
Shanna writes
Just cleaning up computer files, I haven't seen anything wrong with this file and it looks as it is windows based. But even so, it doesn't look very important for my computers base functions.
# 8 Mar 2021, 19:11
Shanna writes
In further investigation, it is a API for home-built computers for different graphics cards to properly read audio files for programs on your computer.
I recently am learning about all of this, so read my summary why to keep this "API"
( Info link: https://nordicapis.com/what-is-the-difference-between-an-api-and-an-sdk/ )
Summary: API
An interface that allows software to interact with other software.
A "tablet" by which two vastly different languages/instruction sets, can be translated and transferred for mutual understanding.
ex) Copying text converts keystrokes into a command,
data then goes into RAM (Random Access Memory)
ex) Web APIs allow interaction between disparate systems,
often for specific cases. // a user interacts on twitter,
they utilize a API to comment and their stored data/temp file/cookies.
Web based: a set of instructions as a normal API but for the web space.
Importance: allows consistency throughout different coding formats,
allowing reliability and predictability.
# 8 Mar 2021, 19:18
TiT writes