What is the "RAVBg64.exe" process on windows 7? Is the "RAVBg64.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "RAVBg64.exe" process?

"RAVBg64.exe" process represents "HD Audio Background Process" program.

"RAVBg64.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "taskeng" as shown in the process tree below:

Boot
   wininit
      services
         svchost
            taskeng
               RAVBg64

On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "RAVBg64.exe" process may be listed as:

Image Name                 Memory   Description
--------------------   ----------   -----------
RAVBg64.exe               1,720 K   HD Audio Background Process

Additional information about "RAVBg64.exe" process:

Command line:
   "C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RAVBg64.exe" /LENOVO_MICPKEY

Programe file information:
   Name: RAVBg64.exe
   Location: C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RAVBg64.exe
   Description: HD Audio Background Process
   Version: 1, 0, 0, 232
   Size: 1410304 bytes
   Last modified: 1/13/2016 5:45:08 PM
   Company Name: Realtek Semiconductor
   
Some data files used:
C:\Windows\System32
C:\Windows\System32\en-US\setupapi.dll.mui

Some registry keys used:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SESSION MANAGER

Some DLL libraries used:
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
C:\windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\windows\system32\WTSAPI32.dll
C:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
C:\windows\system32\PROPSYS.dll
C:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
C:\windows\system32\GDI32.dll
C:\windows\system32\USER32.dll
C:\windows\system32\LPK.dll

"RAVBg64.exe" process is not a virus. You should not terminate "RAVBg64.exe" process.

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