|best| | Audiorecord.exe

Go to the tab in Task Manager (or right-click the file > Properties > Digital Signatures).

Use Windows Defender Offline (built into Windows 10/11). Go to Settings → Update & Security → Windows Security → Virus & threat protection → Scan options → Microsoft Defender Offline scan. This reboots your PC and scans before Windows loads, making it harder for malware to hide. audiorecord.exe

A PUP is not a virus, but it is undesirable. This likely means the file comes from adware or a bundled software installer that you did not explicitly want. You can safely remove PUPs. Go to the tab in Task Manager (or

Realtek’s HD Audio Manager and other sound card drivers have historically used generic executable names to manage microphone arrays. Some OEM builds (Dell, HP, Lenovo) include a diagnostic tool named audiorecord.exe that runs at startup to test microphone gain or enable "Far Field Pickup" (FFP) for conference calls. This reboots your PC and scans before Windows

Part of the open-source PSAudio module (or legacy Windows SDK samples), there are official command-line tools designed to capture audio for testing and automation. In this context, audiorecord.exe is a lightweight console app that records sound from a microphone or system output directly to a WAV file.