What is keyhook.exe?

keyhook.exe is part of SiS Compatible Super VGA Keyboard Daemon and developed by Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation according to the keyhook.exe version information.

keyhook.exe's description is "SiS Compatible Super VGA Keyboard Daemon"

keyhook.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on keyhook.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSiS Compatible Super VGA Keyboard Daemon
Company nameSilicon Integrated Systems Corporation
File descriptionSiS Compatible Super VGA Keyboard Daemon
Internal nameKeyHook 3.65f.04
Original filenameKeyHook.EXE
CommentsSiS Compatible Super VGA Keyboard Daemon
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. 1998-2004
Product version0.0.0.3654
File version0.0.0.3654

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

Product nameSiS Compatible Super VGA Keyboard Da..
Company nameSilicon Integrated Systems Corporation
File descriptionSiS Compatible Super VGA Keyboard Da..
Internal nameKeyHook 3.65f.04
Original filenameKeyHook.EXE
CommentsSiS Compatible Super VGA Keyboard Da..
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Silicon Integrated Sys..
Product version0.0.0.3654
File version0.0.0.3654

Digital signatures [?]

keyhook.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the keyhook.exe file.

None of the 53 anti-virus programs detected the keyhook.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5a141351c191a65b66e067326bac0a190
SHA256f328092bee73e473fa69c087d1ce56868204efc93906b6a97e1d5b6bb8373392

Error Messages

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

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

keyhook.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.

SiS Compatible Super VGA Keyboard Daemon has stopped working.

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

keyhook.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

keyhook.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 1 vote to remove and 5 votes to keep

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