What is keyp.sys?

keyp.sys is part of Microsoft(R) Windows NT(TM) Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the keyp.sys version information.

keyp.sys's description is "SmartKey NT Driver"

keyp.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on keyp.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft(R) Windows NT(TM) Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionSmartKey NT Driver
Internal namekeyp.sys
Original filenamekeyp.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1996
Product version4.00
File version4.00

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

Product nameMicrosoft(R) Windows NT(TM) Operatin..
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionSmartKey NT Driver
Internal namekeyp.sys
Original filenamekeyp.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1..
Product version4.00
File version4.00

Digital signatures [?]

keyp.sys is not signed.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e5c9482f58702ebce42b2b3ef9ac7d66
SHA2567e850b4c1f9636beac9fb90d98970c1b7c0fce042ad7c6c44cd6bca6cb101ca1

What will you do with keyp.sys?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with keyp.sys. 38% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 13 users.

User vote results: There were 5 votes to remove and 8 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with keyp.sys. Only 13 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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.

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