What is klhk.sys?

klhk.sys is part of Kaspersky™ Anti-Virus ® and developed by Kaspersky Lab ZAO according to the klhk.sys version information.

klhk.sys's description is "KLHK [fre_wlh_x64]"

klhk.sys is digitally signed by Kaspersky Lab.

klhk.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about klhk.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on klhk.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameKaspersky™ Anti-Virus ®
Company nameKaspersky Lab ZAO
File descriptionKLHK [fre_wlh_x64]
Internal nameKLHK
Original filenameKLHK
Legal copyrightCopyright © Kaspersky Lab ZAO 1996-2015.
Product version1.2.0.40
File version1.2.0.40

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

Product nameKaspersky™ Anti-Virus ®
Company nameKaspersky Lab ZAO
File descriptionKLHK [fre_wlh_x64]
Internal nameKLHK
Original filenameKLHK
Legal copyrightCopyright © Kaspersky Lab ZAO 1996-..
Product version1.2.0.40
File version1.2.0.40

Digital signatures [?]

klhk.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameKaspersky Lab
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number0916825462bea15594450e897e8d3ae6

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the klhk.sys file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the klhk.sys file.

Other files also named klhk.sys

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b96959cdddeae40f5b57c52ac6f94ec0
SHA256207ca534deaca83231fce92e248ecfa95b8a12fa7fd3d711b730d76fd4a481dd

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User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 1 vote to keep

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