What is mscank.sys?
mscank.sys is part of Quick Heal AntiVirus and developed by Quick Heal Technologies (P) Ltd. according to the mscank.sys version information.
mscank.sys's description is "Kernel mode support for memory scanner"
mscank.sys is digitally signed by Quick Heal Technologies (Pvt) Ltd..
mscank.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about mscank.sys.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on mscank.sys:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Quick Heal AntiVirus |
| Company name | Quick Heal Technologies (P) Ltd. |
| File description | Kernel mode support for memory scanner |
| Internal name | mscank |
| Original filename | mscank.sys |
| Legal copyright | © Quick Heal Technologies (P) Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 12.00 |
| File version | 5.0.0.1 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Quick Heal AntiVirus |
| Company name | Quick Heal Technologies (P) Ltd. |
| File description | Kernel mode support for memory scanner |
| Internal name | mscank |
| Original filename | mscank.sys |
| Legal copyright | © Quick Heal Technologies (P) Ltd. .. |
| Product version | 12.00 |
| File version | 5.0.0.1 |
Digital signatures [?]
mscank.sys has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Quick Heal Technologies (Pvt) Ltd. |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 720b545d558cef7f6758a5fbb8429a9f |
VirusTotal report
None of the 41 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the mscank.sys file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 76dba2ce284bfeedd7c88ee84557bcc7 |
| SHA256 | 83dfd1c39a73b138f0746c928ebeef9f0b038d6c7b894aa8da8642a53f58d1f9 |
What will you do with mscank.sys?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with mscank.sys. 26% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 202 users.
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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.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
My windows xp is not loading even in safe mode as it stops at mscank.sys after few days running quick heal. Can u help?
# 9 Jun 2014, 0:32
Ram writes
In my pc mscank.sys non plug and play device is not working properly. it show that this device provider is Quick heal technologies (P.)limited File version 9.0.0.1 and driver files is C:\ Windows\system32\drivers\mscank.sys
# 29 Aug 2015, 2:38
Narayani Prasad kar writes