What is taokernel64.sys?

taokernel64.sys is developed by Tencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited according to the taokernel64.sys version information.

taokernel64.sys's description is "TAOKernel"

taokernel64.sys is digitally signed by Tencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited.

taokernel64.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected taokernel64.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on taokernel64.sys:

PropertyValue
Company nameTencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited
File descriptionTAOKernel
Internal nameTAOKernel.sys
Original filenameTAOKernelsys
CommentsTAOKernel
Legal copyrightTencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Product version1.2.0.3
File version1.2.0.3

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

Company nameTencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company..
File descriptionTAOKernel
Internal nameTAOKernel.sys
Original filenameTAOKernelsys
CommentsTAOKernel
Legal copyrightTencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company..
Product version1.2.0.3
File version1.2.0.3

Digital signatures [?]

taokernel64.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameTencent Technology(Shenzhen) Company Limited
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number7170bd93cf3f189ae6452b514c49340e

VirusTotal report

1 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the taokernel64.sys file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AegisLab Adware.SwiftBrowse
1 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the taokernel64.sys file.

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD596ad46a4f7ed4cae92634117212448e6
SHA256df64dbf5f628a2080d08cc53ef2e67fe928573400f53c109330340a48944e8e2

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