What is wktvadapter.sys?

wktvadapter.sys is digitally signed by Broad Knowledge Media Limited.

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

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

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VirusTotal report

47 of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wktvadapter.sys file. That's a 69% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.5379794
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.LoadMoney.R176533
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.5379794
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Winsecsrv.g
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D5216D2
Avast	FileRepMetagen [Malware]
AVG	FileRepMetagen [Malware]
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.5379794
Bkav	W32.FamVT.WsysNHb.Rootkit
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Winexert.S9257
Comodo	UnclassifiedMalware
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.1b8fb7
Cyren	W64/S-564ddec4!Eldorado
DrWeb	Trojan.Winsec.4
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.5379794 (B)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/Winsecsrv.A
F-Prot	W64/S-564ddec4!Eldorado
F-Secure	Trojan.GenericKD.5379794
Fortinet	W64/Winsecsrv.E1!tr
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.5379794
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Winsecsrv
Invincea	heuristic
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.irfv
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004ee1521 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 004ee1521 )
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Winsecsrv.g
MAX	malware (ai score=80)
McAfee	Artemis!0C2A7192E9C2
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
Microsoft	Trojan:Win64/Winexert.C!bit
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.5379794
nProtect	Trojan/W32.Winsecsrv.139952.D
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.78a
Rising	Trojan.Winsecsrv!1.A83C (CLASSIC)
SentinelOne	static engine - malicious
Sophos	Troj/Winexp-A
Symantec	Trojan.Gen
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Winsecsrv.Fig
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R047C0DFH17
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R047C0DFH17
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Yandex	Trojan.Winsecsrv!
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Winsecsrv.g

wktvadapter.sys removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove wktvadapter.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the wktvadapter.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that wktvadapter.sys has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate wktvadapter.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the wktvadapter.sys file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate wktvadapter.sys in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\windows\system32\drivers\wktvadapter.sys

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the wktvadapter.sys file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If wktvadapter.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If wktvadapter.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If wktvadapter.sys still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that wktvadapter.sys no longer appear in the scan result.

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