What is KAVStart.exe?

KAVStart.exe is part of Kingsoft Internet Security and developed by Kingsoft Corporation according to the KAVStart.exe version information.

KAVStart.exe's description is "Kingsoft Security Center"

KAVStart.exe is usually located in the 'C:\KIS\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on KAVStart.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameKingsoft Internet Security
Company nameKingsoft Corporation
File descriptionKingsoft Security Center
Internal nameKAVStart
Original filenameKAVStart.EXE
CommentsKingsoft Security Center
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2000 - 2006 Kingsoft Inc (KIS International Team), All Rights Reserved.
Legal trademarkKingsoft
Product version7, 6, 0, 80
File version2007, 12, 6, 259

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

Product nameKingsoft Internet Security
Company nameKingsoft Corporation
File descriptionKingsoft Security Center
Internal nameKAVStart
Original filenameKAVStart.EXE
CommentsKingsoft Security Center
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2000 - 2006 Kingsoft I..
Legal trademarkKingsoft
Product version7, 6, 0, 80
File version2007, 12, 6, 259

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f64cb77fe0bb8ed5edc7e19c2c36acb0
SHA2561d3c147c0a0b629ad1a367f0ec6f4e4b1bb5d1dbf044c0f3aaf9a4ad4103d3fb

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to kavstart.exe:

kavstart.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

kavstart.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Kingsoft Security Center has stopped working.

End Program - kavstart.exe. This program is not responding.

kavstart.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

kavstart.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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