What is SmadHook64.dll?

SmadHook64.dll is part of SmadavProtect and developed by Smadav Software according to the SmadHook64.dll version information.

SmadHook64.dll's description is "Smadav Whitelist Protection Library"

SmadHook64.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Smadav\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about SmadHook64.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SmadHook64.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameSmadavProtect
Company nameSmadav Software
File descriptionSmadav Whitelist Protection Library
Internal nameSmadHook
Original filenameSmadHook.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2016
Product version1, 0, 0, 1
File version1, 0, 0, 1

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

Product nameSmadavProtect
Company nameSmadav Software
File descriptionSmadav Whitelist Protection Library
Internal nameSmadHook
Original filenameSmadHook.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2016
Product version1, 0, 0, 1
File version1, 0, 0, 1

Digital signatures [?]

SmadHook64.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SmadHook64.dll file.

None of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the SmadHook64.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD56c84519bfab8d8e1fa58c215c1e51f87
SHA256b0d297e959799ca233b60f56acbbaca88b0a7e7c03960bd45cc9837d4d804be7

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with SmadHook64.dll. 88% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 32 users.

User vote results: There were 28 votes to remove and 4 votes to keep

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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.

Luna writes

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help me idk what to do with the smadhook

# 18 Sep 2022, 1:15

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