What is amdk8.sys?

amdk8.sys is part of AMD Processor Driver and developed by Advanced Micro Devices according to the amdk8.sys version information.

amdk8.sys's description is "AMD Processor Driver"

amdk8.sys is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Publisher.

amdk8.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about amdk8.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on amdk8.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameAMD Processor Driver
Company nameAdvanced Micro Devices
File descriptionAMD Processor Driver
Internal nameAmdK8.sys
Original filenameAmdK8.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © AMD, Inc.2002-2003
Product version1.1.0
File version1.1.0 built by: srv03_rtm(wmbla)

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

Product nameAMD Processor Driver
Company nameAdvanced Micro Devices
File descriptionAMD Processor Driver
Internal nameAmdK8.sys
Original filenameAmdK8.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © AMD, Inc.2002-2003
Product version1.1.0
File version1.1.0 built by: srv03_rtm(wmbla)

Digital signatures [?]

amdk8.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows Publisher
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Verification Intermediate PCA
Certificate serial number6108b35700000000002e

VirusTotal report

None of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the amdk8.sys file.

None of the 43 anti-virus programs detected the amdk8.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d7e6de8f676cf3a387f75e9ab404f7a4
SHA25614e265aad3ddb455fc655b5f383cc368fb1763750186a52636671956f93dce54

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What did other users do?

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Votes
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11
Remove0 %
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