What is chkvdisk.exe?

chkvdisk.exe is part of Windows (R) 2000 DDK driver and developed by Windows (R) 2000 DDK provider according to the chkvdisk.exe version information.

chkvdisk.exe's description is "Auto check virtual disk"

chkvdisk.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about chkvdisk.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on chkvdisk.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindows (R) 2000 DDK driver
Company nameWindows (R) 2000 DDK provider
File descriptionAuto check virtual disk
Internal nameChkVdisk.exe
Original filenameChkVdisk.exe
Product version5.1.2600.0
File version5.1.2600.0 built by: WinDDK

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

Product nameWindows (R) 2000 DDK driver
Company nameWindows (R) 2000 DDK provider
File descriptionAuto check virtual disk
Internal nameChkVdisk.exe
Original filenameChkVdisk.exe
Product version5.1.2600.0
File version5.1.2600.0 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

chkvdisk.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the chkvdisk.exe file.

None of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the chkvdisk.exe file.

Folder name variants

chkvdisk.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\system32\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5cb624fb94bb712a424eb375d8af772b2
SHA256782c6d3ae1957ab2fc659c8819ec5b2a84a3d0743647fd5fd20b35834cd4e743

Error Messages

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

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

chkvdisk.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.

Auto check virtual disk has stopped working.

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

chkvdisk.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with chkvdisk.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with chkvdisk.exe. 9% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 11 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 10 votes to keep

Malware or legitimate?

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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.

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