What is d3d8thk32.dll?

d3d8thk32.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected d3d8thk32.dll.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

d3d8thk32.dll does not have any version or vendor information.

VirusTotal report

15 of the 41 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the d3d8thk32.dll file. That's a 37% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
a-squared Virus.Win32.Dracur!IK
AhnLab-V3 Packed/Win32.Delfpack
Avast Win32:Dracur-C
Avast5 Win32:Dracur-C
AVG Crypt.WVF
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Delfpack.a
eSafe Win32.Kryptik.Era
GData Win32:Dracur-C
Ikarus Virus.Win32.Dracur
Kaspersky Packed.Win32.Delfpack.a
McAfee Artemis!3EA90262EEEA
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!3EA90262EEEA
NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.ERA
Panda Suspicious file
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
15 of the 41 anti-virus programs detected the d3d8thk32.dll file.

d3d8thk32.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove d3d8thk32.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the d3d8thk32.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that d3d8thk32.dll 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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate d3d8thk32.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the d3d8thk32.dll 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 d3d8thk32.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk32.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the d3d8thk32.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If d3d8thk32.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If d3d8thk32.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If d3d8thk32.dll 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 d3d8thk32.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD53ea90262eeeacebe813038d84d02b262
SHA256edafe9b49ac86dc6a9e594b8b2fe51571301b60cd9fc3ba00f1c90ad0c5ebc98

What will you do with d3d8thk32.dll?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with d3d8thk32.dll. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

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NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with d3d8thk32.dll. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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.

Kirby T writes

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d3d8thk32.dll is spyware.

# 12 Jun 2010, 10:50

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