What is dahkService.exe?

dahkService.exe is part of Dobe Download Manager and developed by Dobe Systems Incorporated according to the dahkService.exe version information.

dahkService.exe's description is "Dobe Download Manager"

dahkService.exe is digitally signed by 2BRS LTD.

dahkService.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\dahkService\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected dahkService.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on dahkService.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameDobe Download Manager
Company nameDobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionDobe Download Manager
Internal nameDobe Download Manager
Original filenameDobe Download Manager
Product version2.0.0.164
File version2.0.0.164

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

Product nameDobe Download Manager
Company nameDobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionDobe Download Manager
Internal nameDobe Download Manager
Original filenameDobe Download Manager
Product version2.0.0.164
File version2.0.0.164

Digital signatures [?]

dahkService.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer name2BRS LTD
Certificate issuer namethawte SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number3c57db35ade9a2ccec04675eed197c82

VirusTotal report

43 of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the dahkService.exe file. That's a 63% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.30672324
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.Installer.R227809
ALYac Trojan.GenericKD.30672324
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D1D405C4
Avast Win32:AdwareSig [Adw]
AVG Win32:AdwareSig [Adw]
Avira TR/Crypt.ZPACK.yoine
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.30672324
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Ekstak
Cyren W32/Trojan.GGZU-4264
DrWeb Trojan.MulDrop8.6733
Emsisoft Application.AdLoad (A)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.GGRH
F-Secure Trojan.GenericKD.30672324
Fortinet W32/Kryptik.GGRH!tr
GData Trojan.GenericKD.30672324
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Crypt
Invincea heuristic
Jiangmin Trojan.Ekstak.hqw
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 00528e5a1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 00528e5a1 )
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Malwarebytes Adware.Downloader
MAX malware (ai score=98)
McAfee Artemis!5549F92BACD5
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.vh
Microsoft PUA:Win32/LoadMoney
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.30672324
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.favlnr
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.Spy.170
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Ekstak.Sueb
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R002C0ODT18
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002C0ODT18
VBA32 Trojan.Ekstak
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Z.Kryptik.2171584.CB
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
43 of the 68 anti-virus programs detected the dahkService.exe file.

dahkService.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove dahkService.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the dahkService.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that dahkService.exe 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 dahkService.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the dahkService.exe 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 dahkService.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\ProgramData\dahkService\dahkService.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the dahkService.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If dahkService.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If dahkService.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If dahkService.exe 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 dahkService.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD55549f92bacd526f9ac861d12f6fc06f8
SHA256bc62d71b25d9f6eb36e06aa4e5e50c74884d46b8da43cf74eb7f7a8c8707ecca

Error Messages

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

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

dahkservice.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.

Dobe Download Manager has stopped working.

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

dahkservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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