What is eabfiltr.sys?

eabfiltr.sys is part of Quick Launch Buttons and developed by Hewlett-Packard Company according to the eabfiltr.sys version information.

eabfiltr.sys's description is "QLB PS/2 Keyboard filter driver"

eabfiltr.sys is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher.

eabfiltr.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on eabfiltr.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameQuick Launch Buttons
Company nameHewlett-Packard Company
File descriptionQLB PS/2 Keyboard filter driver
Internal nameEabFiltr.sys
Original filenameEabFiltr.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © Hewlett-Packard 2001-2004
Product version4.20.01.03
File version4.20.01.03

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

Product nameQuick Launch Buttons
Company nameHewlett-Packard Company
File descriptionQLB PS/2 Keyboard filter driver
Internal nameEabFiltr.sys
Original filenameEabFiltr.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © Hewlett-Packard 2001-2004
Product version4.20.01.03
File version4.20.01.03

Digital signatures [?]

eabfiltr.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Hardware Compatibility PCA
Certificate serial number6106c1ac000000000007

VirusTotal report

None of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the eabfiltr.sys file.

None of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the eabfiltr.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD581b7808d3b5892388f33273119c2dc31
SHA256ff0e643ebd40d832985835d8a79d68fd35bfd806d511048a4a16624f69a33743

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User vote results: There were 5 votes to remove and 47 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.

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Walbit writes

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For the last week I am unable to use the keyboard on my Hp compac nx6110 because it keeps asking for this file eabfiltr.sys I searched all possible locations on my notebook and another similar hp notebook but never found it. please if anybody has an idea how to get it?
I searched downloads on Hp site, but didn't find it.

# 1 Oct 2009, 0:51

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