What is szkg.sys?
szkg.sys is part of Stopzilla and developed by iS3 Inc. according to the szkg.sys version information.
szkg.sys's description is "szkg Device Driver"
szkg.sys is digitally signed by iS3, Inc..
szkg.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected szkg.sys.
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 [?]
The following is the available information on szkg.sys:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Stopzilla |
| Company name | iS3 Inc. |
| File description | szkg Device Driver |
| Internal name | Avenger V |
| Original filename | szkg.sys |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c)2005-2009 iS3 Inc . All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 5.0.40.0 |
| File version | 2.40.0 |
| Special build | Zig Zag |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Stopzilla |
| Company name | iS3 Inc. |
| File description | szkg Device Driver |
| Internal name | Avenger V |
| Original filename | szkg.sys |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c)2005-2009 iS3 Inc . Al.. |
| Product version | 5.0.40.0 |
| File version | 2.40.0 |
| Special build | Zig Zag |
Digital signatures [?]
szkg.sys has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | iS3, Inc. |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 62cbc29a336a0ac6486b699bddb44775 |
VirusTotal report
2 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the szkg.sys file. That's a 4% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-Trojan/Agent.54656.C |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.Agent.gen |
szkg.sys removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove szkg.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the szkg.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that szkg.sys has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate szkg.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the szkg.sys 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 szkg.sys in the scan result.
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\szkg.sys 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the szkg.sys file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If szkg.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If szkg.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If szkg.sys still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that szkg.sys no longer appear in the scan result.
Filename variants
szkg.sys may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:
- is3srv.sys
Folder name variants
szkg.sys may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\. The most common variants are listed below:
- D:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\
Other files also named szkg.sys
szkg.sys (14 votes)
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 8fe4ecc7877fcfe4e59414708898073d |
| SHA256 | 289ee8e505a544328c2948553e023b90c060b3db16b482b211597cd861c0600a |
What will you do with szkg.sys?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with szkg.sys. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with szkg.sys. 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.
Has issues with computer making a beeping noise every maybe 30 minutes or so, also I get screen refreshes for no apparent reasons (runing dual monitors) both go black and come back on, or for no reason I get a shut down screen due to szkgfs.sys PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA.
I purchased Stopzilla noticed there is notes about the program but my computer was doing this before installing Stopzilla? I see in running FreeFixer it shows a driver information reg szkg5 display name szkg5 c:\windows\system32\drivers\szkg.sys same for next item szkgfs c:\windows\system32\drivers\szkgfs.sys
Finally, I see without a checking box c"\windows\systems32\driverlBeepke.sys is this causing my computer to beep all the time. Not sure to uninstall, I have noticed that also since Stopzilla I am a film editor with Avid Composer and at one time to export say a 60 minute finished edit to a drive say med or large avi file to convert to wma or send to client, now I cannot seems create anyfile say over around 40 minutes? Thanks if anyone can help.
# 12 Aug 2010, 21:54
L Eells writes