ksdef.sys is part of Kingsoft Antivirus XEngine System and developed by Kingsoft Corporation according to the ksdef.sys version information.
ksdef.sys's description is "Kingsoft Defend Engine SYS"
ksdef.sys is digitally signed by Zhuhai Kingsoft Software Co.,Ltd.
ksdef.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about ksdef.sys.
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The following is the available information on ksdef.sys:
Property | Value |
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Product name | Kingsoft Antivirus XEngine System |
Company name | Kingsoft Corporation |
File description | Kingsoft Defend Engine SYS |
Internal name | kdekernel |
Original filename | kdekernel.sys |
Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 1998-2010 Kingsoft Corporation |
Product version | 3,1,22968,48 |
File version | 2010,08,21,48 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
Product name | Kingsoft Antivirus XEngine System |
Company name | Kingsoft Corporation |
File description | Kingsoft Defend Engine SYS |
Internal name | kdekernel |
Original filename | kdekernel.sys |
Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 1998-2010 Kingsoft Cor.. |
Product version | 3,1,22968,48 |
File version | 2010,08,21,48 |
ksdef.sys has a valid digital signature.
Property | Value |
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Signer name | Zhuhai Kingsoft Software Co.,Ltd |
Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA |
Certificate serial number | 0ba4bc439930346b95694b4c7f2b981b |
None of the 45 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ksdef.sys file.
Property | Value |
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MD5 | 69847e5b2c73215d8011991f32b5ca48 |
SHA256 | 1789988f4cf374de2da622def99a914eea76908862470854db6ea10dc0f8d9cc |
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with ksdef.sys:
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ksdef.sys. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 9 users.
Votes | |||
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Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
Remove | 100 % | 9 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with ksdef.sys. Only 9 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.
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