What is qknfd.sys?

qknfd.sys is part of Quiknowledge Driver x86 and developed by Quiknowledge according to the qknfd.sys version information.

qknfd.sys's description is "Quiknowledge Driver x86"

qknfd.sys is digitally signed by QUIKNOWLEDGE.

qknfd.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected qknfd.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 qknfd.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameQuiknowledge Driver x86
Company nameQuiknowledge
File descriptionQuiknowledge Driver x86
Internal nameqknfd.sys
Original filenameqknfd.sys
CommentsCompiled: 2014-02-05T23:12:57Z. Configuration: Release
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.9.0.1
File version1.9.0.1

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

Product nameQuiknowledge Driver x86
Company nameQuiknowledge
File descriptionQuiknowledge Driver x86
Internal nameqknfd.sys
Original filenameqknfd.sys
CommentsCompiled: 2014-02-05T23:12:57Z. Conf..
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.9.0.1
File version1.9.0.1

Digital signatures [?]

qknfd.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameQUIKNOWLEDGE
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2
Certificate serial number1121df7c70666aa82f10ccd4461a39593e7f

VirusTotal report

3 of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the qknfd.sys file. That's a 6% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG Quikno.7B5
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Quiknowledge.A
VIPRE InfoAtoms (fs)
3 of the 53 anti-virus programs detected the qknfd.sys file.

qknfd.sys removal instructions

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

PropertyValue
MD5516c2b75d2129a9dabc3e4c20b9ba5d0
SHA25650ca7c601f678c9f5a8d09662af30930256f7c8684e88047f99d8efc5c9d701a

What will you do with qknfd.sys?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with qknfd.sys. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with qknfd.sys. Only 3 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.

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