What is sbhook64.dll?

sbhook64.dll is part of Kaspersky Anti-Virus and developed by Kaspersky Lab according to the sbhook64.dll version information.

sbhook64.dll's description is "Sandbox r3 hooks for virtual processes"

sbhook64.dll is digitally signed by Kaspersky Lab.

sbhook64.dll is usually located in the 'C:\PROGRA~2\KASPER~1\KASPER~1\x64\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about sbhook64.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on sbhook64.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameKaspersky Anti-Virus
Company nameKaspersky Lab
File descriptionSandbox r3 hooks for virtual processes
Internal nameSBHOOK
Original filenameSBHOOK.DLL
Legal copyrightCopyright © Kaspersky Lab 1997-2009.
Legal trademarkKaspersky™ Anti-Virus ® is registered trademark of Kaspersky Lab.
Product version9.0.0.740
File version9.0.0.740

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

Product nameKaspersky Anti-Virus
Company nameKaspersky Lab
File descriptionSandbox r3 hooks for virtual processes
Internal nameSBHOOK
Original filenameSBHOOK.DLL
Legal copyrightCopyright © Kaspersky Lab 1997-2009.
Legal trademarkKaspersky™ Anti-Virus ® is regis..
Product version9.0.0.740
File version9.0.0.740

Digital signatures [?]

sbhook64.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameKaspersky Lab
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number7388d375b5e7444f67f44add0e651098

VirusTotal report

None of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sbhook64.dll file.

None of the 43 anti-virus programs detected the sbhook64.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5eccbb2d8c706b52f49f407cf00807b0d
SHA256ce5a8ac04a459648b5aca3b379a265edf24b8b6c2e0cc439b3913dd8834cd785

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with sbhook64.dll. 56% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 9 users.

User vote results: There were 5 votes to remove and 4 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with sbhook64.dll. Only 9 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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