What is vapmhst.exe?
vapmhst.exe is part of Kaspersky Anti-Virus Engine and developed by AO Kaspersky Lab according to the vapmhst.exe version information.
vapmhst.exe's description is "VAPM Engine"
vapmhst.exe is usually located in the 'c:\ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\AVP17.0.0\Bases\Cache\vapm_596789640\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about vapmhst.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on vapmhst.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Kaspersky Anti-Virus Engine |
| Company name | AO Kaspersky Lab |
| File description | VAPM Engine |
| Internal name | vapmhst |
| Original filename | vapmhst.exe |
| Legal copyright | © 2018 AO Kaspersky Lab. All Rights Reserved. |
| Legal trademark | Registered trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners |
| Product version | 3.5.0.12 |
| File version | 3.5.0.12 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Kaspersky Anti-Virus Engine |
| Company name | AO Kaspersky Lab |
| File description | VAPM Engine |
| Internal name | vapmhst |
| Original filename | vapmhst.exe |
| Legal copyright | © 2018 AO Kaspersky Lab. All Rights.. |
| Legal trademark | Registered trademarks and service ma.. |
| Product version | 3.5.0.12 |
| File version | 3.5.0.12 |
Digital signatures [?]
The verification of vapmhst.exe's digital signature failed.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Kaspersky Lab |
| Certificate issuer name | DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1 |
| Certificate serial number | 0f9d91c6aba86f4e54cbb9ef57e68346 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 69 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vapmhst.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | d1db79c325dcbd802d34e91dd4d6db96 |
| SHA256 | 0261fb8a1e8f6c4833754d0fc597cc4fa02c8819529776b6a52ad6a4b181d4cf |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to vapmhst.exe:
vapmhst.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
vapmhst.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
VAPM Engine has stopped working.
End Program - vapmhst.exe. This program is not responding.
vapmhst.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
vapmhst.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
What will you do with vapmhst.exe?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with vapmhst.exe:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with vapmhst.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 2 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with vapmhst.exe. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Malware or legitimate?
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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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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