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What is hkss.exe? hkss.exe?

Vendor:      Compaq Computer
Product:     Hot Key Support Software
Vendor Website:      http://h18000.www1.hp.com/
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: hkss.exe - Conpaq Multimedia Keyboard support from Compaq Computer Corp.

hkss.exe is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.


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hkss.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
hkss.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x1fd093b217a7ac99ed1ad7b25befa925 12/2/2014 2:56:00 AM Unknown 1.1.E1 hkss.exe 188 KB
2 Status 0x06bebe7a0366c163e67a8097c5458ceb 2/6/2012 7:40:00 PM Unknown Unknown hkss.exe 188 KB
3 Status 0xdc5ee21942563fa54ce611dcb2444cbe 3/17/2011 1:36:00 PM Unknown 1.1.D3 hkss.exe 188 KB
4 Status 0xadf45482642c1d7eb45b95e7b90e2d52 6/21/2010 2:11:00 AM Unknown 1.00.H4 hkss.exe 176 KB
5 Status 0xe8450a89a51079ee392d56cc706f1d65 6/7/2010 4:40:00 AM Unknown Unknown hkss.exe 176 KB
6 Status 0x47c94d326d5892444ffadec06274f7d5 12/2/2009 4:36:00 PM Unknown Unknown hkss.exe 188 KB
7 Status 0x2774e3a6e4963b037a338dd3f22f956d 11/10/2009 7:41:00 PM Unknown 1.1.B2 hkss.exe 188 KB
8 Status 0xb4c71c64adeafaf10752ff0d3e256b3c 11/7/2009 8:54:00 PM Unknown 1.1.E1 hkss.exe 188 KB
9 Status 0xc51dc683ce51189e0e31daddffd36bb2 7/10/2009 3:51:00 PM Unknown 1.1.D1 hkss.exe 188 KB
10 Status 0xcd08e844ab11e6118b2a49bf6c2b9c07 4/13/2009 3:31:00 PM Unknown Unknown hkss.exe 188 KB
11 Status 0x4fda59955db5b2aa938c9e39d3a5d737 4/4/2009 7:18:00 AM Unknown Unknown hkss.exe 188 KB
12 Status 0x5045ca9ccce6827c31f00492286e1b2a 3/31/2009 8:25:00 PM Unknown Unknown hkss.exe 188 KB
13 Status 0x7cdb7bf0954bf19e3e82576963535c5d 2/13/2009 2:49:00 AM Unknown Unknown hkss.exe 188 KB
14 Status 0xc47552b8962a79f6cd2e89a3bea8c689 12/29/2008 4:39:00 PM Unknown Unknown hkss.exe 188 KB
15 Status 0x3594ed028c3b9af3af17a26487cfd35a 12/26/2008 8:06:00 AM Unknown 1.1.E1 hkss.exe 188 KB
16 Status 0xe4d84ec09062c4d16b910d3d680d51be 11/11/2008 2:06:00 PM Unknown 1.1.A5 hkss.exe 176 KB
17 Status 0x8b6c0d8e6f3530dbc2d5abf00522c424 9/13/2008 1:00:00 PM Unknown Unknown hkss.exe 188 KB
18 Status 0x24e486705fed11a89d565f95b8dab57f 7/16/2008 6:57:00 PM Unknown Unknown hkss.exe 188 KB
19 Status 0x8b0bd9646e3eea0a2cf6b090d66643d8 12/31/2007 Unknown 1.00.D8 hkss.exe 170 KB
20 Status 0xd1cbda84820717297da33d1c1c9e65fe 12/31/2007 Unknown 1.1.E1 hkss.exe 188 KB
21 Status 0xa52985d567f3efe1c2a6fdf35a3d62e1 12/31/2007 Unknown 1.1.D3 hkss.exe 188 KB


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