How to remove an Crypserv error

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Crypserv.exe file information

The process known as CrypKey NT Service or CrypKey License Service or Crypkey License belongs to software CrypKey Software Licensing System or Crypkey License by CrypKey (Canada) (www.crypkey.com) or Kenonic Controls (www.kenonic.com).

Description: The file Crypserv.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 52,224 bytes (43% of all occurrences), 69,632 bytes and 16 more variants.
The program has no visible window. The file is not a Windows core file. It is an unknown file in the Windows folder. Therefore the technical security rating is 55% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If Crypserv.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 42% dangerous. The file size is 122,880 bytes. The program is not visible. Crypserv.exe is not a Windows system file.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Crypserv.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the Crypserv.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

never saw it before installing Nemesis Security Suite,probably it's needed for encrypting data from mobile phones.
Syrus Wolfe

The latest version of Avast anti-virus detected it as a dangerous rootkit but was able to remove it after I stopped the Cryptkey service and disabled it. Sony was successfully sued for installing such rootkits without user knowledge/permission; I'm guessing that's why this company is hiding in Canada. \;^J
Computer Geek

Crypkey is a Canadian-based licensing company. If you delete it, any applications that require it will effectively have no software license. It's not a virus at any rate.
JustJack (further information)

i installed Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery, it may use this process
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Trololol

After installing (Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery) and (VB Decompiler Pro), I discovered this service, I'm not sure which one of these software caused this service to be started, I just disabled it from services.msc, then deleted the crypserv.exe
Yousef

It installs with many different demos and programs as copy/overuse protection. Not a threat, but a nuisance, as it stayed as a running process on my PC after I uninstalled the program it came with. Why? Not cool. @gamera: if something is a running process on your PC, it never "apparently does nothing". If it is running, it is doing something. Perhaps relatively innocuous, but always something.
centime

I have a bad sector on my hard drive and i can't fix it without removing crypkey windows xp will not even scan it and it won't tell me what applications it is for
Buggs

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Summary: Average user rating of Crypserv.exe: based on 65 votes with 9 reviews.

31 users think Crypserv.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 6 users think it's probably harmless. 11 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 10 users suspect danger. 7 users think Crypserv.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 5 users doesn't grade Crypserv.exe ("not sure about it").

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