How to remove an lkads error

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Lkads.exe file information

The process known as Part of Logos or lkads belongs to software National Instruments Logos or NI Logos by National Instruments (www.ni.com).

Description: lkads.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 45,056 bytes (57% of all occurrences), 40,488 bytes, 42,544 bytes, 56,096 bytes or 43,056 bytes.
The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows core file. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. The program uses ports to connect to a LAN or the Internet. Therefore the technical security rating is 40% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you run into problems with lkads.exe, you can ask Customer Support to assist you or uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > lkads or NI Logos).

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If lkads.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 31% dangerous. The file size is 40,488 bytes (66% of all occurrences), 45,056 bytes or 45,168 bytes. There is no description of the program. The program is not visible. The file is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital signature. It is not a Windows core file.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as lkads.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the lkads.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

hatte bei mit Größe 45118 und war auch eine Hilfsdatei von LabView (National Instruments). Sie versuchte bei mir, lokal UDP-Pakete zu verschicken.
Ingo Kresse

included with Multisim/Ultiboard/etc
Trivke

It is part of the program MULTISIM (simulation of electrical circuits) - software by National Instruments
Dave Genew

National Instruments is famous for putting Spyware like this on systems that get any of their products installed, and they leave it on after the software is Uninstalled. If you have removed all of the National Instruments software (like Labview), you will find they left behind two System Services on your PC, the "National Instruments PSP Server Locator" Service and the "National Instruments Time Synchronization" Service. You can use the Services management tool to set them to not start automatically.
Johnny

Summary: Average user rating of lkads.exe: based on 4 votes with 4 reviews.

1 user think lkads.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous.

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