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How to remove sHotKey error


The free file information forum can help you find out if sHotKey.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, adware which you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

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sHotKey.exe file information

The process SHOTKEY belongs to the software Chicony HOTKEY Driver for WinXP MCE by Chicony (www.chicony.com).

Description: File sHotKey.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (mostly C:\Program Files\SONY\sHotKey\). The file size on Windows XP is 45,056 bytes.
It is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. File sHotKey.exe is able to record keyboard inputs. The program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Therefore the technical security rating is 95% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as sHotKey.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the sHotKey.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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This file has been on my computer and has adverse affects on the system slowwwed reaction
   
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its for poeple that own windows media center edtion
  Daniel  
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ask_ve_su@hotmail.com
  nihat   (further information)
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I have a SONY Vaio and have this item in my Start Up menu. I can not delete this file. Is it necessary?
  John Bowman  

Summary: 1 user think sHotKey.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user doesn't grade sHotKey.exe ("not sure about it").

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