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Process name: CrypKey NT Service
Product: CrypKey Software Licensing System
Company: Kenonic Controls Ltd.
File: crypserv.exe
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From the NewsGroups: You have installed a demostration program of some sort. Clipsever counts how many times a certain feature is run and then renders the program useless.....
You can uninstall it from the Add Programs appet in Control Panel. If you do, whichever demo program was using it won't work anymore.

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Users Opinions

3116 users ask for this file. 3 users didn't rate it ("don't know"). 27 users rated it as not dangerous. 5 users rated it as not so dangerous. 9 users rated it as neutral. 9 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 5 users rated it as dangerous.


All comments about crypserv.exe:
Doug Wayte License Management Software  See also: Link
CyboRtecH Rather useless for comp. soft pirates ;)  See also: Link
Hexleo its used on a 30 day trial program (limited usage), it you get rid of it some programs can't be installed, i think macromedia products cant be installed, (i just couldn't get director to work any more)
John Bevan Possibly related to w32/Dyfuca.l spyware  See also: Link
-=KB NET=- Used for CD protection. Another measure on trying to cut down on CD copying etc....
RONCO Used for: Octimax dsp Winamp 2 (sound enhancer)  See also: Link
Buttersack Wenn der Prozess beendet wird, funktioniert bei mir die Anwendung SWISH2 nicht mehr !!
Guido If you stop the process, everything works fine. I check my system at bootup and stop things with Sysinternals  See also: Link
Hagbard meine DFÜ verbindung wird wenn der Prozess geöffnet ist nach 3 minuten gecuttet und ich muss neustarten!!!
Luckymog He crashed FFXI _
alkemist In My case it's software licence for Iconics Scada software
Ryan Witchey This file is for running certain applications that use host ID generation to create an encrypted key, you then license that key with the software manufacturer and it is specific to your individual computer and cannot be transferred to another. If you do not have any software like this, there is no reason to have it on your computer and it can be deleted with out incident. It is not spyware or a virus.
Redbull8787 Bei mir hat die Datei immer Fehler verursacht und ich konnte nicht mehr ins Internet. Habe auf einem anderen Windows 2000 System geguckt, da war diese Datei nicht vorhanden. Also habe ich sie bei mir einfach gelöscht. Keine Probleme mehr...
oliver It appeared when I installed "Stellar Phoenix" software for recovering a hard drive (recommended), the main program did not work if I disabled this process. Bit annoyed that it has to run all the time but it doesnt seem to do anything nasty.
Macromedia programs and swish don't work after deleting
REEDS This file create Virus on my SYSTEM
samalex@eidosnet.co.uk alcohol 120% software
Blue Its a crypt Key from Canadian compay. Its used for stuff on the programs you install to stop piracy. At least thats what I found out.
neutrino Question: how can you determine which program initiated Crypkey?
daem0n Swish stops on removal Dreamweaver doesn't... Just protection.  See also: Link
Geckoman used for Octimax plugin for winamp2
Johnxon It comes together with Swish
John Doe Ryan Witchey and the last post (that Macromedia products don't work after deleting it) are 100% correct. Ryan is the only one who said what this file is actually doing. It's a unique key ID generator, used by (but not exclusive) Macromedia products, also Swish and Flax (maybe others too)
yarrak akpinarli this is a ultimate virus
sjp google
Manu software copy protection (come with ... swish)
I sent an angry note to support@crypkey.com , and they sent me an uninstaller package. Not sure exactally what this package does, but crypsrv is no longer a running package. "They" can not post removal instructions, or host the uninstaller on "theri" web site because it "violates their licensing agreement". Don't let this company steal you memory. Remove it today!
Chris Williams SIG, Inc. I purchased VersaPro PLC ladder logic programming software. Deleting the file disables the rather expensive programming tool I use for automation controllers. With the installation of VersaPro you are prompted to call the manufacturer to register the GE Fanuc product. Associated files appear to be crpkey.reg and crpkey.ini. The crypserv apears to register the crypkey.reg information to the registry. The license program is benign until you run the program tied to the license. It appears to be active during the initialization of the licensed application.  See also: Link
SomeRandomGuy The thing is a nuisance. I can't eject my Ipod whilst it is running.
fluffy bunny licensing file used in octimax(plugin for winamp)
I have Labelview 7.0 which is a 30 day trial and it seems to be related to that...
toff. Came with Stellar Phoenix, generates the identification of my hard drive (host) to prevent piracy use of their software; it is just an annoying thingey (because it cannot be disabled without disabling the linked application as well);  See also: Link
joelycat It installs with Stellar Phoenix hard drive recovery software. Phoenix won't run without it.
Spurlos This service starts whenever i start a program that has a trial period. It watches how long the program has been working and etc.
Joey Love stop cryptkey licience service and then disable it to stop this running
Robert It is install when some Swish programs are installed. Swish 2.0 will not run without it. Other Swish programs do not use it. It is installed in the System32 directory. It locked up the installation folder so I could not delete it until it was deactivated. I would prefer to not have it on my system because of a potential security risk.
Trammel This software does nothing apart from offer copy-protection by generating encryption keys which the company has paid a huge amount for. I have tested it and found it to be no threat.
Waijd M came with Cyberguard Safenet VPN client. Probably user for running certain applications that use host ID generation to create an encrypted key.
polar bear its a pointless waste of memory, yes. but if you remove/disable it, some demos and licensed software wont work. use the windows xp services manager to disable it then you can check whether your program still works or not. i disabled it and have had no problems
midimench It's linked to my Tascam Gigastudio installation to monitor a legal version. It's perfectly harmless in this case.
darren shut it everyone u know nothing, its a licensing key, like for me i just installed bearshare pro and got a license,so its the license key, its like a service dont panic its not a virus
Tim Some kind of CD/DVD Security file nothing dangerous  See also: Link
Bo Schnurr Cryptkey spawns processes with random suffixes to evade Zone Alrm and is quite abusive. Analytical software uses it and has gotten a lot of complain from users enough to hurt their business.
Am Sikici crypserv.exe belongs to the CrypKey software, and is responsible for the licensing of this product. This program is a non-essential process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.
ericzutter I can't eject my usb stick while it is running. It's located in the windows directory and doesn't have an uninstall entry. The spyware rating from Security Task Manager for this process is very high.
Woody It came with Phoenix Stellar Data Recovery. A software download for recovering partitions and files from a hard drive crash. An excellent piece of software, but I don't like that it left a running process on my computer. Yes it is part of the anti-copy scheme for that software
licms122 It is the licensing service which comes with FLiP (Portuguese dictionary, proofing tools, etc.)
gamera Came w/Stellar Phoenix which won't run without it...otherwise it apparently does nothing. However, now it is generating errors on startup & windows 2000 shuts it down which means that Stellar Phoenix won't run either. I've tried uninstall/reinstall and even got a fresh set of drivers from Stellar Phoenix, but nothing solves the problem. Software conflict? If so, how do I segregate it?

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