KLIF error
Dodgy Dave
error....it says "The KLIF service failed to start due to the following
error: The system cannot find the file speciifed". I have googled for it and
it indicates a problem with a Kaspersky AV product....but i have as far as i
am aware never used a Kaspersky AV program on this pc....but i have used the
Kaspersky online scanner at least a couple of years ago. Obviously some part
of it is still on my pc somewhere and still trying to do something but i
cannot find any trace of any file from Kaspersky. Can anyone help stop this
error appearing or point me in the right direction. Thanks.
Mike Easter
There is information in the kaspersky forums about real kaspersky
installations causing that error and there is also information elsewhere
about malware creating and using a klif.sys file.
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=22494 Kaspersky Lab Forum
> English User Forum > Protection for Home Users - klif service failed -
Try to do this: - 1. Download KisKav6Remove.zip .
http://www.file.net/process/klif.sys.html Important: Some malware
camouflage themselves as klif.sys, particularly if they are located in
c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the klif.sys process
on your pc whether it is pest.
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Mike Easter
Dodgy Dave
"Mike Easter" <Mi...@ster.invalid> wrote in message
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Hi Mike. The klif.sys file is in the windows system drivers folder. I was
unable to delete the file so i rebooted in safe mode and deleted it....but
the error message still keeps coming up? I do have a recollection of
deleting the online Kaspersky AV scanner from my downloaded files folder so
maybe its just missing that. Think i may just go back onto the Kaspersky
site and re-download the online scanner and leave it on my system to see if
that stops the errors from appearing. Thanks for your help.
Bert Hyman
<dav...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi all. On my event viewer there's hundreds of entries for a KLIF
> service error....it says "The KLIF service failed to start due to the
> following error: The system cannot find the file speciifed".
Sounds like the uninstall removed the files but didn't remove the
startup of the service. If you're the least bit daring, try this:
Right-click on "My Computer" and select "Manage". You should see a
window labled "Computer Management" and on the left should be a section
labeled "Services and Applications." Open "Services and Applications"
(click on the "+" sign) and then click on "Services". In the right pane
you should see a list with numerous entries, and at the bottom two tabs
labeled "Extended" and "Standard". Click "Standard" to get a less
cluttered view.
Now, here comes the tricky part.
Scroll through the list to see if you can find an entry labeled "KLIF
Service" or something like it. If you find it, double click it and you
should get a configuation panel for that service. If it's the right one,
it shouldn't be running; if it's running, you're looking at the wrong
entry.
Once you're sure you've found the right entry, change the "Startup type"
to "Disabled".
Now, Windows won't try to start the non-existent service at boot time.
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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN be...@iphouse.com
wisdomkiller & pain
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> Hi Mike. The klif.sys file is in the windows system drivers folder. I was
> unable to delete the file so i rebooted in safe mode and deleted it....but
> the error message still keeps coming up? I do have a recollection of
> deleting the online Kaspersky AV scanner from my downloaded files folder
> so maybe its just missing that. Think i may just go back onto the
> Kaspersky site and re-download the online scanner and leave it on my
> system to see if that stops the errors from appearing. Thanks for your
> help.
Search your registry for occurrences of klif.sys. If you find it in one of
the "run" or "load" keys, first export that registry key and then delete
it.
As a first glance, run msconfig and look under services and autostarts.