The file ghook.dll, known as Gizmo Hook Module, belongs to software Gizmo Central from Arainia Solutions. The file ghook.dll is a direct link library (DLL) file that is installed in the computer from software developed by Arainia Solutions. Arainia is a company that provides software support, email accounts, and a limited number of servers for Web hosting. Gizmo Central is a unified set of utilities designed to make computer tasks easier and more comfortable, working as a main basic application on which the user can add plugins in order to obtain new functionalities. The features include tools that allow the user to mount ISO, VHD, and BIN images to a virtual CD-ROM device, creation of encrypted virtual hard drives to protect confidential files, and the hashing module that enables the user to calculate MD5 and SHA-1 values for any file in the computer, or for an entire CD-ROM disk. Gizmo Central also contains database tools, synchronization tools, an editor that supports hex editing, and a handy launch bar.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. ghook.dll. is used by Gizmo Central, If you shut down ghook.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop ghook.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Gizmo Central, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed ghook.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Gizmo Central, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if ghook.dll. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that ghook.dll, belongs to, in this case Gizmo Central