The process sbhook.dll is a Dynamic Link Library file with a file size of 72,208 bytes 31% of occurrences and 72,280 bytes at other times with five other file size variations. This process is also called Sandbox, Kapersky PURE, and SmartBridge Hook that was developed by Kapersky Lab also known as Kapersky Lab ZAO or Motive Communications. This has been designed for the software Kapersky Internet Security version 2011 which is also known by the name Kapersky Anti-Virus or Motive System. The process can be found in two locations on Windows computers – the “C:\Program Files” and “C:\Documents and Settings” subfolders. As a Dynamic Link Library file, it can run with other existing programs on the computer and can change or control other applications’ behaviour and performance. This file has been digitally signed or certified by Verisign, a trusted authority company. In cases where this process becomes a threat to the computer, users have the option to uninstall it from the Control Panel.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Kapersky Internet Security or Motive System, 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 sbhook.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 sbhook.dll, belongs to, in this case Kapersky Internet Security or Motive System