The process ikhlayer.sys, known as Kernel Anti-Spyware Driver, belongs to software Spyware Doctor from PCTools Research Pty. Spyware Doctor is software that delivers a simple and powerful protection against dangerous spyware. It integrates a multiple layer of protection into the PC that stops the latest and most malicious spyware attacks. It detects and cleans spyware, including adware, trojans, cookies, spybots, and trackware from the PC, and provides the user with an option to immunize the system against malware threats like ActiveX and browser hijackers. Spyware Doctor utilizes an OnGuard tool that continuously monitors and protects the PC from browser infections and tracking cookies. It employs a download guard that verifies downloaded files against the cloud, which keeps even the newest spyware threats from infecting the PC. This application runs silently in the background, updating itself, scheduling scans, and automatically removing infections without interfering in the user's normal computing activities.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Spyware Doctor, 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 ikhlayer.sys. 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 ikhlayer.sys, belongs to, in this case Spyware Doctor