Vulkan Runtime Libraries - What is it and How To Remove It?

Complete Guide To Remove Fake Vulkan Runtime Libraries

The increasing malware attacks have made computer users more watchful and careful about their computers. One of the strangest program you may have come across is Vulkan Runtime Libraries.

If such a program is present in your system, then you must be concerned for a long time; what to do with these files?

It is an API that installs without your permission with a graphics card installer.

Though it is useful in enhancing the gaming experience or 3D performance of your computer, it has reached the hands of cyber attackers. As a result, they are promoting malware named Vulkan Runtime Libraries in the name of enhancing your performance.

This concerns a lot of Windows users!

Many users saw it appearing in the list of programs on PC and they don’t have any clue about it. In this post, we will enlight you about what these Runtime Libraries files are? Most importantly are they harmful or not?

What are Vulkan Runtime Libraries?

These libraries install on your computer when you update your graphics card or display card driver. Manufactured by NVIDIA, INTEL and AMD, it is not a malware or virus instead it is a 3D graphics and computes API by Khronos group.

Being a new graphics standard, it is like OpenGL and DirectX that comes with NVIDIA installers to have more direct control over GPU and decreases CPU usage.

The runtime libraries are always particular to the platform and compiler. Thus, it won’t damage the Windows operating files unless you download a fake Vulkan Runtime containing viruses and malware.

In case you doubt on your runtime libraries, you can scan your whole computer with the Quick Scan feature of Malware Crusher.

Features of VRL

• Vulkan API suits well to high-end graphics cards along with graphics hardware on mobile devices.

• It is also available on different modern operating systems like Android, Linux, Windows and is also compatible with iOS and macOS.

• Reduce driver overhead by reducing CPU workloads.

• It supports close-to-metal control, enable faster performance and gives better image quality.

• It is a powerful combination of OS compatibility, rendering features and hardware efficiency.

Vulkan 1.1 released on March 7, 2018, is the latest version that shares advanced compute functionality that supports game engines, video games, OS components, rendering engine and development tools.

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What software support Vulkan?

You won’t be finding hundreds of software still, there are few games and useful software. Following is a small list of software;

• Games: Dota 2, Doom, Roblox, Ballistic Overkill, X4: Foundations, X-Plane 11, Mad Max, Star Citizen.

• Game Engines: Source 2, Tourqe 3D, idTech 3/4/6, Banshee 3D, Godot, CryEngine, Unity.

• Rendering Engines: UX3D Engine

• Development Tools: GPU Perfstudio 3.6, RenderDoc, GTK+ Scene Graph Kit

Disguised Vulkan Runtime Libraries must have entered into your system by some means of malicious input. Additionally, from some freeware program of runtime libraries which you must have installed without knowing the presence of fake libraries.

On the other hand, if the installation of libraries is via Nvidia, Intel and AMD installer then the libraries are legitimate.

Vulkan Runtime Libraries; Should I remove it?

Every application when installs in your computer are easily found on the list of Program and Features in Control and Panel.

To update your graphics card driver you somehow accidentally installed fake Vulken Nvidia files or fake Vulkan Game files, then we first recommend you to scan your computer with Malware Crusher.

Nextly, we suggest you find the installation files of fake Vulkan Runtime Libraries remove them, delete them and download them again from genuine source.

To remove Vulkan Runtime Libraries from your computer follow the below process;

Stop all graphics card processes

• Press Shift + Ctrl + Esc to open Task Manager Window.

• Search all suspicious programs, apps and background processes.

• To delete select one and right click on it.

• Now, click on End Task.

This process stops the Vulkan API processes unless it doesn’t start again.

Uninstall suspicious tools from Windows OS

Now the Vulkan files stopped functioning, the best way to remove the fake runtime libraries is by uninstalling all tools and programs related to graphics card runtime files.

From Windows 7

• Click Start > Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall or Change a Program.

• Search all unwanted and suspicious programs from the list.

• To delete, select the program and click Uninstall present at the top of the list.

From Windows 8/8.1

• Click on File Explorer (folder type looking icon) present in the taskbar.

• A window named This PC opens. Click on Computer > Uninstall or Change a Program.

• Select the unwanted program and click Uninstall.

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From Windows 10

• Click Start button > Settings > Systems > Apps & features from the left pane.

• Select the suspicious app and program, hit Uninstall button one by one to permanently remove it.

The process of uninstalling any program from your Windows computer is lengthy. Moreover, finding all the files at once is a difficult task.

Malware Crusher automatically recognizes your system and remove all the malicious programs like Malware, Adware, Browser Hijacker, Viruses, Ransomware and Extensions from the drivers.

Uninstalling one by one is a bit lengthy program, that is why we recommend an antimalware tool that prevents the risk of downloading and installing a wrong graphics card driver like Vulkan Runtime Libraries.

Additionally, you will get updates for Vulkan when you update your graphics driver! 

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