What is ptun0901.sys?

ptun0901.sys is part of TAP-Windows Virtual Network Driver (NDIS 6.0) and developed by The OpenVPN Project according to the ptun0901.sys version information.

ptun0901.sys's description is "TAP-Windows Virtual Network Driver (NDIS 6.0)"

ptun0901.sys is digitally signed by OpenVPN Technologies, Inc..

ptun0901.sys is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\System32\drivers\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about ptun0901.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ptun0901.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameTAP-Windows Virtual Network Driver (NDIS 6.0)
Company nameThe OpenVPN Project
File descriptionTAP-Windows Virtual Network Driver (NDIS 6.0)
Internal nameptun0901.sys
Original filenameptun0901.sys
Legal copyrightOpenVPN Technologies, Inc.
Product version9.20.0 9/20
File version9.20.0 9/20 built by: WinDDK

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameTAP-Windows Virtual Network Driver (..
Company nameThe OpenVPN Project
File descriptionTAP-Windows Virtual Network Driver (..
Internal nameptun0901.sys
Original filenameptun0901.sys
Legal copyrightOpenVPN Technologies, Inc.
Product version9.20.0 9/20
File version9.20.0 9/20 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

ptun0901.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameOpenVPN Technologies, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number03391424ea277b645eee9bd7c0638224

VirusTotal report

None of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ptun0901.sys file.

None of the 53 anti-virus programs detected the ptun0901.sys file.

Folder name variants

ptun0901.sys may also be located in other folders than c:\Windows\System32\drivers\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d8eb393983b644879de0546122cc16df
SHA2564a11ddfb016b560e770660183af1ada4831d97daeaf560e60259f81f2727cbfc

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ptun0901.sys. 55% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 181 users.

User vote results: There were 99 votes to remove and 82 votes to keep

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