What is {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys?

{79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys is part of StdLib and developed by StdLib according to the {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys version information.

{79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys's description is "StdLib"

{79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys is digitally signed by webget.

{79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys.

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VirusTotal report

40 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys file. That's a 71% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Adware.BrowseFox.V
Agnitum	PUA.BrowseFox!
AhnLab-V3	Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
ALYac	Adware.BrowseFox.V
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.Yotoon.kam
Arcabit	PUP.Adware.webget
AVG	Generic.17D
Avira	ADWARE/BrowseFox.A.1227
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International	Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A
BitDefender	Adware.BrowseFox.V
Bkav	W32.HfsAdware.6562
CAT-QuickHeal	PUA.BrowseFox.OL8
ClamAV	Win.Adware.Netfilter-134
Comodo	ApplicUnwnt
Cyren	W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado
DrWeb	Trojan.Yontoo.1817
Emsisoft	Adware.BrowseFox.V (B)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/BrowseFox.Z potentially unwanted
F-Prot	W32/S-a7161e1c!Eldorado
F-Secure	Adware.BrowseFox.V
Fortinet	Adware/BrowseFox
GData	Adware.BrowseFox.V
Ikarus	AdWare.BrowseFox
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 )
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9e71 )
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.BrowseFox
McAfee	Artemis!8565AC7EA24D
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Chir.ph
MicroWorld-eScan	Adware.BrowseFox.V
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.Yotoon.dsmpht
nProtect	Adware.BrowseFox.V
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360	Win32/Virus.Adware.618
Sophos	Generic PUA LG (PUA)
SUPERAntiSpyware	Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
Symantec	PUA.Yontoo.C
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Dztl
VBA32	AdWare.Zaitu
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

{79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Windows\system32\drivers\{79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that {79ff6e5c-8913-4b1b-8d72-66f9fa5a754e}w.sys no longer appear in the scan result.

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