What is timerstop.sys?

timerstop.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected timerstop.sys.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

10 of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the timerstop.sys file. That's a 20% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Agnitum	HackTool.Wpareset!ogWKmpCP+dE
Bkav	W32.HfsReno.Bd64
Ikarus	HackTool.Win32.Wpareset
McAfee	Generic.dx!EE50AFAB5E47
McAfee-GW-Edition	Generic.dx!EE50AFAB5E47
Microsoft	HackTool:Win32/Wpareset.B
Norman	Suspicious_Gen4.OCWT
Sophos	Generic PUA PL
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

timerstop.sys removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove timerstop.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the timerstop.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that timerstop.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 timerstop.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the timerstop.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 timerstop.sys in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\windows\system32\timerstop.sys

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the timerstop.sys file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If timerstop.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If timerstop.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If timerstop.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 timerstop.sys no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

timerstop.sys may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• 14399.sys
• 15114.sys
• 16197.sys

Folder name variants

timerstop.sys may also be located in other folders than c:\windows\system32\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\
• c:\Users\Rhaio\AppData\Local\
• f:\Users\luigi\AppData\Local\

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with timerstop.sys. 20% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

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