What is arcsas.sys?

arcsas.sys is part of Adaptec RAID Controller and developed by Adaptec, Inc. according to the arcsas.sys version information.

arcsas.sys's description is "Adaptec SAS RAID WS03 Driver"

arcsas.sys is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows.

arcsas.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on arcsas.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameAdaptec RAID Controller
Company nameAdaptec, Inc.
File descriptionAdaptec SAS RAID WS03 Driver
Internal namearcsas.sys.B18502.mcb
Original filenamearcsas.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright 2011 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version5.2.0.18502
File version5.2.0.18502

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

Product nameAdaptec RAID Controller
Company nameAdaptec, Inc.
File descriptionAdaptec SAS RAID WS03 Driver
Internal namearcsas.sys.B18502.mcb
Original filenamearcsas.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright 2011 Adaptec, Inc. All rig..
Product version5.2.0.18502
File version5.2.0.18502

Digital signatures [?]

arcsas.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows PCA 2010
Certificate serial number6108b9a4000000000010

VirusTotal report

None of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the arcsas.sys file.

None of the 43 anti-virus programs detected the arcsas.sys file.

Other files also named arcsas.sys

arcsas.sys (8 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c62962ee6335d243c17f5312ef6f59af
SHA256496cc6cbbacaf7164507405afbcfe83613263aceb9b0ff3bff89df571fcdcc88

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User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 2 votes to keep

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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Driver found on a Windows 8 system. It is a legitimate file.

# 4 Oct 2011, 1:51

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