What is athrx.sys?
athrx.sys is part of Driver for Atheros CB42/CB43/MB42/MB43 Network Adapter and developed by Atheros Communications, Inc. according to the athrx.sys version information.
athrx.sys's description is "Atheros Extensible Wireless LAN device driver"
athrx.sys is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\wlan_atheros(xb63 xb91 hb93)__v8.0.0.238_win7x86x64\ndis6xwin7\' folder.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on athrx.sys:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Driver for Atheros CB42/CB43/MB42/MB43 Network Adapter |
| Company name | Atheros Communications, Inc. |
| File description | Atheros Extensible Wireless LAN device driver |
| Internal name | ATHR.SYS |
| Original filename | ATHR.SYS |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Atheros Communications, Inc. |
| Product version | 8.0.0.238 |
| File version | 8.0.0.238 built by: WinDDK |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Driver for Atheros CB42/CB43/MB42/MB.. |
| Company name | Atheros Communications, Inc. |
| File description | Atheros Extensible Wireless LAN devi.. |
| Internal name | ATHR.SYS |
| Original filename | ATHR.SYS |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Atheros Comm.. |
| Product version | 8.0.0.238 |
| File version | 8.0.0.238 built by: WinDDK |
Digital signatures [?]
athrx.sys is not signed.
VirusTotal report
None of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the athrx.sys file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 0acc06fcf46f64ed4f11e57ee461c1f4 |
| SHA256 | f2ab7198c7f7d36ab1d6d03c1fefd929ed402002ac835b909fc14938bc0ee24b |
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with athrx.sys. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 100 % | 3 | |
| Remove | 0 % | 0 |
Malware or legitimate?
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