What is avc3.sys?

avc3.sys is part of BitDefender AVC and developed by BitDefender according to the avc3.sys version information.

avc3.sys's description is "Active Virus Control filter driver"

avc3.sys is digitally signed by Bitdefender SRL.

avc3.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected avc3.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on avc3.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameBitDefender AVC
Company nameBitDefender
File descriptionActive Virus Control filter driver
Internal nameAVC3.SYS
Original filenameAVC3.SYS
Legal copyrightCopyright © BitDefender
Product version3.0
File version3.10.7522.4359, RELEASE, built by: WinDDK

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

Product nameBitDefender AVC
Company nameBitDefender
File descriptionActive Virus Control filter driver
Internal nameAVC3.SYS
Original filenameAVC3.SYS
Legal copyrightCopyright © BitDefender
Product version3.0
File version3.10.7522.4359, RELEASE, built by: ..

Digital signatures [?]

avc3.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameBitdefender SRL
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number491f09787113578567bb451222aa64d1

VirusTotal report

1 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the avc3.sys file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Bkav HW32.Nonim.qgwm
1 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the avc3.sys file.

Other files also named avc3.sys

avc3.sys (26 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b5b8fc2c4d520f1f1eed52a980ed5091
SHA25631c853fac89a145ac999dc779c3865e6de666229085f3e963c50bd78a980b2d5

What will you do with avc3.sys?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with avc3.sys. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with avc3.sys. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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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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