What is cmgshreg.sys?

cmgshreg.sys is part of Dell Data Protection Encryption and developed by Dell Inc. according to the cmgshreg.sys version information.

cmgshreg.sys's description is "CMG Shield for Windows Driver"

cmgshreg.sys is digitally signed by Dell.

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

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on cmgshreg.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameDell Data Protection Encryption
Company nameDell Inc.
File descriptionCMG Shield for Windows Driver
Original filenameCredREG.sys
Commentshttp://www.dell.com
Legal copyright© 2002-2014 Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Legal trademarkDell Data Protection | Encryption is a trademark of Dell Inc. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.
Product version8.4.0.6197
File version8.4.0.6197

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

Product nameDell Data Protection Encryption
Company nameDell Inc.
File descriptionCMG Shield for Windows Driver
Original filenameCredREG.sys
Commentshttp://www.dell.com
Legal copyright© 2002-2014 Dell Inc. All Rights Re..
Legal trademarkDell Data Protection | Encryption is..
Product version8.4.0.6197
File version8.4.0.6197

Digital signatures [?]

cmgshreg.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameDell
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number02e43f8b0ec74bcf28a3acef4595ef6b

VirusTotal report

None of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the cmgshreg.sys file.

None of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the cmgshreg.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57bccafd51c0d8788decf2890b0c01d69
SHA2566ac4331b24af9ff1d7565a30c7eb46c0d5c3f1cb22a493ce085609b5196cf8cb

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with cmgshreg.sys. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

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

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with cmgshreg.sys. Only 3 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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