What is ctxusbmon.sys?

ctxusbmon.sys is part of Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop and developed by Citrix Systems, Inc. according to the ctxusbmon.sys version information.

ctxusbmon.sys's description is "Citrix Client-side Usb Monitor Driver for Windows."

ctxusbmon.sys is digitally signed by Citrix Systems, Inc..

ctxusbmon.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ctxusbmon.sys:

Property	Value
Product name	Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop
Company name	Citrix Systems, Inc.
File description	Citrix Client-side Usb Monitor Driver for Windows.
Internal name	ctxusbmon.sys
Original filename	ctxusbmon.sys
Legal copyright	(c) Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version	7.28
File version	7.28.0.468

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

Product name	Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop
Company name	Citrix Systems, Inc.
File description	Citrix Client-side Usb Monitor Drive..
Internal name	ctxusbmon.sys
Original filename	ctxusbmon.sys
Legal copyright	(c) Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights..
Product version	7.28
File version	7.28.0.468

Digital signatures [?]

ctxusbmon.sys has a valid digital signature.

Property	Value
Signer name	Citrix Systems, Inc.
Certificate issuer name	DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number	09c3b1ea2097aed1e243d9024c13c15a

VirusTotal report

None of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ctxusbmon.sys file.

Hashes [?]

Property	Value
MD5	ca2cea2bcdb1cd9d5fb770c10e64832d
SHA256	5e96edccf8f4ee55df7bb8e588c3a9c0cb81683035f6c3d9765384538cd8f063

What will you do with ctxusbmon.sys?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ctxusbmon.sys. 33% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

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

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with ctxusbmon.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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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.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

rax writes

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one of my friends had a minecraft modpack try to install this file onto his pc while playing the game, seems highly suspect, if you find this file/app on your pc i would recommend removing it. and run a malware scan.

# 16 Aug 2022, 9:37

HiJack writes