What is edrsensor.sys?

edrsensor.sys is part of BitDefender® EDR and developed by BitDefender S.R.L. Bucharest, ROMANIA according to the edrsensor.sys version information.

edrsensor.sys's description is "BitDefender EDR Sensor"

edrsensor.sys is digitally signed by Bitdefender SRL.

edrsensor.sys is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\System32\drivers\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on edrsensor.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameBitDefender® EDR
Company nameBitDefender S.R.L. Bucharest, ROMANIA
File descriptionBitDefender EDR Sensor
Internal nameEDRSENSOR.SYS
Original filenameEDRSENSOR.SYS
Legal copyright© BitDefender S.R.L. All rights reserved.
Product version0.5.2.403.7cea988c54690237470661667c891c3159317ae1
File version0.5.2.403

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

Product nameBitDefender® EDR
Company nameBitDefender S.R.L. Bucharest, ROMANIA
File descriptionBitDefender EDR Sensor
Internal nameEDRSENSOR.SYS
Original filenameEDRSENSOR.SYS
Legal copyright© BitDefender S.R.L. All rights res..
Product version0.5.2.403.7cea988c54690237470661667c..
File version0.5.2.403

Digital signatures [?]

edrsensor.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameBitdefender SRL
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number3db29a3651f3f5e49ce079d283957630

VirusTotal report

None of the 60 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the edrsensor.sys file.

None of the 60 anti-virus programs detected the edrsensor.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5cf7c41bbf4778c9a999d953c1964c9a3
SHA25691adb497627774aa84040164ede5c2180ecac49c1291807c6ba100835e5ca52e

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with edrsensor.sys. 78% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 23 users.

User vote results: There were 18 votes to remove and 5 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.

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.

Doc Evans writes

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OS: Windows 7 64 bit SP1 showed, abruptly, BLUE SCREEN, indicating problem with: EDR SENSOR.SYS I UNchecked BitLocker Drive Encryption Service, and system rebooted normally. Do not what caused this, but it was first time.
I recently updated BitDefender Free Edition Sept 8th, 2017
OK until today, Sept. 26, 2017. What happened ?
Did edr sensor.sys not start or stop correctly ??? Please help if you have any info. Thank you.

# 26 Sep 2017, 16:36

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Doc Evans: Sorry, I don't know why you are getting the edrsensor.sys blue screen. I did some searches on the Internet, but without success.

Please check with BitDefender support. Hopefully they have a solution.

Please let us know if you find way to stop the edrsensor.sys BSOD.

# 29 Sep 2017, 8:10

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