What is gemma.sys?

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

gemma.sys's description is "BitDefender Generic Exploit Mitigation for Mainstream Applications Filesystem Minifilter"

gemma.sys is digitally signed by Bitdefender SRL.

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

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on gemma.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameBitDefender® AntiVirus
Company nameBitDefender S.R.L. Bucharest, ROMANIA
File descriptionBitDefender Generic Exploit Mitigation for Mainstream Applications Filesystem Minifilter
Internal nameGEMMA.SYS
Original filenameGEMMA.SYS
Legal copyright© BitDefender S.R.L. All rights reserved.
Product version13
File version1.1.29.0 0x6a314c4

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

Product nameBitDefender® AntiVirus
Company nameBitDefender S.R.L. Bucharest, ROMANIA
File descriptionBitDefender Generic Exploit Mitigati..
Internal nameGEMMA.SYS
Original filenameGEMMA.SYS
Legal copyright© BitDefender S.R.L. All rights res..
Product version13
File version1.1.29.0 0x6a314c4

Digital signatures [?]

gemma.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameBitdefender SRL
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number031f5fb3066ee4a457b30aa6ce9a5566

VirusTotal report

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

None of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the gemma.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f6b6c31b65aa33859d60b8c5ec2421c0
SHA256d591e162d61f2407c6a073e47850b58ef75aa3e6082074782142d5fdbb8a8d87

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with gemma.sys. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 6 users.

User vote results: There were 3 votes to remove and 3 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with gemma.sys. Only 6 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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