What is idsxpx86.sys?

idsxpx86.sys is part of Symantec Intrusion Detection and developed by Symantec Corporation according to the idsxpx86.sys version information.

idsxpx86.sys's description is "IDS Core Driver"

idsxpx86.sys is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation.

idsxpx86.sys is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\norton\{0c55c096-0f1d-4f28-aaa2-85ef591126e7}\norton\definitions\ipsdefs\20090414.001\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on idsxpx86.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameSymantec Intrusion Detection
Company nameSymantec Corporation
File descriptionIDS Core Driver
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2006-2008 Symantec Corporation
Product version9.0
File version9.0.3.10

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

Product nameSymantec Intrusion Detection
Company nameSymantec Corporation
File descriptionIDS Core Driver
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2006-2008 Symantec Cor..
Product version9.0
File version9.0.3.10

Digital signatures [?]

idsxpx86.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSymantec Corporation
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number758f5ee8263b6694719d8434eb998608

Folder name variants

idsxpx86.sys may also be located in other folders than c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\norton\{0c55c096-0f1d-4f28-aaa2-85ef591126e7}\norton\definitions\ipsdefs\20090414.001\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD506609efac69823108456c53d7e0d55f9
SHA256a8948fa1a941e6a764abbf9a4e21e425a560829322ed02f97d82a8e9912a2780

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with idsxpx86.sys. 32% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 19 users.

User vote results: There were 6 votes to remove and 13 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with idsxpx86.sys. Only 19 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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