What is pctgntdi.sys?

pctgntdi.sys is part of PC Tools Generic TDI Driver and developed by PC Tools according to the pctgntdi.sys version information.

pctgntdi.sys's description is "PC Tools Generic TDI Driver"

pctgntdi.sys is digitally signed by PC Tools Labs.

pctgntdi.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on pctgntdi.sys:

PropertyValue
Product namePC Tools Generic TDI Driver
Company namePC Tools
File descriptionPC Tools Generic TDI Driver
Internal namepctgntdi
Original filenamepctgntdi.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2008
Product version1, 0, 0, 0
File version1, 0, 0, 34

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

Product namePC Tools Generic TDI Driver
Company namePC Tools
File descriptionPC Tools Generic TDI Driver
Internal namepctgntdi
Original filenamepctgntdi.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2008
Product version1, 0, 0, 0
File version1, 0, 0, 34

Digital signatures [?]

pctgntdi.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer namePC Tools Labs
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number31cf207043019d53d84dfa6ec371b74a

VirusTotal report

None of the 49 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the pctgntdi.sys file.

None of the 49 anti-virus programs detected the pctgntdi.sys file.

Folder name variants

pctgntdi.sys may also be located in other folders than c:\windows\system32\drivers\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5bf770a5817fa8fba1402b2286a7f394c
SHA256323f5d4c93e977048480207af81a805fc877ea4a53f52a82faa94abbc7f69332

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with pctgntdi.sys. 37% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 30 users.

User vote results: There were 11 votes to remove and 19 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.

sinbad writes

1 thumb

VERIFIER says "IO SYSTEM VERIFICATION ERROR IN PCTGNTDI.SYS

(WDM DRIVER ERROR 224) [pctgntdi.sys+4c96 at A8428c9]

This is the second pc Tools file error in this troubleshooting session. I intend to entirely delete PC Tools.

# 3 Jul 2009, 8:57

asdfsghs writes

2 thumbs

After deleting PC Tools this file still exists and is the cause of BSOD.

# 5 Apr 2010, 4:53

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