What is pcwatch.sys?
pcwatch.sys is part of Objectify Media Inc Watchdog and developed by Objectify Media Inc according to the pcwatch.sys version information.
pcwatch.sys's description is "Watchdog Driver"
pcwatch.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected pcwatch.sys.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on pcwatch.sys:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Objectify Media Inc Watchdog |
| Company name | Objectify Media Inc |
| File description | Watchdog Driver |
| Internal name | pcwatch.sys |
| Original filename | pcwatch.sys |
| Comments | Kernel level application protection |
| Legal copyright | Copyright ® Objectify Media Inc All rights reserved |
| Product version | 2.2.8.4 |
| File version | 2.2.8.4 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Objectify Media Inc Watchdog |
| Company name | Objectify Media Inc |
| File description | Watchdog Driver |
| Internal name | pcwatch.sys |
| Original filename | pcwatch.sys |
| Comments | Kernel level application protection |
| Legal copyright | Copyright ® Objectify Media Inc All.. |
| Product version | 2.2.8.4 |
| File version | 2.2.8.4 |
Digital signatures [?]
pcwatch.sys is not signed.
VirusTotal report
7 of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the pcwatch.sys file. That's a 14% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Ad-Aware | Gen:Adware.WebProtect.1 |
| BitDefender | Gen:Adware.WebProtect.1 |
| Emsisoft | Gen:Adware.WebProtect.1 (B) |
| F-Secure | Gen:Adware.WebProtect.1 |
| GData | Gen:Adware.WebProtect.1 |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Gen:Adware.WebProtect.1 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0324 |
pcwatch.sys removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove pcwatch.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the pcwatch.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that pcwatch.sys has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate pcwatch.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the pcwatch.sys file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate pcwatch.sys in the scan result.
c:\windows\system32\drivers\pcwatch.sys 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the pcwatch.sys file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If pcwatch.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If pcwatch.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If pcwatch.sys still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that pcwatch.sys no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | c59f0e57dc10205d5cd7b74fe8eb32a1 |
| SHA256 | 7bbd7adfd3773e1ec28adff68ad1642f7c942e179cd661fde9f4f4b79e1ec18f |
What will you do with pcwatch.sys?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with pcwatch.sys:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with pcwatch.sys. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 12 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 12 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with pcwatch.sys. Only 12 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Comments
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