What is ssfilterdrv.sys?

ssfilterdrv.sys is part of Windows (R) Win 7 DDK driver and developed by Windows (R) Win 7 DDK provider according to the ssfilterdrv.sys version information.

ssfilterdrv.sys's description is "NetFilter SDK WFP Driver (WPP)"

ssfilterdrv.sys is digitally signed by BR SOFTWARE LLC.

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

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ssfilterdrv.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 ssfilterdrv.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindows (R) Win 7 DDK driver
Company nameWindows (R) Win 7 DDK provider
File descriptionNetFilter SDK WFP Driver (WPP)
Internal namenetfilter2.sys
Original filenamenetfilter2.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © NetFilterSDK.com
Product version6.2.9200.16384
File version1.4.5.2

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

Product nameWindows (R) Win 7 DDK driver
Company nameWindows (R) Win 7 DDK provider
File descriptionNetFilter SDK WFP Driver (WPP)
Internal namenetfilter2.sys
Original filenamenetfilter2.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © NetFilterSDK.com
Product version6.2.9200.16384
File version1.4.5.2

Digital signatures [?]

ssfilterdrv.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameBR SOFTWARE LLC
Certificate issuer nameGo Daddy Secure Certification Authority
Certificate serial number049125aabd28c8

VirusTotal report

20 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ssfilterdrv.sys file. That's a 35% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.Generic.14702508
Agnitum Riskware.Agent!
ALYac Trojan.Generic.14702508
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.DE057AC
Baidu-International Hacktool.Win64.NetFilter.A
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.14702508
ClamAV Win.Trojan.14702508
DrWeb Trojan.Fraudster.1465
Emsisoft Trojan.Generic.14702508 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.14702508
GData Trojan.Generic.14702508
Ikarus Trojan.SuspectCRC
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004b8fe91 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004b8fe91 )
McAfee Artemis!E3D1C313C366
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.14702508
nProtect Trojan.Generic.14702508
Symantec Trojan.Gen
20 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the ssfilterdrv.sys file.

ssfilterdrv.sys removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ssfilterdrv.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ssfilterdrv.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ssfilterdrv.sys has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate ssfilterdrv.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ssfilterdrv.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 ssfilterdrv.sys in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ssfilterdrv.sys
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ssfilterdrv.sys file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ssfilterdrv.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ssfilterdrv.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ssfilterdrv.sys still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ssfilterdrv.sys no longer appear in the scan result.
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Filename variants

ssfilterdrv.sys may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e3d1c313c366a2e7243015b4947e49c0
SHA256c9327929bf645bf28ab4619d57126a31712b3f8f29a7f8fcb9349b045adff178

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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