What is vboxnetadp6.sys?

vboxnetadp6.sys is part of Oracle VM VirtualBox and developed by Oracle Corporation according to the vboxnetadp6.sys version information.

vboxnetadp6.sys's description is "VirtualBox NDIS 6.0 Host-Only Network Adapter Driver"

vboxnetadp6.sys is digitally signed by Oracle Corporation.

vboxnetadp6.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about vboxnetadp6.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on vboxnetadp6.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameOracle VM VirtualBox
Company nameOracle Corporation
File descriptionVirtualBox NDIS 6.0 Host-Only Network Adapter Driver
Internal nameVBoxNetAdp6
Original filenameVBoxNetAdp6.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2009-2015 Oracle Corporation
Product version5.0.0.101573
File version5.0.0.101573

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

Product nameOracle VM VirtualBox
Company nameOracle Corporation
File descriptionVirtualBox NDIS 6.0 Host-Only Networ..
Internal nameVBoxNetAdp6
Original filenameVBoxNetAdp6.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2009-2015 Oracle Corpo..
Product version5.0.0.101573
File version5.0.0.101573

Digital signatures [?]

vboxnetadp6.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameOracle Corporation
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number51ca009816fdbd80f120e015ee75823e

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vboxnetadp6.sys file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the vboxnetadp6.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD563a1dda8a5b1229a9f7a301ef9385909
SHA256d9053b0e311c34dc5ecaefb34b8522f34c0627ffc547b0271313f570f20b9bf8

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 38% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 13 users.

User vote results: There were 5 votes to remove and 8 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 13 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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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.

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