What is windivert32.sys?

windivert32.sys is part of WinDivert driver and developed by Basil's Projects according to the windivert32.sys version information.

windivert32.sys's description is "WinDivert network packet capture and (re)injection driver (http://reqrypt.org/windivert.html)"

windivert32.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected windivert32.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on windivert32.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameWinDivert driver
Company nameBasil's Projects
File descriptionWinDivert network packet capture and (re)injection driver (http://reqrypt.org/windivert.html)
Internal nameWinDivert.sys
Original filenameWinDivert.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © Basil's Projects 2011-2014
Product version1.1.6
File version1.1.6 built by: WinDDK

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

Product nameWinDivert driver
Company nameBasil's Projects
File descriptionWinDivert network packet capture and..
Internal nameWinDivert.sys
Original filenameWinDivert.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © Basil's Projects 2011-2..
Product version1.1.6
File version1.1.6 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

windivert32.sys is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the windivert32.sys file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Sophos WinDivert (PUA)
1 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the windivert32.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5674e8b30274db37c8ebbe922e6be3490
SHA2561631e8eb229ea3d3108db1b682e4360c5711de82c931bcb71d3a84cc42d15098

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What did other users do?

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User vote results: There were 8 votes to remove and 3 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 11 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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