What is windrvnt.sys?
windrvnt.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected windrvnt.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.
Digital signatures [?]
windrvnt.sys is not signed.
VirusTotal report
3 of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the windrvnt.sys file. That's a 6% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Jiangmin | Rootkit.HideProc.l |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12243A42!304364098 |
| TheHacker | Trojan/Rootkit |
windrvnt.sys removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove windrvnt.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the windrvnt.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that windrvnt.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 windrvnt.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the windrvnt.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 windrvnt.sys in the scan result.
c:\windows\system32\windrvnt.sys 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the windrvnt.sys file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If windrvnt.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If windrvnt.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If windrvnt.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 windrvnt.sys no longer appear in the scan result.
Folder name variants
windrvnt.sys may also be located in other folders than c:\windows\system32\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | ce291805cb4cd561a5a569df4e28e41f |
| SHA256 | 68df0124255f1f94e820099e15d10fa39ddcf6cd8bfa70f5d86c49df136325df |
What will you do with windrvnt.sys?
To help other users, please let us know what you will do with windrvnt.sys:
What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with windrvnt.sys. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 100 % | 5 | |
| Remove | 0 % | 0 |
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.
-James- writes
Apparently windrvnt.sys is used by a legitimate program that I use called "FolderLock".
More info can be found at this link: http://www.file.net/process/windrvnt.sys.html
# 31 Jan 2010, 7:25
Kimsland writes