What is winmonprocessmonitor.sys?

winmonprocessmonitor.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

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

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VirusTotal report

15 of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the winmonprocessmonitor.sys file. That's a 23% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Generic.Malware.P!V.5D002BF8
AegisLab	Virus.Malware.P!c
ALYac	Generic.Malware.P!V.5D002BF8
Arcabit	Generic.Malware.P!V.5D002BF8
BitDefender	Generic.Malware.P!V.5D002BF8
ClamAV	Win.Worm.VB-698
Cybereason	malicious.1b8fb7
Emsisoft	Generic.Malware.P!V.5D002BF8 (B)
GData	Generic.Malware.P!V.5D002BF8
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
McAfee	Artemis!CC32DC3E78DD
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
MicroWorld-eScan	Generic.Malware.P!V.5D002BF8
Paloalto	generic.ml
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H09AM18

winmonprocessmonitor.sys removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove winmonprocessmonitor.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the winmonprocessmonitor.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that winmonprocessmonitor.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate winmonprocessmonitor.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the winmonprocessmonitor.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 winmonprocessmonitor.sys in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\windows\system32\drivers\winmonprocessmonitor.sys

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the winmonprocessmonitor.sys file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If winmonprocessmonitor.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If winmonprocessmonitor.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If winmonprocessmonitor.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 winmonprocessmonitor.sys no longer appear in the scan result.

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 86% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 7 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 7 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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