What is zdl.sys?

zdl.sys is part of zdl and developed by zdl according to the zdl.sys version information.

zdl.sys's description is "zdl"

zdl.sys is usually located in the 'c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on zdl.sys:

PropertyValue
Product namezdl
Company namezdl
File descriptionzdl
Internal namezdl.sys
Original filenamezdl.sys
Legal copyright© Copyright 2009-2010
Product version1.3.07.26
File version1.3.07.26 built by: WinDDK

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

Product namezdl
Company namezdl
File descriptionzdl
Internal namezdl.sys
Original filenamezdl.sys
Legal copyright© Copyright 2009-2010
Product version1.3.07.26
File version1.3.07.26 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

zdl.sys is not signed.

VirusTotal report

31 of the 41 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the zdl.sys file. That's a 76% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AntiVir RKIT/Koobface.A
Avast Win32:Trojan-gen
AVG BackDoor.Generic12.CCQB
BitDefender Trojan.Koobface.408
Commtouch W32/Koobface.JU
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb Trojan.Siggen.64481
Emsisoft Riskware.WinNT.Koobface!IK
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Tinxy.BY
F-Prot W32/Koobface.JU
F-Secure Trojan.Koobface.408
Fortinet W32/Koobface.A!tr.rkit
GData Trojan.Koobface.408
Ikarus VirTool.WinNT.Koobface
Jiangmin Rootkit.Koobface.bp
K7AntiVirus EmailWorm
Kaspersky Rootkit.Win32.Koobface.dv
McAfee Artemis!32DE3B0E8F25
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!32DE3B0E8F25
Microsoft VirTool:WinNT/Koobface.gen!F
Norman W32/Koobface.HCC
nProtect Trojan.Koobface.408
PCTools Trojan.Startpage!rem
Sophos Mal/KoobRK-A
Symantec Trojan.Startpage
TheHacker Trojan/Koobface.dv
TotalDefense Win32/Koobface.TB
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R47E1HA
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R47E1HA
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
VirusBuster Rootkit.Koobface!QmHTbHQaQYk
31 of the 41 anti-virus programs detected the zdl.sys file.

zdl.sys removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove zdl.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the zdl.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that zdl.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 zdl.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the zdl.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 zdl.sys in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\zdl.sys
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the zdl.sys file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If zdl.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If zdl.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If zdl.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 zdl.sys no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD532de3b0e8f259417886f9d8985fb15a2
SHA2569aa4605632faa20bf3971190010a31f35d3178746e84c50c75f41cdfaf839e51

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