What is SWDUMon.sys?

SWDUMon.sys is digitally signed by Slimware Utilities, Inc..

SWDUMon.sys is usually located in the 'c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\system32\DRIVERS\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected SWDUMon.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.

VirusTotal report

2 of the 52 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SWDUMon.sys file. That's a 4% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
DrWeb	Program.Unwanted.116
GData	Win32.Application.Slimware.A

SWDUMon.sys removal instructions

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

   

   

   c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\system32\DRIVERS\SWDUMon.sys

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

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

Folder name variants

SWDUMon.sys may also be located in other folders than c:\WINDOWS\LastGood\system32\DRIVERS\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\local settings\application data\slimware utilities inc\driverupdate\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%.rebels-pc\appdata\local\slimware utilities inc\driverupdate\
• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\slimware utilities inc\driverupdate\
• c:\Windows\System32\drivers\

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