What is ahcix64s.sys?

ahcix64s.sys is part of AMD AHCI Compatible Controller and developed by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc according to the ahcix64s.sys version information.

ahcix64s.sys's description is "AMD AHCI Compatible Controller Driver for Windows - AMD64 platform"

ahcix64s.sys is digitally signed by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc..

ahcix64s.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ahcix64s.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ahcix64s.sys:

PropertyValue
Product name AMD AHCI Compatible Controller
Company nameAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc
File descriptionAMD AHCI Compatible Controller Driver for Windows - AMD64 platform
Internal nameahcix64s.sys
Original filenameahcix64s.sys
Legal copyright© 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version 3.1.1540.127
File version 3.1.1540.127 built by: WinDDK

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

Product name AMD AHCI Compatible Controller
Company nameAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc
File descriptionAMD AHCI Compatible Controller Drive..
Internal nameahcix64s.sys
Original filenameahcix64s.sys
Legal copyright© 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc...
Product version 3.1.1540.127
File version 3.1.1540.127 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

ahcix64s.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number08b96c67a275ff544980bbc72a39a6d1

VirusTotal report

1 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ahcix64s.sys file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.VB
1 of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the ahcix64s.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b7103982196eb826be70f29405c566db
SHA25604f0a2044657dbe6eca53c0597dc1c2368d3ff8af7535c00c8dcc4b0dfb8fc29

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User vote results: There were 6 votes to remove and 14 votes to keep

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