What is fbfmon.sys?

fbfmon.sys is part of Lenovo EE Boot Optimizer and developed by Lenovo according to the fbfmon.sys version information.

fbfmon.sys's description is "FBfmon"

fbfmon.sys is digitally signed by Lenovo (Beijing) Limited.

fbfmon.sys is usually located in the 'C:\windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on fbfmon.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameLenovo EE Boot Optimizer
Company nameLenovo
File descriptionFBfmon
Internal nameFBfmon
Original filenameFBfmon
Legal copyrightLenovo Copyright (C) 2010
Product version1, 0, 0, 1
File version1, 0, 0, 1

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

Product nameLenovo EE Boot Optimizer
Company nameLenovo
File descriptionFBfmon
Internal nameFBfmon
Original filenameFBfmon
Legal copyrightLenovo Copyright (C) 2010
Product version1, 0, 0, 1
File version1, 0, 0, 1

Digital signatures [?]

fbfmon.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameLenovo (Beijing) Limited
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA
Certificate serial number2edba85021ee00c973b5c5398b2e1155

VirusTotal report

1 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the fbfmon.sys file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Emsisoft Android.Adware.KyView.A (B)
1 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the fbfmon.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD536c2e32fb31fd25f640324790ebaadc1
SHA256c752658f5d33dd07ac3b357e44050cb10adad73dead9ba64d73f78906f8ad4d9

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with fbfmon.sys. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 12 users.

User vote results: There were 8 votes to remove and 4 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with fbfmon.sys. Only 12 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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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.

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