What is gubootstartup.sys?
gubootstartup.sys is part of Glary Utilities and developed by Glarysoft Ltd according to the gubootstartup.sys version information.
gubootstartup.sys's description is "The driver for the Startup Manager tool"
gubootstartup.sys is digitally signed by Glarysoft Ltd.
gubootstartup.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about gubootstartup.sys.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on gubootstartup.sys:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Glary Utilities |
| Company name | Glarysoft Ltd |
| File description | The driver for the Startup Manager tool |
| Internal name | BootStartup.sys |
| Original filename | BootStartup |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) 2003-2014 Glarysoft Ltd |
| Product version | 1.0 |
| File version | 1.0.0.254 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Glary Utilities |
| Company name | Glarysoft Ltd |
| File description | The driver for the Startup Manager t.. |
| Internal name | BootStartup.sys |
| Original filename | BootStartup |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) 2003-2014 Glarysoft Ltd |
| Product version | 1.0 |
| File version | 1.0.0.254 |
Digital signatures [?]
gubootstartup.sys has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Glarysoft Ltd |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 7abba622e23f817b27d68d43e6e39093 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the gubootstartup.sys file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | c02d2712ddeac76ab6a75df8d05f9af1 |
| SHA256 | 6badf61e01f6c9b4f32d28422186ac43ab99fd133050c57a23aebcdb1a2ad37a |
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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.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
I get BSOD regularly and the file mentioned here is the main cause of these BSOD's . I am trying to find an update for the gubootstartup.sys file, but no success. I have to remove the program because I am loosing to much time restarting the pc.
# 10 Aug 2014, 0:48
OLive Onwin writes
I had the same BSOD issue caused by gubootstartup.sys file also. I think my Glary Utilities is up to date so I'll just disable it until they come out with a new one - maybe it's just a bug in the newest version.... I doubt there is a "driver" fix for this file that can be downloaded independently...
Any ideas, please post.... otherwise I think it's save to just not use GU for a while. (CrapCleaner does an ok job by itself- but is very slow due to CHROME being so loaded with CRAP).
# 16 Aug 2014, 23:56
Luc P writes