What is hotcore3.sys?
hotcore3.sys is part of Paragon System Utilities and developed by Paragon Software Group according to the hotcore3.sys version information.
hotcore3.sys's description is "A part of Paragon System Utilities"
hotcore3.sys is digitally signed by Paragon Technologie GmbH.
hotcore3.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about hotcore3.sys.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on hotcore3.sys:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Paragon System Utilities |
| Company name | Paragon Software Group |
| File description | A part of Paragon System Utilities |
| Internal name | hotcorewin2k |
| Original filename | hotcorewin2k.sys |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 1994-2008 Paragon Software Group |
| Product version | 5753 |
| File version | 8,8,89,7153 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Paragon System Utilities |
| Company name | Paragon Software Group |
| File description | A part of Paragon System Utilities |
| Internal name | hotcorewin2k |
| Original filename | hotcorewin2k.sys |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 1994-2008 Paragon Software.. |
| Product version | 5753 |
| File version | 8,8,89,7153 |
Digital signatures [?]
hotcore3.sys has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Paragon Technologie GmbH |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 5b2c38a11eec2df69b82f1ab6a92daff |
VirusTotal report
None of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the hotcore3.sys file.
Folder name variants
hotcore3.sys may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\. The most common variants are listed below:
- I:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\
- C:\WINXP\system32\drivers\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | d308726110a6011514dcdfc6e3fc21f2 |
| SHA256 | 2940040af7dc4a29d10318b033861b84c7c3533764e2ed4c72506f852a050b9d |
What will you do with hotcore3.sys?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with hotcore3.sys. 53% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 51 users.
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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.
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 have an Acer 3000 laptop. It won't boot past the XP screen. Keeps rebooting. In safe mode the last driver is hotcore3.sys. I had the paragon software earlier. Any way, will your software boot the system,so I can try to get rid of this? I have tried the recovery disks that came with it, but it only goes to insert disk 1 of the recovery disks.Maybe you can give me something else to try. TNX for your time
# 19 Dec 2011, 9:09
Jim writes