What is mticache.sys?

mticache.sys is part of Micron SSD Cache and developed by Micron Technology, Inc. according to the mticache.sys version information.

mticache.sys's description is "Micron SSD Cache Driver"

mticache.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about mticache.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on mticache.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicron SSD Cache
Company nameMicron Technology, Inc.
File descriptionMicron SSD Cache Driver
Internal namemticache.sys
Original filenamemticache.sys
Legal copyright© 2014-2015 Micron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version1.7.3.0
File version1.7.3.0

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

Product nameMicron SSD Cache
Company nameMicron Technology, Inc.
File descriptionMicron SSD Cache Driver
Internal namemticache.sys
Original filenamemticache.sys
Legal copyright© 2014-2015 Micron Technology, Inc...
Product version1.7.3.0
File version1.7.3.0

Digital signatures [?]

The verification of mticache.sys's digital signature failed.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicron Technology, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number5362028d769f65da94332bed49c6ba6c

VirusTotal report

None of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the mticache.sys file.

None of the 53 anti-virus programs detected the mticache.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5981ad72a61dd0029f38caf701cd006e6
SHA2566287006b90f23bd3bba2afbbf8799bf550a408ed6d9e84d6a897ac4c210fcb8d

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with mticache.sys. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 22 users.

User vote results: There were 11 votes to remove and 11 votes to keep

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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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