What is netfilter64.sys?

netfilter64.sys is part of NetFilter SDK and developed by NetFilterSDK.com according to the netfilter64.sys version information.

netfilter64.sys's description is "NetFilter SDK WFP Driver (WPP)"

netfilter64.sys is digitally signed by ADPEAK, INC..

netfilter64.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about netfilter64.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on netfilter64.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameNetFilter SDK
Company nameNetFilterSDK.com
File descriptionNetFilter SDK WFP Driver (WPP)
Internal namenetfilter2.sys
Original filenamenetfilter2.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2013 NetFilterSDK.com
Product version1.4.3.1
File version1.4.3.1 built by: WinDDK

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

Product nameNetFilter SDK
Company nameNetFilterSDK.com
File descriptionNetFilter SDK WFP Driver (WPP)
Internal namenetfilter2.sys
Original filenamenetfilter2.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2013 NetFilterSDK.com
Product version1.4.3.1
File version1.4.3.1 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

netfilter64.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameADPEAK, INC.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number0a6e05774a7ef05b65e3577f6a37aedc

VirusTotal report

None of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the netfilter64.sys file.

None of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the netfilter64.sys file.

Other files also named netfilter64.sys

netfilter64.sys (24 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD59e34bf0784e087f7366dbd2bda01c8eb
SHA256299b4d9dffc409fdc8ab8678190164e286d16a93f8febce1da649d2f748a0d1d

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What did other users do?

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User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 5 votes to keep

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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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Dave Warren writes

1 thumb

Several entries on Google show this as malware. Computer
has behaved erratically since Malwarebytes started showing
Netfilter64 during scan. Deleted.

# 25 Apr 2015, 6:35

Roger Karlsson writes

0 thumbs

The anti-virus programs have improved their detections for the netfilter64.sys file:

* AVG Generic.AB8 20150619
* AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 20150619
* Agnitum PUA.Adpeak! 20150619
* AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win64.SwiftBrowse 20150619
* Comodo UnclassifiedMalware 20150619
* DrWeb Tool.NetFilter.1 20150619
* ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win64/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe 20150619
* Jiangmin AdWare/Yotoon.p 20150618
* K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004b8fe91 ) 20150619
* K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004b8fe91 ) 20150619
* Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AdPeak.A 20150619
* Symantec Adware.BL 20150619
* VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 20150619

# 28 Jun 2015, 5:06

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