What is rawdsk3.sys?
rawdsk3.sys is part of RawDisk and developed by EldoS Corporation according to the rawdsk3.sys version information.
rawdsk3.sys's description is "RawDisk Driver. Allows write access to files and raw disk sectors for user mode applications in Windows 2000 and later."
rawdsk3.sys is digitally signed by iolo technologies, LLC.
rawdsk3.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about rawdsk3.sys.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on rawdsk3.sys:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | RawDisk |
| Company name | EldoS Corporation |
| File description | RawDisk Driver. Allows write access to files and raw disk sectors for user mode applications in Windows 2000 and later. |
| Internal name | rawdsk3.sys |
| Original filename | rawdsk3.sys |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2007-2014, EldoS Corporation |
| Product version | 3, 1, 33, 0 |
| File version | 3, 1, 33, 130 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | RawDisk |
| Company name | EldoS Corporation |
| File description | RawDisk Driver. Allows write access .. |
| Internal name | rawdsk3.sys |
| Original filename | rawdsk3.sys |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (C) 2007-2014, EldoS Corpo.. |
| Product version | 3, 1, 33, 0 |
| File version | 3, 1, 33, 130 |
Digital signatures [?]
rawdsk3.sys has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | iolo technologies, LLC |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 6c21770045938d8e872b30e91043e82b |
VirusTotal report
None of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the rawdsk3.sys file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 7a0c51354fc8fe3608e08848fc80bf8c |
| SHA256 | f29b3a1e53260095d1bae9eeaeb0c4809370e4615a4555d3a024485e05b62c8f |
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What did other users do?
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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.
The rawdsk3.sys apparently relates to rawdisk3 entry in registry however it is more than usually protected from being run; hence load errors are reported in event viewer of win7_64. as a result I am eager to see others experience with same file. I think the load error may be linked to the iolo system mechanics reporting that harddisk repair is not possible. Hence the link to iolo seems also to be legitimate.
# 9 Feb 2015, 9:00
Flemming Gøttsche writes