What is sbmntr.sys?

sbmntr.sys is part of YTDownloader Driver and developed by YTDownloader according to the sbmntr.sys version information.

sbmntr.sys's description is "YTDownloader Driver"

sbmntr.sys is digitally signed by Goobzo LTD.

sbmntr.sys is usually located in the 'c:\progra~1\ytdown~1\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected sbmntr.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on sbmntr.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameYTDownloader Driver
Company nameYTDownloader
File descriptionYTDownloader Driver
Internal nameSBMNTR.sys
Original filenameSBMNTR.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2013
Product version1.00.00.0002
File version1.00.00.0002 built by: WinDDK

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

Product nameYTDownloader Driver
Company nameYTDownloader
File descriptionYTDownloader Driver
Internal nameSBMNTR.sys
Original filenameSBMNTR.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2013
Product version1.00.00.0002
File version1.00.00.0002 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

sbmntr.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameGoobzo LTD
Certificate issuer nameThawte Code Signing CA - G2
Certificate serial number120b25dde57b88636ad4d97d23b99c88

VirusTotal report

5 of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sbmntr.sys file. That's a 10% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG MalSign.Skodna.A8D
McAfee Artemis!B0B7A9658968
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!B0B7A9658968
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1231
VIPRE Goobzo (fs)
5 of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the sbmntr.sys file.

sbmntr.sys removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove sbmntr.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the sbmntr.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that sbmntr.sys has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate sbmntr.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the sbmntr.sys file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate sbmntr.sys in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\progra~1\ytdown~1\sbmntr.sys
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the sbmntr.sys file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If sbmntr.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If sbmntr.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If sbmntr.sys still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that sbmntr.sys no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b0b7a965896896f10c30c29e1e3a25af
SHA256391c4d5fb5c621fce29d39d420e7c4179ca5b4a70eb5db5ffba4e46b6e84ad19

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The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with sbmntr.sys. 95% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 44 users.

User vote results: There were 42 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

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