What is sptd.sys?

sptd.sys is part of SCSI Pass Through Direct and developed by Duplex Secure Ltd. according to the sptd.sys version information.

sptd.sys's description is "SCSI Pass Through Direct Host"

sptd.sys is digitally signed by Duplex Secure Ltd.

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

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on sptd.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameSCSI Pass Through Direct
Company nameDuplex Secure Ltd.
File descriptionSCSI Pass Through Direct Host
Internal nameSPTD.SYS
Original filenamesptd.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2004
Product version1.56.0.0
File version1.56.0.0 built by: WinDDK

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

Product nameSCSI Pass Through Direct
Company nameDuplex Secure Ltd.
File descriptionSCSI Pass Through Direct Host
Internal nameSPTD.SYS
Original filenamesptd.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2004
Product version1.56.0.0
File version1.56.0.0 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

sptd.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameDuplex Secure Ltd
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number3217b318d8b2b1501b3711ee65205704

VirusTotal report

1 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sptd.sys file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious-BAY.G
1 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the sptd.sys file.

Other files also named sptd.sys

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD59ab59cf736981ed1f83c6ab5faa8ba5c
SHA256997f3134b5ce3fd73e88e4823fe94d1d0ffa8be05a35f9982c49a7ed84385a76

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