What is vboxaswdrv.sys?

vboxaswdrv.sys is part of Avast VM VirtualBox and developed by Avast Software according to the vboxaswdrv.sys version information.

vboxaswdrv.sys's description is "VirtualBox Support Driver"

vboxaswdrv.sys is digitally signed by AVAST Software a.s..

vboxaswdrv.sys is usually located in the 'c:\program files\avast software\avast\ng\vbox\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on vboxaswdrv.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameAvast VM VirtualBox
Company nameAvast Software
File descriptionVirtualBox Support Driver
Internal nameVBoxAswDrv.sys
Original filenameVBoxAswDrv.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2009-2014 Oracle Corporation
Product version4.3.18.r421
File version4.3.18.421

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

Product nameAvast VM VirtualBox
Company nameAvast Software
File descriptionVirtualBox Support Driver
Internal nameVBoxAswDrv.sys
Original filenameVBoxAswDrv.sys
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2009-2014 Oracle Corpo..
Product version4.3.18.r421
File version4.3.18.421

Digital signatures [?]

vboxaswdrv.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAVAST Software a.s.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1
Certificate serial number0ef5eca7bd31cfc3a7f8e6259b423359

VirusTotal report

None of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vboxaswdrv.sys file.

None of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the vboxaswdrv.sys file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5534c6b89eac808a6c0b98591d37cdf67
SHA2565458e8b3ca2bed60cfd2ad2f2640a6c94c6d1d9b3d9b1a8ca9be9f1b861b1ab1

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User vote results: There were 9 votes to remove and 76 votes to keep

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