What is wdcsam.sys?
wdcsam.sys is part of Western Digital SAM driver and developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. according to the wdcsam.sys version information.
wdcsam.sys's description is "Western Digital SCSI Architecture Model (SAM) driver"
wdcsam.sys is digitally signed by WDKTestCert wdclab,130885612892544312.
wdcsam.sys is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\wdcsam.inf_x86_2efd3a3b82aeb664\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about wdcsam.sys.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on wdcsam.sys:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Western Digital SAM driver |
| Company name | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. |
| File description | Western Digital SCSI Architecture Model (SAM) driver |
| Internal name | SAM driver |
| Original filename | wdcsam.sys |
| Legal copyright | © 2006-2015 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. |
| Product version | 1.1.0.0 |
| File version | 1.1.0.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Western Digital SAM driver |
| Company name | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. |
| File description | Western Digital SCSI Architecture Mo.. |
| Internal name | SAM driver |
| Original filename | wdcsam.sys |
| Legal copyright | © 2006-2015 Western Digital Technol.. |
| Product version | 1.1.0.0 |
| File version | 1.1.0.0 |
Digital signatures [?]
wdcsam.sys has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | WDKTestCert wdclab,130885612892544312 |
| Certificate issuer name | WDKTestCert wdclab,130885612892544312 |
| Certificate serial number | 158b53f6910cdb984f848ee6b39269a1 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wdcsam.sys file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | dc21fb6995179ee1058b80c646514b80 |
| SHA256 | c5bae0733facc1fb7fa55eb973ac09babd24d319eca6b4b7d4207bc885c2795e |
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Malware or legitimate?
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Comments
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