What is webshieldfilter.sys?

webshieldfilter.sys is part of WebShield and developed by Protected.net according to the webshieldfilter.sys version information.

webshieldfilter.sys's description is "WebShield TDI Hook Driver (WPP)"

webshieldfilter.sys is digitally signed by Protected Antivirus Limited.

webshieldfilter.sys is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.

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

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

2 of the 70 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the webshieldfilter.sys file. That's a 3% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
DrWeb	Program.Unwanted.3474
GData	Win32.Application.ProtectAV.B

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

ERROR: Failed to execute process.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1577145186.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "c:\\repos\\netfilter\\driver_tdi\\std\\objfre_wxp_x86\\i386\\webshieldfilter.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "INIT",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 710,
            "time": 1.0631577968597412,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1038,
            "time": -0.08675503730773926,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1366,
            "time": 1.0987257957458496,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 2354,
            "time": 1.0989940166473389,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "fcc4fc4ce1b1070703ad505e687f1471ec07f99710a6c98bb3c9a9e43412f81e",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "0820ce8e24dfbfcd0321621095a0b1e608d679d7cc959057ba1e98a2f013dea0",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

webshieldfilter.sys removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove webshieldfilter.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the webshieldfilter.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that webshieldfilter.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate webshieldfilter.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the webshieldfilter.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 webshieldfilter.sys in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\webshieldfilter.sys

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the webshieldfilter.sys file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If webshieldfilter.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If webshieldfilter.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If webshieldfilter.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 webshieldfilter.sys no longer appear in the scan result.

Other files also named webshieldfilter.sys

webshieldfilter.sys (8 votes)

• Privacy Policy