White Board Man

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May 27th, 2012 11:00

Anti-Rootkit Warning

I've had my Dimension 3100C since new in 2006. Today, my anti-rootkit software (AVG) advised that I had a threat in  a file from star-force.com. The file is held in windows\system32\drivers\sfsync02 and is a .sys file. This file has been on my pc since I bought it and is dated 03/12/2004.

Do I need this file or can it be deleted and can anybody tell me why it should only just have become an issue?

Thanks

  • joe53

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    Posted May 27th, 2012 11:00

    Hi White Board Man, and welcome to the forum.

    Some info on StarForce is here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarForce

    It seems to have a dodgy history. It does not get good ratings from WOT:
    http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/star-force.com

    I don't know why it only shows up now for you, but I 'm sure you can safely delete it. You certainly don't need it.

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    Posted May 28th, 2012 09:00

    Thanks Joe53, followed advice on wikipedia. Devices, Files and Registry all sorted. Warning has gone. Thks again.