Purpose of msdirectx.sys:
msdirectx.sys task purpose and description:
You may receive the following message: C:\doc\Msdirect.sys - Hacktool Rootkit If you have this file, you have what is known as a rootkit driver virus. This can be very difficult to remove, and is also known as the name hacktool.robotkit. Make sure you do not have a program named lockx.exe or setup32.exe running at startup time, as these are also known viruses and need to be cleaned up immediately. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)
Actual process or task name: (You can view alphabetical task list here)
msdirectx.sys
File type:
This is a driver or configuration file type.
Where is this file and folder located on my computer?
This file will be located on your hard drive at C:\doc\Msdirect.sys
General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes.
You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows
"task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active
on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they
get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files
on your computer, for example, msdirectx.sys may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very
similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist
as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned.
You can always find the location of msdirectx.sys on your computer by using your Windows search options, but
I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.
View entire task list here!
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