The avipbb.sys process is also known as the Avira Driver for RootKit Detection and it belongs to the software AntiVir Desktop. It is owned by Avira GmbH. There is minimal information gathered about this process. It is not a Windows system file. The driver can be initiated or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. The process has no visible window. It is not a Windows system file. It is a Verisign signed file. The process has a digital signature. The process contains a security rating of 11% dangerous making it relatively safe to operate according to the users; it is generally more prudent if the user operates this process under careful conditions within his or her computer system; in order to minimize any possible dangers to the user’s computer system, the user needs to be aware of the possibilities that this process may contain some possible threatening materials, such as Trojan, virus, worm, and any other potential dangers (which makes this process vulnerable to virus writers) that needs to be aware of, as well performing specific measures which can be done whenever this program is being operate in order to consolidate the security and stability of the user’s computer system. It may be advisable to keep this program running and not disable it as disabling it might cause the computer system to behave in an inappropriate manner.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. avipbb.sys. is used by Avira Driver for RootKit Detection, If you shut down avipbb.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop avipbb.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Avira Driver for RootKit Detection, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed avipbb.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Avira Driver for RootKit Detection, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if avipbb.sys. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that avipbb.sys, belongs to, in this case Avira Driver for RootKit Detection