The bdrsdrv.sys file is a process that belongs to the application BitDefender AntiVirus developed by SOFTWIN. This system file is in the subfolder C:\Program Files. Known sizes for this file include 10,800 bytes and 10,768 bytes with 70% occurrence. You can access the driver under Services on the Windows Control Panel. There is no visible window for this process. The bdrsdrv.sys file has no digital signature. This driver automatically starts up with installed drivers. BitDefender Free Edition uses scan engines with ICSA Labs certification. It removes and scans viruses. You can plan your scheduled scanning such as performing full system scans or drive scans. It also performs immediate scanning of files and folders. The quarantine lets you isolate infected files and send them to BitDefender Labs for analysis. You can make a report of a scan to check its statistics.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as BitDefender Antivirus, 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 bdrsdrv.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 bdrsdrv.sys, belongs to, in this case BitDefender Antivirus