The process sbcphid.sys belongs to software SBCphid, which is a driver file from MediaMax CD-3 from SunnComm. SunnComm created this software as a form of copy protection to prevent unauthorized copying of audio CD using personal computers. Some users consider this application a malware since it intercepts and inhibits normal computer operation without the user's authorization. SBCphid has the propensity to modify permanently the computer's behavior without consent. This second-generation system was developed to address the problems that were caused by software used to prevent copying schemes, where many types of playback devices had difficulty reading discs in normal use. Once installed, this application looks for a watermark inside all raw CD audio to recognize protected content. It allows copying to a certain extent, like copying tracks to the hard drive for playback without the original CD, sharing e-mail links to DRM-protected tracks that expire after ten days, and burning up to three copies of the CD.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. sbcphid.sys. is used by MediaMax CD-3, If you shut down sbcphid.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop sbcphid.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is MediaMax CD-3, 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 sbcphid.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as MediaMax CD-3, 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 sbcphid.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 sbcphid.sys, belongs to, in this case MediaMax CD-3