CounterSpy Anti-Rootkit System Driver, Anti-Rootkit Engine and Anti-Rootkit Driver are the most common names for the process that installs on the computer through the executable file sbredrv.sys. The software that installs the process is VIPRE Antivirus, and what the process does is to detect rootkits that have installed themselves onto the system, and then removes these so they can no longer spy on you, or do various tasks stealthily. The file also detects rootkits before they get installed onto your computer system. The file’s general disk image directory path is C:\Windows\System 32\Drivers\sbredrv.sys. The process’ file size is about 101,112 bytes. The file is considered as non-threatening with regards to system security, but it has been found to be incompatible with some AV programs. Usually, incompatibility issues only arise after the AV software has been updated. The process runs as a background task so it can prevent rootkits from entering the system in real-time.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Anti-Rootkit Engine, 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 sbredrv.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 sbredrv.sys, belongs to, in this case Anti-Rootkit Engine