The fdredir.sys file is the process called File Disk Redirector that is used by the application Protector Suite QL developed by UPEK. The location of this process file is in the C:\Program Files\Common Files subfolder. Known sizes for this file include 13,440 bytes and 13,568 bytes with 60% occurrence. You can access this driver on the Windows Control Panel. This program does not have a visible window. The fdredir.sys file is a non-system process. Protector Suite QL is a biometric program that secures data through fingerprint authentication. It uses fingerprint as key for password management of business security and control. It comes with a fingerprint scanner. It supports driver models including TouchChip Fingerprint Sensor, TouchChip Fingerprint Reader and TouchChip Fingerprint Coprocessor. Protector Suite QL version 5.4.0.2688 has an MD5 of 8affa5814b135417494e48eb9c0b6c5e, SHA1 of cb9410f8a50053e85805c2eb998700fa392dc8db and SHA256 of bc80dc47c3a2b9de5e5b38a482abfa3e5d9393b0213015da97a5416bcd2214ec. The directory for this process is %COMMONFILES%\Protector Suite QL\Drivers.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Protector Suite QL, 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 fdredir.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 fdredir.sys, belongs to, in this case Protector Suite QL