Digitally signed by McAfee International Ltd., safeboot.sys is the system file for McAfee Endpoint Encryption Driver, a software that launches encryption algorithms while providing data protection to desktop computers, laptops, removable media, USB devices, and network files and folders. Endpoint Encryption secures a broad scope of confidential information that includes intellectual property, customer data, financial and legal records, and employee communications without system performance degradation. Endpoint Encryption scope of protection: • Centralized management – automated security reporting, deployment, monitoring, and shared policy. • Endpoint Encryption for Windows – full disk encryption which prevents exposing of sensitive data on desktop computers and laptops • Endpoint Encryption for Macintosh – full disk encryption which protects sensitive data from unauthorized access on Apple Mac laptops • Endpoint Encryption for System files and folders – automatic encryption of files and folders while they are shared and moved across organization premises • Endpoint Encryption for Mobile Media – secures the data stored in removable devices or media

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as McAfee Endpoint Encryption, 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 safeboot.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 safeboot.sys, belongs to, in this case McAfee Endpoint Encryption