How to remove an secdrv error

Secdrv.sys is a Windows driver. A driver is a small software program that allows your computer to communicate with hardware or connected devices. This means that a driver has direct access to the internals of the OS, hardware etc.
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Secdrv.sys file information

The process known as Macrovision SECURITY Driver belongs to software Macrovision SECURITY Driver or Security Windows NT or Security Windows NT/2K/XP or Security Driver or Command and ConquerTM or Civilization III Complete by Macrovision Corporation, Macrovision Europe Limited, and Macrovision Japan and Asia K.K (www.macrovision.com) or Macrovision Europe (www.macrovision.com).

Description: The file secdrv.sys is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32\drivers. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 163,644 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 27,440 bytes and 16 more variants.
The driver can be started or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. The program has no visible window. Secdrv.sys is not a Windows core file. secdrv.sys seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 25% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If problems with secdrv.sys occur, you can uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Add/Remove programs ⇒ Command and ConquerTM or Civilization III Complete.

Recommended: Identify secdrv.sys related errors

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as secdrv.sys, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the secdrv.sys process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

On Windows 7 Forums i had learned this. It is a file for authenticating games and is a known cause of Blue Screens.
RingAnimated

The driver, secdrv.sys, is used by games which use Macrovision SafeDisc. The driver validates the authenticity of games that are protected with SafeDisc and prohibits unauthorized copies of such games to play on Windows. The secdrv.sys is included with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista to increase compatibility of the games on Windows. Without the driver, games with SafeDisc protection would be unable to play on Windows. SafeDisc remains inactive until invoked by a game for authorization to play on Windows.
What is secdrv.sys? (further information)

Macrovison is NOT safedisc. Guys need to get their facts straigt. Macrovision is a DRM driver that prevents playback and recording of copyrighted movies on analog video devices via computer.

Macrovision-Malware
uwe (further information)

It's a standard shipping component from XP onwards and it's basically a shim to make Macrovision's SafeDisc system work with these OSes. It is not unsafe, per se, a vulnerability which exploited it (and required logon access anyway) has long since been fixed and it doesn't interfere with your system beyond being part of 'protecting' certain software.
Gaidheal

It did came as a result of game instalation and yeah it is part of the safe disk cd protection sys rated it dangerous because for some reason it doesn't alow my avast 5 to properly start (starts with all real time protection disabled)
grraf

it is added with some EA games (i found the file on the installation CD!!!)

securom driver, digs deep into your system and compromises stability
TheRealFoo (further information)

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Summary: Average user rating of secdrv.sys: based on 92 votes with 9 reviews.

22 users think secdrv.sys is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 17 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 25 users suspect danger. 25 users think secdrv.sys is dangerous and recommend removing it. 6 users doesn't grade secdrv.sys ("not sure about it").

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