How to remove sfdrv01 error

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sfdrv01.sys file information

The process StarForce Protection Environment Driver or FrontLine Environment Driver or SF FrontLine Environment Driver belongs to the software StarForce Protection System or StarForce Protection Environment Driver (version 1.x) by Protection Technology (www.star-force.com) or Protection Technology (StarForce).

Description: sfdrv01.sys is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32\drivers. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 50688 bytes (48% of all occurrence), 48640 bytes, 47616 bytes, 51200 bytes, 47104 bytes, 46080 bytes, 50176 bytes.
The driver can be started or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. The program is not visible. There is no detailed description of this service. sfdrv01.sys is not a Windows system file. sfdrv01.sys seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 39% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Links: sfdrv01.sys, sfdrv01.sys

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User Comments

This is part of "security" software required to be installed with some games...The company that makes this "security" program is StarForce...the program is detrimental to several normal fuctions of a computer. I highly advise its removal and to avoid games that use this specific service for copywrite protection. Many have dubbed StarForce as Malware and I would definately agree
Concerned Gamer (further information)

new files on my pc. Perhaps installed by a protected DVD (Warner Bross)

Copy Protection, after deinst Software, Process still in regestry

SFDRV01.SYS intercepts optical drive calls and interferes terminally with NERO and causes immediate system crash when it suspects something illegal going on (like playing DVD for instance). SFHLP02.SYS and SFSYNC02.SYS should also be deleted. Then clean up the registry of all sfdrv, sfhlp and sfsync instances. It is needed for some games and such but it will install itself in no time when needed.
Ir. Kees Laterveer

Copy protection system for software distributed on CDs & DVDs

Copy Protection rootkit installed via Sony DVD "The Cave"
Rootkit Hater

StarForce Protection Environment Driver (version 1.x) - Software Protection
Maniac (further information)

From where can i take it
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Summary: 1 user think it's probably harmless. 4 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 3 users think sfdrv01.sys is dangerous and recommend to remove it..

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