How to remove an symidsco error

The file symidsco.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.
The free file information forum can help you determine if symidsco.sys belonging to the Windows system or an application you can trust.

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Symidsco.sys file information

The process known as IDS Core Driver belongs to software Symantec Intrusion Detection or Symantec Security Drivers by Symantec (www.symantec.com).

Description: symidsco.sys is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 200,184 bytes (22% of all occurrences), 158,064 bytes and 11 more variants.
The driver can be started or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. The program is not visible. File symidsco.sys is a Verisign signed file. Symidsco.sys is certified by a trustworthy company. The service has no detailed description. Symidsco.sys is not a Windows system file. symidsco.sys seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 19% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You can uninstall MIMIU-S PC-Software V50 or Norton 360 from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs".

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If symidsco.sys is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32\drivers, the security rating is 0% dangerous. The file size is 170,208 bytes. The program has no visible window. The program can be uninstalled in the Control Panel. The file is a Verisign signed file. It is certified by a trustworthy company. Program is not active. There is no detailed description of this service. The file is not a Windows core file. symidsco.sys seems to be a compressed file.
You can uninstall Symantec Network Driver from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs".

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as symidsco.sys, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the symidsco.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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Part of Symantec Norton Internet Security suite
Georg (further information)

Belongs to Norton Internet Security
Shadowlight

My 3 symidsco.sys files' weight differs : 200184 bytes in "C:\Program Files\Fichiers communs\Symantec Shared\SymcData\ids-diskless\20060410.080" (14-march-2006). I also have one which weighs 293680 bytes in "C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\IWP\IDSDefs" (12-may-2005)
Philippe Riondel

Norton Internet Security

It appears to have become disabled since upgrading from XP to Vista.
Bill Chubb

Symantec NAV
Walter

Summary: Average user rating of symidsco.sys: based on 6 votes with 6 reviews.

6 users think symidsco.sys is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users doesn't grade symidsco.sys ("not sure about it").

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