How to remove an Vax347b error

Vax347b.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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Vax347b.sys file information

The process known as Plug and Play BIOS Extension belongs to software Vax347b or vax347b by unknown.

Description: Vax347b.sys is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32\drivers. The file size on Windows 7/XP is 159,616 bytes.
The driver can be started or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. There is no information about the author of the file. The program is not visible. There is no detailed description of this service. The file is not a Windows system file. Vax347b.sys seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 48% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Vax347b.sys, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the Vax347b.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

Belongs to Alcohol 120
Douglas Cumali (further information)

Part of Alcohol 120
Douglas Cumali (further information)

Seems to be a driver for Alcohol 120%

Well I have no clue what it is, however my computer will not boot up. When I try to boot it up in safe mode the file it freezes on is Vax347b.sys. If I cansle the loading of this file I can get into safe mode.
Ryan Storment

I think it is a file by Alcahol 120%, not needed.

installs with alcohol 120 , changes sys files, but doesnt seem to be dangerous...
brad (further information)

I uninstalled Alcohol 120%, no more BSOD
Fred

This is a file used by Alcohol 120%, to emulate the virtual CD-ROM drive. It allows you to change the number of virtual drives without restarting.
Alan Childs (further information)

It's a essential windows system file during startup
Derbs

Driver for Alcohol 120$

Vax347b.sys belongs to Alcohol 120%. A program that lets you create virtual dvd devices
Mattias Hammargård

its the device driver for the Alkohol120% virtual DVD-Drive
freidenker (further information)

its preventing me from booting my computer into XP
Callypso

It wouldn't load during windows startup, and caused normal starutup impossible because of this.
Flame060

Rootkit detected by Vice
ComteZer0 (further information)

It doesn't work with windows Wista ( it will hang the SO)
MArius

cant load windows xp with it
alon11

Would not let me boot up windows XP in any mode, including safe mode. I also installed Alcohol 120. Have now re installed and destroyed my alcohol disk to save me the temptation to install it again.

showed up after alcohol 120 install. only 1 error in event mgr., seems ok. alchohol works and my machine seems to boot fine.
wil

Summary: Average user rating of Vax347b.sys: based on 22 votes with 19 reviews.

8 users think Vax347b.sys is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 4 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 6 users suspect danger. 2 users think Vax347b.sys is dangerous and recommend removing it. 3 users doesn't grade Vax347b.sys ("not sure about it").

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