Vulnerable.Driver

Short bio

Vulnerable.Driver is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a high-level software component that can be abused by attackers because a vulnerability has been identified and can be exploited as part of an attack.

Type and source of detection

Vulnerable is a category for non-malicious items that pose a risk to the user because they introduce a vulnerability to the system.

Drivers have high level system acces so they can potentially be abused to bypass security software .

Vulnerable.Driver is the generic detection name for drivers that are actually used to turn off, permanently disable, or even uninstall security software.

Protection

Malwarebytes detects the vulnerable driver to give users the chance to make an informed choice.

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Vulnerable.Driver without further user interaction.

Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
Click on the Get started button.
Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
Click Quarantine to remove the found items.
Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.

Add an exclusion

Should users wish to keep this program and exclude it from being detected in future scans, they can add the program to the exclusions list. Here’s how to do it.

Open Malwarebytes for Windows.
Click the Detection History
Click the Allow List
To add an item to the Allow List, click Add.
Select the exclusion type Allow a file or folder and use the Select a folder button to select the main folder for the software that you wish to keep.
Repeat this for any secondary files or folder(s) that belong to the software.

If you want to allow the program to connect to the Internet, for example to fetch updates, also add an exclusion of the type Allow an application to connect to the internet and use the Browse button to select the file you wish to grant access.