Analysis of IMFForceDelete.sys: clean verdict, risk score 28/100. 1 YARA match, 8/75 multi-engine detections. SHA256 ef4e4b88df24825d. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver IMFForceDelete.sys and assigned a verdict of Clean with a composite risk score of 28/100, indicating no notable risk signals (0-29 band).
| Verdict | Clean (28/100) |
| YARA matches | 1 |
| Multi-engine detections | 8 / 75 |
| File size | 20856 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA |
| Analyzed | 2026-09-06 |
| SHA256 | ef4e4b88df24825dbf4e7131e71a41002715d38b7a8c0c432aa936c854152ef3 |
| SHA1 | 12500f6c87ce62712a0ed6652c57468d15c14223 |
| MD5 | 75590850346c74a95d505ea3f8ff4a75 |
Version resource data embedded in the IMFForceDelete.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | IMF ForceDelete filter driver |
|---|---|
| Product | IObit Malware Fighter |
| Company | IObit |
| Original filename | ForceDelete.sys |
| Internal name | ForceDelete.sys |
| File version | 7.0.0.5 built by: WinDDK |
| Copyright | © IObit. All rights reserved. |
Each component is scored 0-100 and then weighted into the composite. See the analysis methodology for the exact formula.
| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| Multi-engine consensus | 0 / 100 |
| YARA signature matches | 5 / 100 |
| Dangerous kernel imports | 63 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 21 / 100 |
| Known-vulnerable corpus | 100 / 100 |
| Code-signing state | 80 / 100 |
| Packing and entropy | 0 / 100 |
| Dynamic behaviour | 0 / 100 |
| CVE cross-reference | 0 / 100 |
Kernel-mode APIs resolved from the Import Address Table of IMFForceDelete.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| KeBugCheckEx | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ObReferenceObjectByHandle | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| IoDeleteDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| DbgPrint | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IofCompleteRequest | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeWaitForSingleObject | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ExAllocatePoolWithTag | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeInitializeEvent | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeSetEvent | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwClose | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
Control codes reachable through the driver dispatch routine. Codes tied to published exploit code are flagged, since they are the primary Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) entry points.
| Code | Severity | Transfer | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x002200F0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #60 |
| 0x0080BF0E | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #4035 |
| 0x0080BA70 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #3740 |
| 0x0080248C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2339 |
| 0x00802484 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2337 |
| 0x00340328 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #202 |
| 0x98768869 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | CUSTOM_PROCESS Function #538 |
Section layout and Shannon entropy. High entropy in a code section is a packing or encryption indicator.
| Section | Virtual size | Raw size | Entropy | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .text | 0x1047 | 0x1200 | 5.83 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x0324 | 0x0400 | 4.33 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x1110 | 0x0200 | 0.3 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x00B4 | 0x0200 | 1.58 | IDATA, READ |
| INIT | 0x0388 | 0x0400 | 4.68 | CODE, EXEC, READ, WRITE, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x0388 | 0x0400 | 2.98 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| Control Flow Guard | Not enabled |
|---|---|
| ASLR | Not enabled |
| DEP | Not enabled |
| Integrity check | Not enforced |
| Mitigation score | 5 / 100 |
| Rule | Severity | Detects |
|---|---|---|
| PUA_VULN_Driver_Iobit_Forcedeletesys_Iobitmalwarefighter_EF4E | medium | Detects vulnerable driver mentioned in known-vulnerable driver corpus project using VersionInfo values from the PE header - IMFForceDelete, IMFForceDelete.sys, ForceDelete.sys. Investigate matches in ... |
Techniques this driver could enable if loaded by an adversary.
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1068 | Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | Privilege Escalation |
| T1071 | Application Layer Protocol | Command and Control |
| T1211 | Exploitation for Defense Evasion | Defense Evasion |
| T1543.003 | Windows Service | Persistence |
| T1553.002 | Subvert Trust Controls: Code Signing | Defense Evasion |
| T1562.001 | Impair Defenses | Defense Evasion |
| T1569.002 | Service Execution | Execution |
| T1652 | Device Driver Discovery | Discovery |
| Signer | DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | DigiCert Inc |
| Issuer | Microsoft Code Verification Root |
| Serial | 61204DB4000000000027 |
| Valid from | 2011-04-15 19:45 UTC |
| Valid until | 2021-04-15 19:55 UTC (expired) |
| Signature validity | Not verified |
Engine angr, status completed, 20 paths explored at a maximum depth of 20. Vulnerability classes reached: 1. Exploitable paths: 0.
Corpus match: this hash is present in the known-vulnerable driver corpus DriverShield cross-references during analysis, which is why the score carries a full weighting on that component.
Based on DriverShield static and dynamic analysis, IMFForceDelete.sys is assessed as clean, with no notable risk signals. Its composite risk score is 28/100 (verdict: clean). Always validate findings independently before acting.
IMFForceDelete.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 28/100, placing it in the clean verdict band. SHA256: ef4e4b88df24825dbf4e7131e71a41002715d38b7a8c0c432aa936c854152ef3.
IMFForceDelete.sys is a Windows kernel-mode driver (.sys) analyzed by DriverShield for vulnerabilities, BYOVD abuse potential, and malware indicators. It is code-signed by DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA.
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