Analysis of hardwares.sys: malicious verdict, risk score 88/100. 4 YARA matches, 18/76 multi-engine detections. SHA256 d2ac6938ff3b2e06. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver hardwares.sys and assigned a verdict of Malicious with a composite risk score of 88/100, indicating malicious indicators (80-100 band).
| Verdict | Malicious (88/100) |
| YARA matches | 4 |
| Multi-engine detections | 18 / 76 |
| File size | 106584 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | VeriSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority - G5 |
| Analyzed | 2026-10-14 |
| SHA256 | d2ac6938ff3b2e06e0d52916b448b3feb589be4e8ad58160ad6c4cdd33fe7cad |
| SHA1 | 24030a1fafe5be38ab4a4fe7b0929da629a9d4cf |
| MD5 | ca4351904cb316befae1d37fc5741564 |
Version resource data embedded in the hardwares.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | hardware |
|---|---|
| Product | hardware |
| Company | hardware |
| Original filename | hardware |
| Internal name | hardware |
| File version | 1.0.0.0 |
| Copyright | Copyright (C) 2018 |
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 | 100 / 100 |
| Dangerous kernel imports | 100 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 66 / 100 |
| Known-vulnerable corpus | 0 / 100 |
| Code-signing state | 80 / 100 |
| Packing and entropy | 80 / 100 |
| Dynamic behaviour | 0 / 100 |
| CVE cross-reference | 0 / 100 |
Kernel-mode APIs resolved from the Import Address Table of hardwares.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| MmMapIoSpace | critical | Highly dangerous - potential for arbitrary code execution, memory corruption, or process termination |
| MmMapLockedPagesSpecifyCache | critical | Highly dangerous - potential for arbitrary code execution, memory corruption, or process termination |
| ZwTerminateProcess | critical | Highly dangerous - potential for arbitrary code execution, memory corruption, or process termination |
| PsLookupProcessByProcessId | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| ObReferenceObjectByHandle | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ObOpenObjectByPointer | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| MmUnmapIoSpace | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwQuerySystemInformation | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| KeBugCheckEx | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| CmRegisterCallback | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwDeleteKey | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwDeleteFile | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| IoGetDeviceObjectPointer | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ExAllocatePool | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitAnsiString | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeDelayExecutionThread | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IofCompleteRequest | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwCreateFile | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwOpenKey | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwClose | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateDevice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x0080850F | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #323 |
| 0x00340033 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #12 |
| 0x00227417 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #3333 |
| 0x002200F0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #60 |
| 0x0080C481 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #288 |
| 0x002287E8 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #506 |
| 0x00345B0D | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1731 |
| 0x0034470D | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #451 |
| 0x0022B9C0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #3696 |
| 0x00225715 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #1477 |
| 0x0080249C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2343 |
| 0x0080248C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2339 |
| 0x00340036 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #13 |
| 0x0080007E | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #31 |
| 0x00220020 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #8 |
| 0x0022011C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #71 |
| 0x00229286 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #1185 |
| 0x0034F7E9 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #3578 |
| 0x0080D882 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #1568 |
| 0x00800400 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #256 |
| 0x00224CB1 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #812 |
| 0x003402A0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #168 |
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 | 0x65D4 | 0x6600 | 6.33 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x0BE4 | 0x0C00 | 3.81 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x2018 | 0x0200 | 3.64 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x03E4 | 0x0400 | 4.13 | IDATA, READ |
| .gfids | 0x0004 | 0x0200 | 0.02 | IDATA, READ |
| INIT | 0x08D2 | 0x0A00 | 4.9 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .vmp0 | 0xFDD2 | 0xFE00 | 7.64 | CODE, IDATA, EXEC, READ |
| .reloc | 0x00BC | 0x0200 | 2.4 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x02F8 | 0x0400 | 2.46 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| Control Flow Guard | Not enabled |
|---|---|
| ASLR | Enabled |
| DEP | Enabled |
| Integrity check | Not enforced |
| Mitigation score | 55 / 100 |
| Rule | Severity | Detects |
|---|---|---|
| BYOVD_MemRW | critical | Phys memory mapping + device creation |
| BYOVD_ProcKill | critical | Process termination EDR killer |
| SUSP_PhysMem | high | Physical memory mapping |
| MAL_EDRKiller | critical | Generic EDR killer pattern |
Techniques this driver could enable if loaded by an adversary.
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1003 | OS Credential Dumping | Credential Access |
| T1003.001 | OS Credential Dumping: LSASS Memory | Credential Access |
| T1006 | Direct Volume Access | Defense Evasion |
| T1014 | Rootkit | Defense Evasion |
| T1055.001 | Process Injection: DLL Injection | Defense Evasion |
| T1055.012 | Process Hollowing | Defense Evasion |
| T1068 | Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | Privilege Escalation |
| T1071 | Application Layer Protocol | Command and Control |
| T1112 | Modify Registry | Defense Evasion |
| T1211 | Exploitation for Defense Evasion | Defense Evasion |
| T1489 | Service Stop | Impact |
| T1543.003 | Windows Service | Persistence |
| T1547.001 | Registry Run Keys | Persistence |
| T1553.002 | Subvert Trust Controls: Code Signing | Defense Evasion |
| T1562.001 | Disable/Modify Tools | Defense Evasion |
| T1562.006 | Indicator Blocking | Defense Evasion |
| T1564.001 | Hidden Files and Directories | Defense Evasion |
| T1569.002 | Service Execution | Execution |
| T1652 | Device Driver Discovery | Discovery |
| Signer | VeriSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority - G5 |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | VeriSign, Inc. |
| Issuer | Microsoft Code Verification Root |
| Serial | 611993E400000000001C |
| Valid from | 2011-02-22 19:25 UTC |
| Valid until | 2021-02-22 19:35 UTC (expired) |
| Signature validity | Not verified |
Engine angr, status completed, 16 paths explored at a maximum depth of 16. Vulnerability classes reached: 0. Exploitable paths: 0.
Based on DriverShield static and dynamic analysis, hardwares.sys is flagged as malicious and should be treated as dangerous. Its composite risk score is 88/100 (verdict: malicious). Always validate findings independently before acting.
hardwares.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 88/100, placing it in the malicious verdict band. SHA256: d2ac6938ff3b2e06e0d52916b448b3feb589be4e8ad58160ad6c4cdd33fe7cad.
hardwares.sys is a Windows kernel-mode driver (.sys) analyzed by DriverShield for vulnerabilities, BYOVD abuse potential, and malware indicators. It is code-signed by VeriSign Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority - G5.
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