Analysis of blacksanta_truesight.sys: suspicious verdict, risk score 58/100. 0 YARA matches, 5/76 multi-engine detections. SHA256 83fcc6bf733751ba. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver blacksanta_truesight.sys and assigned a verdict of Suspicious with a composite risk score of 58/100, indicating some risk signals warranting review (30-59 band).
| Verdict | Suspicious (58/100) |
| YARA matches | 0 |
| Multi-engine detections | 5 / 76 |
| File size | 41920 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46 |
| Analyzed | 2026-04-01 |
| SHA256 | 83fcc6bf733751bab43e92d31b810c4cecd4d8640668d2ed26f47f62edd942cf |
| SHA1 | 8a0e18612a181105f756ad40dff3f98b5d712604 |
| MD5 | 2e2924471ff377774f5ba61e9643f0c9 |
Version resource data embedded in the blacksanta_truesight.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | RogueKiller Antirootkit Driver |
|---|---|
| Product | Truesight |
| Company | Adlice Software |
| Original filename | Truesight |
| Internal name | Truesight |
| File version | 3.1.0 |
| Copyright | Copyright Adlice Software(C) 2022 |
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 | 0 / 100 |
| Dangerous kernel imports | 100 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 54 / 100 |
| Known-vulnerable corpus | 0 / 100 |
| Code-signing state | 0 / 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 blacksanta_truesight.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| ZwTerminateProcess | 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 |
| ZwOpenProcess | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| ZwDeleteKey | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| IoGetDeviceObjectPointer | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| KeBugCheckEx | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwQuerySystemInformation | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ObReferenceObjectByHandle | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwClose | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeSetEvent | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeWaitForSingleObject | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IofCompleteRequest | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ExAllocatePoolWithTag | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeInitializeEvent | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwOpenKey | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x0080840F | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #259 |
| 0x002200F0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #60 |
| 0x002267E8 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #2554 |
| 0x0080B941 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #3664 |
| 0x0022DC00 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #1792 |
| 0x0034A30D | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #2243 |
| 0x0022EB15 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #2757 |
| 0x0022B715 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #3525 |
| 0x00222315 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #2245 |
| 0x0022E8CE | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #2611 |
| 0x0080BA48 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #3730 |
| 0x0080248C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2339 |
| 0x0034011A | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #70 |
| 0x0022341E | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #3335 |
| 0x0022B941 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #3664 |
| 0x00808389 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #226 |
| 0x0034037C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #223 |
| 0x00220068 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #26 |
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 | 0x2D14 | 0x2E00 | 6.19 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x0AEC | 0x0C00 | 4.36 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x0108 | 0x0200 | 1.85 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x02D0 | 0x0400 | 3.13 | IDATA, READ |
| PAGE | 0x006C | 0x0200 | 1.39 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| INIT | 0x0810 | 0x0A00 | 4.79 | CODE, EXEC, READ, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x03E0 | 0x0400 | 3.21 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .reloc | 0x005C | 0x0200 | 1.18 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| Control Flow Guard | Enabled |
|---|---|
| ASLR | Enabled |
| DEP | Enabled |
| Integrity check | Enforced |
| Mitigation score | 100 / 100 |
Techniques this driver could enable if loaded by an adversary.
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1003.001 | OS Credential Dumping: LSASS Memory | Credential Access |
| 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 |
| T1211 | Exploitation for Defense Evasion | Defense Evasion |
| T1489 | Service Stop | Impact |
| T1543.003 | Windows Service | Persistence |
| T1553.002 | Subvert Trust Controls: Code Signing | Defense Evasion |
| T1562.001 | Disable/Modify Tools | Defense Evasion |
| T1569.002 | Service Execution | Execution |
| T1652 | Device Driver Discovery | Discovery |
| Signer | Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46 |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | Sectigo Limited |
| Issuer | AAA Certificate Services |
| Serial | 48FC93B46055948D36A7C98A89D69416 |
| Valid from | 2021-05-25 00:00 UTC |
| Valid until | 2028-12-31 23:59 UTC |
| Signature validity | Verified |
Engine angr, status completed, 47 paths explored at a maximum depth of 47. Vulnerability classes reached: 1. Exploitable paths: 0.
Based on DriverShield static and dynamic analysis, blacksanta_truesight.sys shows some suspicious signals and warrants manual review. Its composite risk score is 58/100 (verdict: suspicious). Always validate findings independently before acting.
blacksanta_truesight.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 58/100, placing it in the suspicious verdict band. SHA256: 83fcc6bf733751bab43e92d31b810c4cecd4d8640668d2ed26f47f62edd942cf.
blacksanta_truesight.sys is a Windows kernel-mode driver (.sys) analyzed by DriverShield for vulnerabilities, BYOVD abuse potential, and malware indicators. It is code-signed by Sectigo Public Code Signing Root R46.
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