Analysis of STProcessMonitorNew.sys: vulnerable verdict, risk score 60/100. 2 YARA matches, 7/75 multi-engine detections. SHA256 5b4f59236a9b950b. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver STProcessMonitorNew.sys and assigned a verdict of Vulnerable with a composite risk score of 60/100, indicating a known or likely vulnerability surface (60-79 band).
| Verdict | Vulnerable (60/100) |
| YARA matches | 2 |
| Multi-engine detections | 7 / 75 |
| File size | 37456 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher |
| Analyzed | 2026-09-06 |
| SHA256 | 5b4f59236a9b950bcd5191b35d19125f60cfb9e1a1e1aa2e4f914b6745dde9df |
| SHA1 | 68fec379f2ae76c3d2ce913f7be650cea1d06990 |
| MD5 | 5761bd63da03686fc480245da7bd1e9f |
Version resource data embedded in the STProcessMonitorNew.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | ProcessMonitor Driver |
|---|---|
| Product | Safetica |
| Company | Safetica Technologies |
| Original filename | ProcessMonitorDriver |
| Internal name | STProcessMonitor |
| File version | 11,26,18,0 |
| Copyright | Copyright (C) 2026, Safetica |
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 | 10 / 100 |
| Dangerous kernel imports | 100 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 30 / 100 |
| Known-vulnerable corpus | 100 / 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 STProcessMonitorNew.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| ZwTerminateProcess | critical | Highly dangerous - potential for arbitrary code execution, memory corruption, or process termination |
| PsSetCreateProcessNotifyRoutineEx | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| ZwOpenProcess | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| ZwWriteFile | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwSetInformationFile | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ObReferenceObjectByHandle | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ObOpenObjectByPointer | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| DbgPrintEx | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwCreateFile | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwClose | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeDelayExecutionThread | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ExAllocatePoolWithTag | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwOpenFile | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeSetEvent | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IofCompleteRequest | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteDevice | 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 |
| 0x00345B15 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1733 |
| 0x00348315 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #197 |
| 0x00346B05 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #2753 |
| 0x00228F15 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #965 |
| 0x0080C481 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #288 |
| 0x0022CB15 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #709 |
| 0x0034DF05 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #1985 |
| 0x0034011D | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #71 |
| 0x0034036C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #219 |
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 | 0x4746 | 0x4800 | 6.39 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x0A10 | 0x0C00 | 3.11 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x05B8 | 0x0200 | 0.72 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x01EC | 0x0200 | 3.86 | IDATA, READ |
| .edata | 0x005C | 0x0200 | 1.04 | IDATA, READ |
| INIT | 0x06C4 | 0x0800 | 4.58 | CODE, EXEC, READ, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x03D0 | 0x0400 | 3.1 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .reloc | 0x0038 | 0x0200 | 0.73 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| Control Flow Guard | Enabled |
|---|---|
| ASLR | Enabled |
| DEP | Enabled |
| Integrity check | Enforced |
| Mitigation score | 100 / 100 |
| Rule | Severity | Detects |
|---|---|---|
| PUA_VULN_Driver_Safeticatechnologies_Stprocessmonitor_Safetica_5B4F | medium | Detects vulnerable driver mentioned in known-vulnerable driver corpus project using VersionInfo values from the PE header - STProcessMonitor.sys, ProcessMonitorDriver.sys, STProcessMonitor_v114.sys. I... |
| SUSP_Callbacks | medium | Kernel callback registration |
Techniques this driver could enable if loaded by an adversary.
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1014 | Rootkit | Defense Evasion |
| T1055.001 | Process Injection: DLL Injection | Defense Evasion |
| T1068 | Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | Privilege Escalation |
| 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 |
| 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 | Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | Microsoft Corporation |
| Issuer | Microsoft Windows Third Party Component CA 2012 |
| Serial | 330000013C4A61FB3578D2B6DD00000000013C |
| Valid from | 2025-11-13 19:59 UTC |
| Valid until | 2026-11-10 19:59 UTC |
| Signature validity | Verified |
Engine angr, status static_approximation, 0 paths explored at a maximum depth of 0. 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, STProcessMonitorNew.sys is flagged as vulnerable and is a potential Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) risk. Its composite risk score is 60/100 (verdict: vulnerable). Always validate findings independently before acting.
STProcessMonitorNew.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 60/100, placing it in the vulnerable verdict band. SHA256: 5b4f59236a9b950bcd5191b35d19125f60cfb9e1a1e1aa2e4f914b6745dde9df.
STProcessMonitorNew.sys is a Windows kernel-mode driver (.sys) analyzed by DriverShield for vulnerabilities, BYOVD abuse potential, and malware indicators. It is code-signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher.
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