Analysis of HardwareMon-x86.sys: vulnerable verdict, risk score 72/100. 3 YARA matches, 1/75 multi-engine detections. SHA256 14807ce592bf8f12. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver HardwareMon-x86.sys and assigned a verdict of Vulnerable with a composite risk score of 72/100, indicating a known or likely vulnerability surface (60-79 band).
| Verdict | Vulnerable (72/100) |
| YARA matches | 3 |
| Multi-engine detections | 1 / 75 |
| File size | 29344 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G3 |
| Analyzed | 2026-09-06 |
| SHA256 | 14807ce592bf8f12da8a338d7ef575ae60c2d513c5c7ecf1f276aef3b2aa627c |
| SHA1 | 1e293e3d795e3a19e54ab14f2f70d8c556907ca5 |
| MD5 | 99498c8990be78cc7f0fe0d08fee873d |
Version resource data embedded in the HardwareMon-x86.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | Win I/O Driver |
|---|---|
| Product | 易乐游网娱平台 |
| Company | Hubei Century Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Original filename | HardwareMon-x86.sys |
| Internal name | HardwareMon.sys |
| File version | 1.1.0.0 |
| Copyright | Copyright (C) 2012 Hubei Century Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
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 | 85 / 100 |
| Dangerous kernel imports | 100 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 18 / 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 HardwareMon-x86.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| MmMapIoSpace | critical | Highly dangerous - potential for arbitrary code execution, memory corruption, or process termination |
| HalSetBusDataByOffset | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| HalGetBusDataByOffset | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| KeBugCheckEx | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| MmUnmapIoSpace | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| IofCompleteRequest | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ExAllocatePoolWithTag | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoCreateDevice | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| IoDeleteSymbolicLink | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | 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 |
| 0x9C40E08C | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_LENOVO Function #2083 |
| 0x9C40E0C4 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_LENOVO Function #2097 |
| 0x9C40E108 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_LENOVO Function #2114 |
| 0x9C40E188 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | CUSTOM_LENOVO Function #2146 |
| 0x00340390 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #228 |
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 | 0x0EB4 | 0x1000 | 5.96 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x01FC | 0x0200 | 4.32 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x0128 | 0x0200 | 0.38 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x00A8 | 0x0200 | 1.44 | IDATA, READ |
| INIT | 0x027E | 0x0400 | 3.59 | CODE, EXEC, READ, WRITE, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x03F0 | 0x0400 | 3.39 | 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_Hubeicenturynetworktechnologycoltd_Hardwaremonsys_1480 | medium | Detects vulnerable driver mentioned in known-vulnerable driver corpus project using VersionInfo values from the PE header - HardwareMon-x86.sys. Investigate matches in context: expected filenames or s... |
| BYOVD_MemRW | critical | Phys memory mapping + device creation |
| SUSP_PhysMem | high | Physical memory mapping |
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 |
| T1055.012 | 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 |
| T1542.001 | Pre-OS Boot: System Firmware | Persistence |
| 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 |
| T1601 | Modify System Image | Defense Evasion |
| T1652 | Device Driver Discovery | Discovery |
| Signer | GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G3 |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | GlobalSign nv-sa |
| Issuer | GlobalSign Root CA |
| Serial | 47C30FFEFC22BB280F96FEA75251 |
| Valid from | 2016-03-16 00:00 UTC |
| Valid until | 2024-03-16 00:00 UTC (expired) |
| Signature validity | Not verified |
Engine angr, status timeout, 29 paths explored at a maximum depth of 29. Vulnerability classes reached: 0. 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, HardwareMon-x86.sys is flagged as vulnerable and is a potential Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) risk. Its composite risk score is 72/100 (verdict: vulnerable). Always validate findings independently before acting.
HardwareMon-x86.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 72/100, placing it in the vulnerable verdict band. SHA256: 14807ce592bf8f12da8a338d7ef575ae60c2d513c5c7ecf1f276aef3b2aa627c.
HardwareMon-x86.sys is a Windows kernel-mode driver (.sys) analyzed by DriverShield for vulnerabilities, BYOVD abuse potential, and malware indicators. It is code-signed by GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G3.
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