Analysis of 697b5e14938638ee314c20045e70578fa22bca97373aa82029bbcc99d504.sys: clean verdict, risk score 25/100. 1 YARA match, 0/75 multi-engine detections. SHA256 697b5e14938638ee. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver 697b5e14938638ee314c20045e70578fa22bca97373aa82029bbcc99d504.sys and assigned a verdict of Clean with a composite risk score of 25/100, indicating no notable risk signals (0-29 band).
| Verdict | Clean (25/100) |
| YARA matches | 1 |
| Multi-engine detections | 0 / 75 |
| File size | 27080 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | Microsoft Windows Early Launch Anti-malware Publisher |
| Analyzed | 2026-09-06 |
| SHA256 | 697b5e14938638ee314c20045e70578fa22bca97373aa82029bbcc99d504322a |
| SHA1 | a0158d841809f36eb6f4c212976ebdab4d3623da |
| MD5 | bf0f0bcfebbdbca1178bc76449cfce81 |
Version resource data embedded in the 697b5e14938638ee314c20045e70578fa22bca97373aa82029bbcc99d504.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | Avast ELAM Driver |
|---|---|
| Product | Avast Antivirus |
| Company | AVAST Software |
| Original filename | 襈䠈咉ဤ䡕䠠荈썝Ì |
| Internal name | aswElam |
| File version | 22.6.391.0 |
| Copyright | Copyright (c) 2022 AVAST Software |
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 | 66 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 63 / 100 |
| Known-vulnerable corpus | 0 / 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 697b5e14938638ee314c20045e70578fa22bca97373aa82029bbcc99d504.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| PsSetCreateProcessNotifyRoutineEx | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| MmGetSystemRoutineAddress | high | Potentially dangerous - could be used for privilege escalation or security bypass |
| ObOpenObjectByPointer | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ZwQuerySystemInformation | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ExAllocatePoolWithTag | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x00340037 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #13 |
| 0x00340043 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #16 |
| 0x00340033 | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #12 |
| 0x002200F0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #60 |
| 0x0080BF05 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #4033 |
| 0x00346424 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #2313 |
| 0x00340328 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #202 |
| 0x00220068 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #26 |
| 0x00340036 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #13 |
| 0x00340042 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #16 |
| 0x00340030 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #12 |
| 0x00340035 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #13 |
| 0x00340032 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #12 |
| 0x00340039 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #14 |
| 0x00340038 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #14 |
| 0x00340046 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #17 |
| 0x00340031 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #12 |
| 0x00340041 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #16 |
| 0x00340044 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #17 |
| 0x00340034 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #13 |
| 0x00340045 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #17 |
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 | 0x1DFB | 0x1E00 | 6.33 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x0674 | 0x0800 | 3.37 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x00F0 | 0x0200 | 0.28 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x00F0 | 0x0200 | 2.02 | IDATA, READ |
| INIT | 0x03CA | 0x0400 | 4.95 | CODE, EXEC, READ, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x0FB0 | 0x1000 | 3.33 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .reloc | 0x001C | 0x0200 | 0.37 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| Control Flow Guard | Enabled |
|---|---|
| ASLR | Enabled |
| DEP | Enabled |
| Integrity check | Enforced |
| Mitigation score | 90 / 100 |
| Rule | Severity | Detects |
|---|---|---|
| SUSP_Callbacks | medium | Kernel callback registration |
Techniques this driver could enable if loaded by an adversary.
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1014 | Rootkit | Defense Evasion |
| 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 |
| T1562.006 | Indicator Blocking | Defense Evasion |
| T1564.001 | Hidden Files and Directories | Defense Evasion |
| T1652 | Device Driver Discovery | Discovery |
| Signer | Microsoft Windows Early Launch Anti-malware Publisher |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | Microsoft Corporation |
| Issuer | Microsoft Code Signing PCA 2010 |
| Serial | 33000004451C579961A7A97810000000000445 |
| Valid from | 2021-09-02 18:26 UTC |
| Valid until | 2022-09-01 18:26 UTC (expired) |
| Signature validity | Not verified |
Engine angr, status static_approximation, 0 paths explored at a maximum depth of 0. Vulnerability classes reached: 0. Exploitable paths: 0.
Based on DriverShield static and dynamic analysis, 697b5e14938638ee314c20045e70578fa22bca97373aa82029bbcc99d504.sys is assessed as clean, with no notable risk signals. Its composite risk score is 25/100 (verdict: clean). Always validate findings independently before acting.
697b5e14938638ee314c20045e70578fa22bca97373aa82029bbcc99d504.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 25/100, placing it in the clean verdict band. SHA256: 697b5e14938638ee314c20045e70578fa22bca97373aa82029bbcc99d504322a.
697b5e14938638ee314c20045e70578fa22bca97373aa82029bbcc99d504.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 Early Launch Anti-malware Publisher.
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