Analysis of tdi.sys: clean verdict, risk score 16/100. 0 YARA matches. SHA256 432ead086d9d44e5. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver tdi.sys and assigned a verdict of Clean with a composite risk score of 16/100, indicating no notable risk signals (0-29 band).
| Verdict | Clean (16/100) |
| YARA matches | 0 |
| File size | 39736 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | Microsoft Windows |
| Analyzed | 2026-03-22 |
| SHA256 | 432ead086d9d44e57d2e05f9715b6abf2e2e52c9d475b564f2665f79a6a866e4 |
| SHA1 | 876893fc432da89ccdfcef6f0d24cfb26bf85ac6 |
| MD5 | 136bdfeccb9d6eb5586ead642c2b5d72 |
Version resource data embedded in the tdi.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | TDI Wrapper |
|---|---|
| Product | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Company | Microsoft Corporation |
| Original filename | tdi.sys |
| Internal name | tdi.sys |
| File version | 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| Copyright | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
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 | 54 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 18 / 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 tdi.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| MmMapLockedPagesSpecifyCache | critical | Highly dangerous - potential for arbitrary code execution, memory corruption, or process termination |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeInitializeEvent | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ExAllocatePoolWithTag | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwOpenKey | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeWaitForSingleObject | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| DbgPrint | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwQueryValueKey | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwClose | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeSetEvent | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x00808F8B | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #994 |
| 0x002200F0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #60 |
| 0x0080BB89 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #3810 |
| 0x00809089 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #1058 |
| 0x0022A002 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #2048 |
| 0x00340364 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #217 |
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 | 0x416C | 0x4200 | 6.1 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x0C38 | 0x0E00 | 4.25 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x036C | 0x0200 | 0.28 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x0558 | 0x0600 | 3.93 | IDATA, READ |
| .idata | 0x0752 | 0x0800 | 4.31 | IDATA, READ |
| PAGE | 0x017E | 0x0200 | 5.13 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .edata | 0x0798 | 0x0800 | 5.11 | IDATA, READ |
| INIT | 0x0072 | 0x0200 | 1.68 | CODE, EXEC, READ, DISCARD |
| GFIDS | 0x010C | 0x0200 | 2.14 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x03D8 | 0x0400 | 3.19 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .reloc | 0x037C | 0x0400 | 4.72 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| Control Flow Guard | Enabled |
|---|---|
| ASLR | Enabled |
| DEP | Enabled |
| Integrity check | Not enforced |
| Mitigation score | 85 / 100 |
Techniques this driver could enable if loaded by an adversary.
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1003.001 | OS Credential Dumping: LSASS Memory | Credential Access |
| 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 |
| T1543.003 | Windows Service | Persistence |
| T1547.001 | Registry Run Keys | Persistence |
| T1553.002 | Subvert Trust Controls: Code Signing | Defense Evasion |
| T1652 | Device Driver Discovery | Discovery |
| Signer | Microsoft Windows |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | Microsoft Corporation |
| Issuer | Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011 |
| Serial | 330000023241FB59996DCC4DFF000000000232 |
| Valid from | 2019-05-02 21:24 UTC |
| Valid until | 2020-05-02 21:24 UTC (expired) |
| Signature validity | Not verified |
Engine angr, status no_findings, 0 paths explored at a maximum depth of 0. Vulnerability classes reached: 0. Exploitable paths: 0.
Based on DriverShield static and dynamic analysis, tdi.sys is assessed as clean, with no notable risk signals. Its composite risk score is 16/100 (verdict: clean). Always validate findings independently before acting.
tdi.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 16/100, placing it in the clean verdict band. SHA256: 432ead086d9d44e57d2e05f9715b6abf2e2e52c9d475b564f2665f79a6a866e4.
tdi.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.
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