Analysis of wimmount.sys: clean verdict, risk score 21/100. 0 YARA matches. SHA256 f0d97fbf64bfd078. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.
DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver wimmount.sys and assigned a verdict of Clean with a composite risk score of 21/100, indicating no notable risk signals (0-29 band).
| Verdict | Clean (21/100) |
| YARA matches | 0 |
| File size | 40928 bytes |
| Code-signing signer | Microsoft Windows |
| Analyzed | 2026-03-22 |
| SHA256 | f0d97fbf64bfd07867d82cc3d6e23ce317ce1c7ab2012beff9f4db18749393cd |
| SHA1 | 4891ef181c70416d622c0ac57963df18a537535d |
| MD5 | 4f573d0b8eb65dd544dd7aff27d56ae5 |
Version resource data embedded in the wimmount.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.
| File description | Wim file system Driver |
|---|---|
| Product | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Company | Microsoft Corporation |
| Original filename | wimfltr.sys |
| Internal name | wimfltr.sys |
| File version | 10.0.19041.3636 (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 | 69 / 100 |
| IOCTL dispatch surface | 33 / 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 wimmount.sys, ranked by exploitation relevance.
| API | Risk | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| ZwOpenProcess | 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 |
| KeBugCheckEx | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| ObReferenceObjectByHandle | medium | Moderate risk - system modification capability |
| DbgPrint | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeInitializeEvent | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| RtlInitUnicodeString | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ZwClose | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeSetEvent | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ExAllocatePoolWithTag | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ProbeForRead | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| KeWaitForSingleObject | low | Standard kernel API - generally benign |
| ProbeForWrite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x0022741F | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #3335 |
| 0x0022741B | high | METHOD_NEITHER | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #3334 |
| 0x002200F0 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #60 |
| 0x00225705 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #1473 |
| 0x00804024 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #9 |
| 0x00226F05 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #3009 |
| 0x00803845 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #3601 |
| 0x00223422 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #3336 |
| 0x00340032 | medium | METHOD_OUT_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #12 |
| 0x0080EC81 | medium | METHOD_IN_DIRECT | FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2848 |
| 0x00340398 | medium | METHOD_BUFFERED | FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #230 |
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 | 0x1AE9 | 0x1C00 | 5.95 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| .rdata | 0x0A08 | 0x0C00 | 3.95 | IDATA, READ |
| .data | 0x0460 | 0x0200 | 0.71 | IDATA, READ, WRITE |
| .pdata | 0x0288 | 0x0400 | 2.91 | IDATA, READ |
| .idata | 0x0CDC | 0x0E00 | 4.19 | IDATA, READ |
| PAGE | 0x260A | 0x2800 | 6.04 | CODE, EXEC, READ |
| INIT | 0x02A6 | 0x0400 | 4.43 | CODE, EXEC, READ, DISCARD |
| GFIDS | 0x003C | 0x0200 | 0.55 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .rsrc | 0x05C8 | 0x0600 | 3.21 | IDATA, READ, DISCARD |
| .reloc | 0x0418 | 0x0600 | 4.16 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| T1055.001 | Process Injection: DLL Injection | Defense Evasion |
| 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 | Impair Defenses: Disable/Modify Tools | Defense Evasion |
| T1569.002 | System Services: Service Execution | Execution |
| T1652 | Device Driver Discovery | Discovery |
| Signer | Microsoft Windows |
|---|---|
| Signer organisation | Microsoft Corporation |
| Issuer | Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011 |
| Serial | 33000004158295A1A3D82E2857000000000415 |
| Valid from | 2023-02-03 00:05 UTC |
| Valid until | 2024-02-01 00:05 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, wimmount.sys is assessed as clean, with no notable risk signals. Its composite risk score is 21/100 (verdict: clean). Always validate findings independently before acting.
wimmount.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 21/100, placing it in the clean verdict band. SHA256: f0d97fbf64bfd07867d82cc3d6e23ce317ce1c7ab2012beff9f4db18749393cd.
wimmount.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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