megasas.sys - Clean (9/100) - DriverShield Analysis

Analysis of megasas.sys: clean verdict, risk score 9/100. 0 YARA matches. SHA256 9041fdeb932f2cbb. Kernel imports, IOCTL codes, MITRE ATT&CK, and code-signing details.

megasas.sys - Analysis Report

DriverShield analyzed the Windows kernel driver megasas.sys and assigned a verdict of Clean with a composite risk score of 9/100, indicating no notable risk signals (0-29 band).

Verdict	Clean (9/100)
YARA matches	0
File size	59704 bytes
Code-signing signer	Microsoft Windows
Analyzed	2026-03-22
SHA256	9041fdeb932f2cbbce4a017256c81b3733604403aa343d4532910436e8288ca9
SHA1	986e6ef1cb034e62ff354fffb87c61c063d127ad
MD5	ce4b01081b8fd211a7a34219d5e8154a

Driver identity

Version resource data embedded in the megasas.sys PE header, as extracted by the analysis engine.

File description	MEGASAS RAID Controller Driver for Windows
Product	MEGASAS RAID Controller Driver for Windows
Company	Avago Technologies
Original filename	megasas2.sys
Internal name	megasas2.sys
File version	6.706.06.00 (NT.150223-1854)
Copyright	Copyright © Avago Technologies2013

How the 9/100 score breaks down

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	0 / 100
IOCTL dispatch surface	42 / 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

IOCTL dispatch codes (14)

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
0x0080878B	high	METHOD_NEITHER	FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #482
0x00808F8B	high	METHOD_NEITHER	FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #994
0x00808B8B	high	METHOD_NEITHER	FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #738
0x0080898B	high	METHOD_NEITHER	FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #610
0x0080818B	high	METHOD_NEITHER	FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #98
0x0080918B	high	METHOD_NEITHER	FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #1122
0x0080838B	high	METHOD_NEITHER	FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #226
0x002200F0	medium	METHOD_BUFFERED	FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #60
0x0022E8D9	medium	METHOD_IN_DIRECT	FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #2614
0x0022BA05	medium	METHOD_IN_DIRECT	FILE_DEVICE_UNKNOWN Function #3713
0x0080248C	medium	METHOD_BUFFERED	FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2339
0x0080E900	medium	METHOD_BUFFERED	FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #2624
0x0080FD81	medium	METHOD_IN_DIRECT	FILE_DEVICE_CUSTOM Function #3936
0x003403A0	medium	METHOD_BUFFERED	FILE_DEVICE_DISK Function #232

PE sections

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	0x9B6A	0x9C00	6.39	CODE, EXEC, READ
.rdata	0x0954	0x0A00	4.62	IDATA, READ
.data	0x05B1	0x0600	2.98	IDATA, READ, WRITE
.pdata	0x04A4	0x0600	3.59	IDATA, READ
.idata	0x03FC	0x0400	4.06	IDATA, READ
INIT	0x0115	0x0200	3.57	CODE, EXEC, READ, DISCARD
GFIDS	0x00EC	0x0200	1.87	IDATA, READ, DISCARD
.rsrc	0x0720	0x0800	5.05	IDATA, READ, DISCARD
.reloc	0x00E8	0x0200	2.75	IDATA, READ, DISCARD

Exploit mitigations

Control Flow Guard	Enabled
ASLR	Enabled
DEP	Enabled
Integrity check	Not enforced
Mitigation score	85 / 100

CFG Enabled - Control Flow Guard is active - indirect calls are validated against a bitmap of valid targets at runtime.
ASLR Enabled - Address Space Layout Randomization is active - base address is randomized on each load.
DEP/NX Enabled - Data Execution Prevention is active - non-executable pages cannot be executed.
Expired Certificate - The driver is signed but the certificate has expired. Windows may still load it depending on revocation policy.

MITRE ATT&CK techniques (3)

Techniques this driver could enable if loaded by an adversary.

ID	Technique	Tactic
T1071	Application Layer Protocol	Command and Control
T1543.003	Windows Service	Persistence
T1652	Device Driver Discovery	Discovery

Code-signing chain

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

Certificate revision: 0x0200
Certificate type: PKCS#7
Chain: Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011

Symbolic execution

Engine angr, status no_findings, 0 paths explored at a maximum depth of 0. Vulnerability classes reached: 0. Exploitable paths: 0.

Frequently asked questions about megasas.sys

Is megasas.sys safe?

Based on DriverShield static and dynamic analysis, megasas.sys is assessed as clean, with no notable risk signals. Its composite risk score is 9/100 (verdict: clean). Always validate findings independently before acting.

What is the risk score of megasas.sys?

megasas.sys has a DriverShield composite risk score of 9/100, placing it in the clean verdict band. SHA256: 9041fdeb932f2cbbce4a017256c81b3733604403aa343d4532910436e8288ca9.

What is megasas.sys?

megasas.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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