What is IMFForceDelete.sys?

IMFForceDelete.sys is part of IObit Malware Fighter and developed by IObit according to the IMFForceDelete.sys version information.

IMFForceDelete.sys's description is "IMF ForceDelete filter driver"

IMFForceDelete.sys is digitally signed by IObit CO., LTD.

IMFForceDelete.sys is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\IObit Malware Fighter\Drivers\win7_x86\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected IMFForceDelete.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on IMFForceDelete.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameIObit Malware Fighter
Company nameIObit
File descriptionIMF ForceDelete filter driver
Internal nameForceDelete.sys
Original filenameForceDelete.sys
Legal copyright© IObit. All rights reserved.
Product version7.0.0.5
File version7.0.0.5 built by: WinDDK

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameIObit Malware Fighter
Company nameIObit
File descriptionIMF ForceDelete filter driver
Internal nameForceDelete.sys
Original filenameForceDelete.sys
Legal copyright© IObit. All rights reserved.
Product version7.0.0.5
File version7.0.0.5 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

IMFForceDelete.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIObit CO., LTD
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number394a20a668f1d98605c24380b155ff88

VirusTotal report

1 of the 73 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the IMFForceDelete.sys file. That's a 1% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.4823
1 of the 73 anti-virus programs detected the IMFForceDelete.sys file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

ERROR: Failed to execute process.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1593489185.3125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "f:\\iobitsvn\\c++\\imf5drv\\imf5drv\\drvimfforcedelete\\objfre_win7_x86\\i386\\IMFForceDelete.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "INIT",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 710,
            "time": 1.078639030456543,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1038,
            "time": -0.08555006980895996,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1366,
            "time": 1.1111581325531006,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "6a97c8a0ee3e97bbc2346c5e422b960dd2dcb0f9c6273ad7b781279de80b569b",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "b57abef3066408adedc0a0b881a32e7a005773fc8fff63f3bc4f2f430ad6bc72",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD55e095f725c0f178df5c5d58f4c29b069
SHA2568ce0cab66526e8f952ee6dfa15238872180f12a0fe6103f2d6e79f5c2543c10e

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What did other users do?

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Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

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Comments

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