What is amdxhc.sys?

amdxhc.sys is part of AMD USB 3.0 Device Driver and developed by Advanced Micro Devices, INC. according to the amdxhc.sys version information.

amdxhc.sys's description is "AMD USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver"

amdxhc.sys is digitally signed by Advanced Micro Devices Inc..

amdxhc.sys is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\amdxhc.inf_amd64_neutral_58bf2b068a2ef992\x64\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about amdxhc.sys.

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VirusTotal report

None of the 73 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the amdxhc.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": 1594090385.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "e:\\drivers_-_windows\\amd_xhc_driver\\dbuild0249\\clonerepo\\source\\windows\\xhcd\\objfre_wlh_amd64\\amd64\\amdxhc.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "PAGE",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "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": 1.057905912399292,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1038,
            "time": -0.0892331600189209,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1366,
            "time": 1.0785248279571533,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "44172e9961d4ee0e043aa9d7880d8230e7a0629d11c2da09fb4fc42862efd009",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "19c64883b853812a41ff313a8de81129f98f5115351b79c4c32818c3b993399b",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Malware or legitimate?

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