What is ext2fsd.sys?

ext2fsd.sys is part of Ext2 File System Driver and developed by www.ext2fsd.com according to the ext2fsd.sys version information.

ext2fsd.sys's description is "Ext2 File System Driver for Windows"

ext2fsd.sys is digitally signed by Kasherlab Technology Inc..

ext2fsd.sys is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about ext2fsd.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ext2fsd.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameExt2 File System Driver
Company namewww.ext2fsd.com
File descriptionExt2 File System Driver for Windows
Internal nameExt2Fsd.sys
Original filenameExt2Fsd.sys
CommentsMatt Wu <matt@ext2fsd.com>
Legal copyrightGPLv2
Product version0.68.7.9
File version0.68.7.9

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

Product nameExt2 File System Driver
Company namewww.ext2fsd.com
File descriptionExt2 File System Driver for Windows
Internal nameExt2Fsd.sys
Original filenameExt2Fsd.sys
CommentsMatt Wu <matt@ext2fsd.com>
Legal copyrightGPLv2
Product version0.68.7.9
File version0.68.7.9

Digital signatures [?]

ext2fsd.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameKasherlab Technology Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number26860b2401bf55a9be94925665a97181

VirusTotal report

None of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ext2fsd.sys file.

None of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the ext2fsd.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": 1583088785.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "c:\\works\\ext2fsd\\0.68\\build\\ext3fsd\\WinXP\\fre\\i386\\ext2fsd.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": 1.0627751350402832,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1038,
            "time": -0.09082388877868652,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1366,
            "time": 1.1435081958770752,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 2514,
            "time": 1.0931131839752197,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "1c4102223a94679adf3f2db052156afc8883c39289965f1cc6d67a46da1f4b0f",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "8e558ac66533e2d238f568d2f7ba4607940b9a440fcfbf85f7e40d5e1b04e118",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD549d1701ddd59777902dffad7ae3b5b9b
SHA25640cc550ce3677c09fafc6c3f72435bdd13d8ada5255e3b386e2180976b980a44

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What did other users do?

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Votes
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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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Freefixervisitor writes

0 thumbs

Linux file reader, useful tool but uses many resources in older systems making them slow

# 29 Mar 2020, 15:54

Roger Karlsson writes

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@Freefixervisitor: Thank you for sharing!

# 6 May 2020, 1:47

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