What is imfpffilter.sys?

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

imfpffilter.sys's description is "IMF SafeBox filter driver"

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

imfpffilter.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on imfpffilter.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameIObit Malware Fighter
Company nameIObit
File descriptionIMF SafeBox filter driver
Original filenameimfpffilter.sys
Legal copyright© IObit. All rights reserved.
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version7.0.6.11
File version7.0.6.11

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

Product nameIObit Malware Fighter
Company nameIObit
File descriptionIMF SafeBox filter driver
Original filenameimfpffilter.sys
Legal copyright© IObit. All rights reserved.
Legal trademarkIObit
Product version7.0.6.11
File version7.0.6.11

Digital signatures [?]

imfpffilter.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 69 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the imfpffilter.sys file. That's a 1% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.4823
1 of the 69 anti-virus programs detected the imfpffilter.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": 1601819585.296875,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "f:\\newsvn\\imf\\pf-handover\\protection_folder\\fileprotectv1\\driver\\bin\\Win7\\amd64\\imfpffilter.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"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "name": "RT_VERSION",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x00026060",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x000002f8"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "origin_langid"
    }
]

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": 1.0085270404815674,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1038,
            "time": -0.0997610092163086,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1366,
            "time": 1.0432970523834229,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "095fea9950835fe9e8038c980f12808828b7a5c3200ca6a01eb0a214aaa81443",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "4ab32313087a8b4d78cd8eeb7eec9ace3c5f5584303e05eb419ca090e0d8f9a7",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5198f7c000435a786882ee77bab6b4f70
SHA256affdf5b5715d7574362983f815a220c0bf0c1555a60aba4b9ae75881682c3d18

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Comments

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