6e0786f5-2168-40a8-a068-e261c4eb10e7

throttlestop.sys :inline

Description

ThrottleStop is developed by TechPowerUp and is designed to monitor for and correct CPU throttling issues. However, Kaspersky researchers from the Global Emergency Response Team (GERT) found out that it is being abused by attackers to terminate defense mechanisms.

  • UUID: 6e0786f5-2168-40a8-a068-e261c4eb10e7
  • Created: 2025-05-29
  • Author: Cristian Souza

DownloadBlock

This download link contains the vulnerable driver!

Commands

sc.exe create throttlestop.sys binPath= C:\windows\temp\throttlestop.sys type=kernel && sc.exe start throttlestop.sys
Use CasePrivilegesOperating System
Elevate privilegeskernelWindows 10

Detections

YARA 🏹

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Exact Match

with header and size limitation

Threat Hunting

without header and size limitation

Renamed

for renamed driver files

Sigma 🛡️

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Names

detects loading using name only

Hashes

detects loading using hashes only

Sysmon 🔎

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Block

on hashes

Alert

on hashes

Resources


  • https://securelist.com/av-killer-exploiting-throttlestop-sys/117026/
  • https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7771

    • Known Vulnerable Samples

    PropertyValue
    Filenamethrottlestop.sys
    Creation Timestamp2020-10-06 17:34:27
    MD56bc8e3505d9f51368ddf323acb6abc49
    SHA182ed942a52cdcf120a8919730e00ba37619661a3
    SHA25616f83f056177c4ec24c7e99d01ca9d9d6713bd0497eeedb777a3ffefa99c97f0
    Authentihash MD5c89a0c0aa99c8bed0f5c7eec6282f421
    Authentihash SHA177badfeebc7f448e6b8a52dcf15f48506a0e9a58
    Authentihash SHA25651ad864af75441b537ab0a37cf045f19117eab5e10fc179ef1e8164d9ef5d2e0
    RichPEHeaderHash MD5469c4d196bcfba84c6c942f8cc62115c
    RichPEHeaderHash SHA121b05fbac6983a5d0b343a5c9e9e710718efe130
    RichPEHeaderHash SHA2567e09462f801fa1d5d414e57fc008d759e74dac1d65c145f2ddff762b9c56aff8
    DescriptionLow-Level Driver
    ProductLow-Level Driver

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    Certificates

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    Certificate 61204db4000000000027
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD58e3ffc222fbcebdbb8b23115ab259be7
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1ee20bff28ffe13be731c294c90d6ded5aae0ec0e
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA25659826b69bc8c28118c96323b627da59aaca0b142cc5d8bad25a8fcfd399aa821
    SubjectC=US, O=DigiCert Inc, OU=www.digicert.com, CN=DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA
    ValidFrom2011-04-15 19:45:33
    ValidTo2021-04-15 19:55:33
    Signature208cc159ed6f9c6b2dc14a3e751d454c41501cbd80ead9b0928b062a133f53169e56396a8a63b6782479f57db8b947a10a96c2f6cbbda2669f06e1acd279090efd3cdcac020c70af3f1bec787ed4eb4b056026d973619121edb06863e09712ab6fa012edd99fd2da273cb3e456f9d1d4810f71bd427ca689dccdd5bd95a2abf193117de8ac3129a85d6670419dfc75c9d5b31a392ad08505508bac91cac493cb71a59da4946f580cfa6e20c40831b5859d7e81f9d23dca5b18856c0a86ec22091ba574344f7f28bc954aab1db698b05d09a477767eefa78e5d84f61824cbd16da6c3a19cc2107580ff9d32fde6cf433a82f7ce8fe1722a9b62b75fed951a395c2f946d48b7015f332fbbdc2d73348904420a1c8b79f9a3fa17effaa11a10dfe0b2c195eb5c0c05973b353e18884ddb6cbf24898dc8bdd89f7b393a24a0d5dfd1f34a1a97f6a66f7a1fb090a9b3ac013991d361b764f13e573803afce7ad2b590f5aedc3999d5b63c97eda6cb16c77d6b2a4c9094e64c54fd1ecd20ecce689c8758e96160beeb0ec9d5197d9fe978bd0eac2175078fa96ee08c6a2a6b9ce3e765bcbc2d3c6ddc04dc67453632af0481bca8006e614c95c55cd48e8e9f2fc13274bdbd11650307cdefb75e0257da86d41a2834af8849b2cfa5dd82566f68aa14e25954feffeaeeefea9270226081e32523c09fcc0f49b235aa58c33ac3d9169410
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityTrue
    SerialNumber61204db4000000000027
    Version3
    Certificate 0afc69772ae1ea9a285731b6aa4523c6
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD58092ae05898c55302543adff23e8d5bf
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1307e52adab5b03498fc63b5dbd4923a062a71166
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA256c4929a2019eaa5ee564ede2fe402dc3fb4cc80436829a6c72651541b71e4f903
    Subject??=US, ??=Washington, ??=Private Organization, serialNumber=604 057 982, C=US, ST=Washington, L=Spokane, O=TechPowerUp LLC, CN=TechPowerUp LLC
    ValidFrom2019-08-10 00:00:00
    ValidTo2022-06-15 12:00:00
    Signature4384432152977ded7405b677aeaccf0f77976f3fc5ef542e99175672e48ffbc43950444c565620bd8824b94637ecb900001c02525a1cc27bac59574988698e3594bff43723f956c56a484dd5ba6512f77082ac9ffd76f6e39e29c20a70e5d89933c1e06ad48616cff5fb283b180ac45fb2f2fc922cf07aced1b9f89f4e0ba33b9bc9d2384780fe0364b6abf0f756919ef0188da554d9c5e33c6064e16d14ea64de273f1278e802c769c630f5beee2fcd7708cad6a3b7505ba5f0de85828339362364ff0b2c50f223a883c18f02f3569698229bef4adb91ce6287a957dd0405d558c64a5af821a66652909537d01a48acf40221265e1d3bfbe87acc96c95ce87f
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityFalse
    SerialNumber0afc69772ae1ea9a285731b6aa4523c6
    Version3
    Certificate 03019a023aff58b16bd6d5eae617f066
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5a752afee44f017e8d74e3f3eb7914ae3
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA18eca80a6b80e9c69dcef7745748524afb8019e2d
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA25682560fa7efec30b5ff82af643e6f3bf3d46868bbd5e7d76f93db185e9e3553a1
    SubjectC=US, O=DigiCert, CN=DigiCert Timestamp Responder
    ValidFrom2014-10-22 00:00:00
    ValidTo2024-10-22 00:00:00
    Signature9d257e1b334db226815c9b86ce23200f8087e588ffffb1d46a2c31ed3a17197117cda91bbc5a1639009de36c84e45a40fbde06018c37fa9bb19d247efe20a457ad5bb79ab06026ea6957215d342f1f71b0839419056b359010a07b97c7f63fe7e21141a6bd62d9f0273d381d286f3a5209f0ec7062d3624bb0e073a692c0d38e31d82fe36d171306eee403b614abf38f43a7719d21dd14ca155d9241daf90f81d199740d26c40e7f1bb5f5a0f1c677062815e9d893e55516f0bb0aab1cdb5c482766c8a38b0a1ce595daaec42e59a061dddaf36da261e98a0b6dec1218bdf755544003922b6bc251c20a48afb0d46ee0f4140a3a1be38f3dcaaf6a8d7bdcd844
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityFalse
    SerialNumber03019a023aff58b16bd6d5eae617f066
    Version3
    Certificate 0dd0e3374ac95bdbfa6b434b2a48ec06
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5f92649915476229b093c211c2b18e6c4
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA12d54c16a8f8b69ccdea48d0603c132f547a5cf75
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA2562cd702a7dec30aa441345672e8992ef9770ce4946f276d767b45b0ed627658fb
    SubjectC=US, O=DigiCert Inc, OU=www.digicert.com, CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA
    ValidFrom2012-04-18 12:00:00
    ValidTo2027-04-18 12:00:00
    Signature9e5b963a2e1288acab016da49f75e40187a3a532d7bcbaa97ea3d61417f7c2136b7c738f2b6ae50f265968b08e259b6ceffa6c939208c14dcf459e9c46d61e74a19b14a3fa012f4ab101e1724048111368b9369d914bd7c2391210c1c4dcbb6214142a615d4f387c661fc61bffadbe4f7f945b7343000f4d73b751cf0ef677c05bcd348cd96313aa0e6111d6f28e27fcb47bb8b91120918678ea0ed428ff2ad52438e837b2ec96bb9fbc4a1650e15ebf517d23a032c7c1949e7ac9c026a2cc2587a0127e749f2d8db1c8e784beb9d1e9debb6a4e887371e12238cb2487e9737e51b2ff98eb4e7e2fe0ca0efab35ed1ba0542a8489f83f63fc4caa8df68a05061
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityTrue
    SerialNumber0dd0e3374ac95bdbfa6b434b2a48ec06
    Version3
    Certificate 06fdf9039603adea000aeb3f27bbba1b
    FieldValue
    ToBeSigned (TBS) MD54e5ad189638cf52ba9cd881d4d44668c
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1cdc115e98d798b33904c820d63cc1e1afc19251d
    ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA25637560fb9d548ab62cc3ed4669a4ab74828b5a108e67e829937ffb2d10a5f78dd
    SubjectC=US, O=DigiCert Inc, OU=www.digicert.com, CN=DigiCert Assured ID CA,1
    ValidFrom2006-11-10 00:00:00
    ValidTo2021-11-10 00:00:00
    Signature46503ec9b72824a7381db65b29af52cf52e93147ab565c7bd50d0b41b3efec751f7438f2b25c61a29c95c350e482b923d1ba3a8672ad3878ac755d1717347247859456d1ebbb368477cc24a5f3041955a9e7e3e7ab62cdfb8b2d90c2c0d2b594bd5e4fb105d20e3d1aa9145ba6863162a8a833e49b39a7c4f5ce1d7876942573e42aabcf9c764bed5fc24b16e44b704c00891efcc579bc4c1257fe5fe11ebc025da8fefb07384f0dc65d91b90f6745cdd683ede7920d8db1698c4ffb59e0230fd2aaae007cee9c420ecf91d727b716ee0fc3bd7c0aa0ee2c08558522b8eb181a4dfc2a21ad49318347957771dcb11b4b4b1c109c7714c19d4f2f5a9508291026
    SignatureAlgorithmOID1.2.840.113549.1.1.5
    IsCertificateAuthorityTrue
    SerialNumber06fdf9039603adea000aeb3f27bbba1b
    Version3

    Imports

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    • ntoskrnl.exe
    • HAL.dll

    Imported Functions

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    • RtlInitUnicodeString
    • IoDeleteDevice
    • RtlCopyUnicodeString
    • IoDeleteSymbolicLink
    • IoRegisterShutdownNotification
    • ExAllocatePoolWithTag
    • IoUnregisterShutdownNotification
    • ExFreePoolWithTag
    • IofCompleteRequest
    • IoCreateSymbolicLink
    • _vsnwprintf
    • __C_specific_handler
    • MmBuildMdlForNonPagedPool
    • IoAllocateMdl
    • MmMapIoSpace
    • MmUnmapIoSpace
    • PsGetCurrentProcessId
    • IoFreeMdl
    • MmUnmapLockedPages
    • MmMapLockedPagesSpecifyCache
    • RtlFreeUnicodeString
    • DbgPrint
    • wcsrchr
    • _vsnprintf
    • MmGetSystemRoutineAddress
    • IoCreateDevice
    • ZwClose
    • ObOpenObjectByPointer
    • ZwSetSecurityObject
    • IoDeviceObjectType
    • _snwprintf
    • RtlLengthSecurityDescriptor
    • SeCaptureSecurityDescriptor
    • RtlCreateSecurityDescriptor
    • RtlSetDaclSecurityDescriptor
    • RtlAbsoluteToSelfRelativeSD
    • IoIsWdmVersionAvailable
    • SeExports
    • wcschr
    • _wcsnicmp
    • RtlLengthSid
    • RtlAddAccessAllowedAce
    • RtlGetSaclSecurityDescriptor
    • RtlGetDaclSecurityDescriptor
    • RtlGetGroupSecurityDescriptor
    • RtlGetOwnerSecurityDescriptor
    • ZwOpenKey
    • ZwCreateKey
    • ZwQueryValueKey
    • ZwSetValueKey
    • KeBugCheckEx
    • HalSetBusDataByOffset
    • HalGetBusDataByOffset

    Exported Functions

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    Sections

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    • .text
    • .rdata
    • .data
    • .pdata
    • PAGE
    • INIT
    • .rsrc
    • .reloc

    Signature

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    {
  "Certificates": [
    {
      "IsCertificateAuthority": true,
      "SerialNumber": "61204db4000000000027",
      "Signature": "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",
      "SignatureAlgorithmOID": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.5",
      "Subject": "C=US, O=DigiCert Inc, OU=www.digicert.com, CN=DigiCert High Assurance EV Root CA",
      "TBS": {
        "MD5": "8e3ffc222fbcebdbb8b23115ab259be7",
        "SHA1": "ee20bff28ffe13be731c294c90d6ded5aae0ec0e",
        "SHA256": "59826b69bc8c28118c96323b627da59aaca0b142cc5d8bad25a8fcfd399aa821",
        "SHA384": "f2dab7e56a33298654924501499487f6ba72c7d9477476a186e1ed7a9be031fade0e35ac09eff5e56bbbab95ae5374e7"
      },
      "ValidFrom": "2011-04-15 19:45:33",
      "ValidTo": "2021-04-15 19:55:33",
      "Version": 3
    },
    {
      "IsCertificateAuthority": false,
      "SerialNumber": "0afc69772ae1ea9a285731b6aa4523c6",
      "Signature": "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",
      "SignatureAlgorithmOID": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.5",
      "Subject": "??=US, ??=Washington, ??=Private Organization, serialNumber=604 057 982, C=US, ST=Washington, L=Spokane, O=TechPowerUp LLC, CN=TechPowerUp LLC",
      "TBS": {
        "MD5": "8092ae05898c55302543adff23e8d5bf",
        "SHA1": "307e52adab5b03498fc63b5dbd4923a062a71166",
        "SHA256": "c4929a2019eaa5ee564ede2fe402dc3fb4cc80436829a6c72651541b71e4f903",
        "SHA384": "a7623d27b4444a5f3b68c76448202abd485be8db319ffcdd8343634e83df7a226312033645f94846fc8c9111b80d0040"
      },
      "ValidFrom": "2019-08-10 00:00:00",
      "ValidTo": "2022-06-15 12:00:00",
      "Version": 3
    },
    {
      "IsCertificateAuthority": false,
      "SerialNumber": "03019a023aff58b16bd6d5eae617f066",
      "Signature": "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",
      "SignatureAlgorithmOID": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.5",
      "Subject": "C=US, O=DigiCert, CN=DigiCert Timestamp Responder",
      "TBS": {
        "MD5": "a752afee44f017e8d74e3f3eb7914ae3",
        "SHA1": "8eca80a6b80e9c69dcef7745748524afb8019e2d",
        "SHA256": "82560fa7efec30b5ff82af643e6f3bf3d46868bbd5e7d76f93db185e9e3553a1",
        "SHA384": "e8b11408c88f877ade4ca51114a175fb5dfd2d18d2a66be547c1c9e080fa8f592c7870e30dfab1c04d234993dd0907f3"
      },
      "ValidFrom": "2014-10-22 00:00:00",
      "ValidTo": "2024-10-22 00:00:00",
      "Version": 3
    },
    {
      "IsCertificateAuthority": true,
      "SerialNumber": "0dd0e3374ac95bdbfa6b434b2a48ec06",
      "Signature": "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",
      "SignatureAlgorithmOID": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.5",
      "Subject": "C=US, O=DigiCert Inc, OU=www.digicert.com, CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA",
      "TBS": {
        "MD5": "f92649915476229b093c211c2b18e6c4",
        "SHA1": "2d54c16a8f8b69ccdea48d0603c132f547a5cf75",
        "SHA256": "2cd702a7dec30aa441345672e8992ef9770ce4946f276d767b45b0ed627658fb",
        "SHA384": "511b0e0d7f3a48935cf2413348ff5f327887dc1e58f887bb5ed528d09f79173b55ab6439cf097fc7693b5749f7304ace"
      },
      "ValidFrom": "2012-04-18 12:00:00",
      "ValidTo": "2027-04-18 12:00:00",
      "Version": 3
    },
    {
      "IsCertificateAuthority": true,
      "SerialNumber": "06fdf9039603adea000aeb3f27bbba1b",
      "Signature": "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",
      "SignatureAlgorithmOID": "1.2.840.113549.1.1.5",
      "Subject": "C=US, O=DigiCert Inc, OU=www.digicert.com, CN=DigiCert Assured ID CA,1",
      "TBS": {
        "MD5": "4e5ad189638cf52ba9cd881d4d44668c",
        "SHA1": "cdc115e98d798b33904c820d63cc1e1afc19251d",
        "SHA256": "37560fb9d548ab62cc3ed4669a4ab74828b5a108e67e829937ffb2d10a5f78dd",
        "SHA384": "173bfb77183785621ef15f43ea807338cea6a02e8183317d9ef050c7237adda3fa2a5bdcd5a4c96da9f2c55900675b9f"
      },
      "ValidFrom": "2006-11-10 00:00:00",
      "ValidTo": "2021-11-10 00:00:00",
      "Version": 3
    }
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