Description Huorong Security identified these WHCP-signed kernel drivers in Vaultify rogueware. After a challenge-response exchange, the driver accepts a target driver name and removes process-creation callbacks registered by that driver. This strips callback-based antivirus and EDR visibility from kernel context. Public analysis reproduced the behavior in both the 32-bit and 64-bit builds.
UUID : c7f94129-f95f-4848-b1ab-68aae24275e7Created : 2026-08-28Author : Michael HaagAcknowledgement : wwwab | @wwwab123 Download
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Start Blocking for Free Commands sc.exe create kernel_utility_driver binPath= C:\windows\temp\kernel_utility_driver64.sys type= kernel && sc.exe start kernel_utility_driver
Use Case Privileges Operating System Remove process-creation callbacks registered by antivirus and EDR drivers. kernel Windows 10, Windows 11
Detections Sigma 🛡️ Expand Names
detects loading using name only
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detects loading using hashes only
Resources https://github.com/magicsword-io/LOLDrivers/issues/398 https://bbs.huorong.cn/thread-163244-1-1.html https://github.com/wwwab123/Tjbxld_Drv_CreateProcessCallbacksKiller_BYOVD CVE Known Vulnerable Samples Download
Certificates Expand Certificate 330000013d8f4dd77862f0ad2000000000013d Field Value ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5 d98977d115c14597f0bbce9e377d9d36 ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1 3c5bed71f114313ca3ffbe905002568e47a13138 ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA256 642865a6fb047124c66954823d2726901f6288c2a3a1c9062faad0bdb24f738c Subject C=US, ST=Washington, L=Redmond, O=Microsoft Corporation, CN=Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher ValidFrom 2025-11-13 19:59:40 ValidTo 2026-11-10 19:59:40 Signature 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 SignatureAlgorithmOID 1.2.840.113549.1.1.11 IsCertificateAuthority False SerialNumber 330000013d8f4dd77862f0ad2000000000013d Version 3
Certificate 610baac1000000000009 Field Value ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5 a569061297e8e824767dbc3184a69bea ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1 adbb26a587a8f44b4fccaecb306f980d1c55a150 ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA256 cec1afd0e310c55c1dcc601ab8e172917706aa32fb5eaf826813547fdf02dd46 Subject C=US, ST=Washington, L=Redmond, O=Microsoft Corporation, CN=Microsoft Windows Third Party Component CA 2012 ValidFrom 2012-04-18 23:48:38 ValidTo 2027-04-18 23:58:38 Signature 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 SignatureAlgorithmOID 1.2.840.113549.1.1.11 IsCertificateAuthority True SerialNumber 610baac1000000000009 Version 3
Imports Expand ntoskrnl.exe HAL.dll WDFLDR.SYS Imported Functions Expand RtlRandomEx RtlInitUnicodeString IoCreateSymbolicLink IoDeleteDevice IoDeleteSymbolicLink _vsnwprintf IofCompleteRequest MmGetSystemRoutineAddress MmIsAddressValid KeAcquireSpinLockRaiseToDpc KeReleaseSpinLock strstr ExReleaseFastMutex ZwClose ZwSetSecurityObject IoDeviceObjectType IoCreateDevice ObOpenObjectByPointer RtlGetDaclSecurityDescriptor ExAcquireFastMutex RtlGetOwnerSecurityDescriptor RtlGetSaclSecurityDescriptor SeCaptureSecurityDescriptor _snwprintf RtlLengthSecurityDescriptor SeExports RtlCreateSecurityDescriptor _wcsnicmp wcschr RtlAbsoluteToSelfRelativeSD RtlAddAccessAllowedAce RtlLengthSid IoIsWdmVersionAvailable RtlSetDaclSecurityDescriptor ZwOpenKey ZwSetValueKey ZwQueryValueKey ZwCreateKey RtlFreeUnicodeString KeBugCheckEx KeInitializeEvent RtlCompareMemory RtlCopyUnicodeString RtlIsNtDdiVersionAvailable ExFreePoolWithTag RtlGetGroupSecurityDescriptor ExAllocatePoolWithTag KeQueryPerformanceCounter WdfVersionUnbind WdfVersionBind WdfVersionUnbindClass WdfVersionBindClass Exported Functions Expand Sections Expand .text .rdata .data .pdata PAGE INIT .rsrc .reloc Signature Expand {
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Certificates Expand Certificate 330000013d8f4dd77862f0ad2000000000013d Field Value ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5 d98977d115c14597f0bbce9e377d9d36 ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1 3c5bed71f114313ca3ffbe905002568e47a13138 ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA256 642865a6fb047124c66954823d2726901f6288c2a3a1c9062faad0bdb24f738c Subject C=US, ST=Washington, L=Redmond, O=Microsoft Corporation, CN=Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher ValidFrom 2025-11-13 19:59:40 ValidTo 2026-11-10 19:59:40 Signature 7027f4dae4e1916c6c1497dc353dcefdef09044faf0b41df8e9cbf316e9efe85e7d6e013218e8a26fcc429326b9ba45d793be971f810a2d94ac47082bb5746f6791d6852fd1a86680337b65509dfe78631e8f603aef366e2f07716d0c65ed188ca0c748c44979be74293858208351ceb59cae059dc2acaa6050db2822f86570b750dcd892f5972680f4a46d1152c2f7e345bcf3a2dd14cc5aea9099e00d3b8be5b07949ccb72d8b7484b24764e7c29704b1001a7b837daa21c76d690e1cfa99ff7324d2f11fe30cf83b79eaac30a776e64c20831fcc1256199ac86d2cb0e8e39f85a1330f8fbfe4fad14d98323ef9d9f3a452badb2e17326e920d235541e7a1f SignatureAlgorithmOID 1.2.840.113549.1.1.11 IsCertificateAuthority False SerialNumber 330000013d8f4dd77862f0ad2000000000013d Version 3
Certificate 610baac1000000000009 Field Value ToBeSigned (TBS) MD5 a569061297e8e824767dbc3184a69bea ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA1 adbb26a587a8f44b4fccaecb306f980d1c55a150 ToBeSigned (TBS) SHA256 cec1afd0e310c55c1dcc601ab8e172917706aa32fb5eaf826813547fdf02dd46 Subject C=US, ST=Washington, L=Redmond, O=Microsoft Corporation, CN=Microsoft Windows Third Party Component CA 2012 ValidFrom 2012-04-18 23:48:38 ValidTo 2027-04-18 23:58:38 Signature 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 SignatureAlgorithmOID 1.2.840.113549.1.1.11 IsCertificateAuthority True SerialNumber 610baac1000000000009 Version 3
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