{a14c79a0-32da-a5a0-9ada-fb7172d8830d}.sys file report

MD5 e6b369558f991cb4877343c622398a1d
Latest seen 2025-06-05 23:00:42 (11 months ago)
First seen 2025-06-05 23:00:42 (11 months ago)
Size 238 KB
Publisher Gen Digital Inc.
Product Antivirus

Why it matters

Evidence available for this file

Detection

Latest status is clean for this hash.

Timeline

First seen 2025-06-05 23:00:42 (11 months ago); latest analysis 2025-06-05 23:00:42 (11 months ago).

Publisher context

Company metadata: Gen Digital Inc.. Product metadata: Antivirus.

Digital signature

Signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher. ThreatInfo marks this publisher as trusted for this record.

Observed locations

ThreatInfo has seen this file in user or system paths listed below. Unexpected locations increase the need for local verification.

Recommended action

What to do next

  1. Confirm the hash and publisher match the expected software.
  2. Review the observed locations and signature information below.
  3. Rescan if the file was downloaded from an unknown source or appears in an unusual path.

{a14c79a0-32da-a5a0-9ada-fb7172d8830d}.sys is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with Antivirus. The reported company name is Gen Digital Inc.. The current detection status is Clean, based on the latest analysis from 2025-06-05 23:00:42 (11 months ago).

This record is currently marked as clean, but file reputation can depend on the exact path, hash, and source. Compare the MD5 and publisher data below with the file on your system.

Product Name: Antivirus
Company Name: Gen Digital Inc.
MD5: e6b369558f991cb4877343c622398a1d
Size: 238 KB
First Published: 2025-06-05 23:00:42 (11 months ago)
Latest Published: 2025-06-05 23:00:42 (11 months ago)
Status: Clean (on last analysis)
Analysis Date: 2025-06-05 23:00:42 (11 months ago)
Signed By: Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
Status: Trusted Publisher

ThreatInfo marks this publisher as trusted for this record, but the file hash and source should still match the expected software distribution.

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ThreatInfo has observed {a14c79a0-32da-a5a0-9ada-fb7172d8830d}.sys in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.

100.0%

The strongest geographic signal for this file is Australia with 100.0% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.

Windows 10 100.0%

The most common operating system signal for {a14c79a0-32da-a5a0-9ada-fb7172d8830d}.sys is Windows 10 with 100.0% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.

{a14c79a0-32da-a5a0-9ada-fb7172d8830d}.sys is identified as pe for 64 systems. The subsystem is Native. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.

Subsystem: Native
PE Type: pe
OS Bitness: 64
Image Base: 0x0000000140000000
Entry Address: 0x0006c000

PE Sections:

Name Size of data MD5
.text 188928 a99bd965f92f98afabedbcce1789f45e
.rdata 19456 0d47fb5ffde8cba563b31a3aaec4d1db
.data 3072 0c256149d652757a5092711d1fd1b23b
.pdata 5632 d03584503d5bcd5af253b5fe5b606093
PAGE 7680 fb94fab0086cec8079e12c92b9b03aea
.edata 512 529760efcd0c904c9281587b176cd711
INIT 6144 0556cb644f7911d9bce1302eab26c4f6
.rsrc 1024 eb045848f93ca1f7c978f37bae82e8ba
.reloc 1024 09c965752229b3c16b732ab124926aac

PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.

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