{bdaa59a0-deda-e5a0-46da-49e955e42955}.sys file report

MD5 e52eaa9c17309132e58bdc927cb53d3e
Latest seen 2025-02-14 23:01:24 (a year ago)
First seen 2025-01-06 23:01:05 (a year ago)
Size 229 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 2025-01-06 23:01:05 (a year ago); latest analysis 2025-02-14 23:01:24 (a year 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.

{bdaa59a0-deda-e5a0-46da-49e955e42955}.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 2025-02-14 23:01:24 (a year 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: e52eaa9c17309132e58bdc927cb53d3e
Size: 229 KB
First Published: 2025-01-06 23:01:05 (a year ago)
Latest Published: 2025-02-14 23:01:24 (a year ago)
Status: Clean (on last analysis)
Analysis Date: 2025-02-14 23:01:24 (a year 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 {bdaa59a0-deda-e5a0-46da-49e955e42955}.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.

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The strongest geographic signal for this file is United States with 57.1% 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 {bdaa59a0-deda-e5a0-46da-49e955e42955}.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.

{bdaa59a0-deda-e5a0-46da-49e955e42955}.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: 0x0006a000

PE Sections:

Name Size of data MD5
.text 180736 a3a5fcb202d6a5ebaa5d2056258a55e6
.rdata 18944 ee488a16e9cd52dd530f06622eb743ba
.data 3072 329daf37cfc8ecc7292eb96960e88d8c
.pdata 5632 1f478eb4cdb59113b11a55a85b49edee
PAGE 7680 f46178b36a9357e9bb82b20a311aea44
.edata 512 ef387e3452ba9ed573b47f82f1dde6dd
INIT 5632 39133f308f4094192eeed0a8b74dea81
.rsrc 1024 ca97c709941252c42c8e2d830ca06225
.reloc 1024 b60a1ab6237ead3648e73e844b18b8c3

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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