Information about difxapi.dll
difxapi.dll
difxapi.dll is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with Driver Install Frameworks API (DIFxAPI). The reported company name is Microsoft Corporation. The current detection status is Undefined, based on the latest analysis from 2025-04-18 23:01:31 (a year ago).
ThreatInfo does not have a final classification for this file yet. Use the technical details below to compare the hash, size, signature, and observed locations with the copy found on your device.
File Details
| Product Name: | Driver Install Frameworks API (DIFxAPI) |
| Company Name: | Microsoft Corporation |
| MD5: | 9d65f8999d15eab0cc8229d41df7ec64 |
| Size: | 329 KB |
| First Published: | 2017-05-28 02:05:36 (8 years ago) |
| Latest Published: | 2025-04-18 23:01:31 (a year ago) |
| Status: | Undefined (on last analysis) | |
| Analysis Date: | 2025-04-18 23:01:31 (a year ago) |
Overview
| Signed By: | Microsoft Windows Component Publisher |
| Status: | Valid |
The signature on difxapi.dll is reported as valid. A valid signature helps confirm publisher identity, but it does not automatically make the file safe if the installer was bundled, abused, or downloaded from an untrusted source.
Common Places:
| %programfiles%\winzip system utilities suite |
| %programfiles%\advanced system optimizer 3 |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles%\soundgraph\imon\system |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles%\soundgraph\imon\system |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
| %programfiles% |
ThreatInfo has observed difxapi.dll 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.
Geography:
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The strongest geographic signal for this file is Puerto Rico with 11.1% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.
OS Version:
| Windows 10 | 59.7% | |
| Windows 7 | 29.9% | |
| Windows 8.1 | 6.0% | |
| Windows XP | 3.0% | |
| Windows 8 | 1.5% |
The most common operating system signal for difxapi.dll is Windows 10 with 59.7% 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.
Analysis
difxapi.dll is identified as pe for 32 systems. The subsystem is Windows GUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| PE Type: | pe |
| OS Bitness: | 32 |
| Image Base: | 0x61000000 |
| Entry Address: | 0x00038caa |
PE Sections:
| Name | Size of data | MD5 |
| .text | 308224 | 08e054e8aa61dd51d0d6ff20ef5bd64a |
| .data | 3584 | 65d728f4f70b3cdecb66c3ed938de94d |
| .rsrc | 2048 | fec3cb8a3b9fa94e2fd2e45f1dfab61b |
| .reloc | 15360 | a7e19379debb84a8a61f3bab6630148f |
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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