What is imfcameraprotect.sys?

imfcameraprotect.sys is part of IObit Malware Fighter and developed by IObit according to the imfcameraprotect.sys version information.

imfcameraprotect.sys's description is "IMFCameraProtect"

imfcameraprotect.sys is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology.

imfcameraprotect.sys is usually located in the 'c:\windows\system32\drivers\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected imfcameraprotect.sys.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on imfcameraprotect.sys:

PropertyValue
Product nameIObit Malware Fighter
Company nameIObit
File descriptionIMFCameraProtect
Internal nameIMFCameraProtect.sys
Original filenameIMFCameraProtect.sys
Legal copyright© IObit. All rights reserved.
Product version7.0.7.29
File version7.0.7.29 built by: WinDDK

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameIObit Malware Fighter
Company nameIObit
File descriptionIMFCameraProtect
Internal nameIMFCameraProtect.sys
Original filenameIMFCameraProtect.sys
Legal copyright© IObit. All rights reserved.
Product version7.0.7.29
File version7.0.7.29 built by: WinDDK

Digital signatures [?]

imfcameraprotect.sys has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIObit Information Technology
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number5cd0502920c27eeaec2a184d0452e53a

VirusTotal report

2 of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the imfcameraprotect.sys file. That's a 3% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.2745
eGambit PUP.Optional.IObit
2 of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the imfcameraprotect.sys file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

ERROR: Failed to execute process.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1589143985.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "f:\\iobitsvn\\c++\\imf5drv\\imf5drv\\drvcameraprotect\\objfre_win7_amd64\\amd64\\IMFCameraProtect.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": "INIT",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1098,
            "time": 4.13255500793457,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1426,
            "time": 4.652050971984863,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1754,
            "time": 2.946843147277832,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 2082,
            "time": 4.2310380935668945,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6454,
            "time": 4.173547029495239,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "bb67de75295366e739e5f256390a4865ac046dc7bce2b51a9d553dd67e878b68",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "e8ee21388e1600cb226a1ee165ce1ef5d4fc3668e6dfcce06b24fd67588e5e06",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

imfcameraprotect.sys removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove imfcameraprotect.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the imfcameraprotect.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that imfcameraprotect.sys has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate imfcameraprotect.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the imfcameraprotect.sys file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate imfcameraprotect.sys in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\windows\system32\drivers\imfcameraprotect.sys
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the imfcameraprotect.sys file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If imfcameraprotect.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If imfcameraprotect.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If imfcameraprotect.sys still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that imfcameraprotect.sys no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5aa2931c179549f63b31f722792d5745e
SHA2567d478ef6467d33e224703a5ef1fef6d0fc3d71ff0f56a5400721bc69d1553afb

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