Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - 0.015% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology? If so, please read on.

You will probably see Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology with the following steps:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology:

Screenshot of the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology and that the file has not been tampered with.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above, you can view all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also examine the address for Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology, such as the street name, city and country.

Intel External Issuing CA 7B and Intel External Basic Issuing CA 3B has issued the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology Files

These are the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

The FreeFixer tool treats files from Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology as trusted, which means that the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology files will appear with a green background and that there is no removal checkbox for the file. However, as you can see in the scan results below, a few of the anti-virus scanners detects the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology file(s). My guess is that those detections are false positives and that the files are safe. It's unlikely that Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology would ship a malware file.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/69iastordatamgrsvc.exe
0/48iastora.sys
0/54iastora.sys
0/56iastora.sys
0/53iastora.sys
0/56iastora.sys
0/65iastorafsservice.exe
0/68iastorac.sys
0/61iastora.sys
0/70rstmwservice.exe
0/54iastora.sys

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

As mentioned above, I think these detections are incorrect since it is very unlikely that Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology would ship a malware file.

ScannerDetection Names
eGambitUnsafe.AI_Score_99%

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 6642 scan results for the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology files. 1 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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