How do you determine whether a given exe or dll or sys file is actually a driver?
I mean what differentiates a driver from a normal executable?
How do you determine whether a given exe or dll or sys file is
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How do you determine whether a given exe or dll or sys file is actually a driver?
I mean what differentiates a driver from a normal executable?
The Image of a driver is always marked as IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_NATIVE (IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER.Subsystem – See the Microsoft Portable Executable specification) while the image of an application is typically marked as IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI or IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CUI.