asio32.sys

ASUS AsIO hardware-access driver (32-bit)

From ASUSTeK Computer (ASUS)

Part of the ASUS family

Status

On a known-vulnerable list

Known variants

1 distinct hashes

Field notes

AsIO32.sys is the 32-bit build of ASUS's first-generation AsIO hardware-access driver, sibling to AsIO.sys, AsIO2.sys, AsIO3.sys, and the 64-bit variants. Same family, same listing reason.

Common on older 32-bit ASUS systems or 32-bit installs of ASUS tooling. Updating Armoury Crate to the current release retires the older driver.

What the record shows

asio32.sys is listed as a known-vulnerable driver on the public LOLDrivers project. One distinct binary hash matching this filename is on record.

What this means, plainly

Presence is not proof of misuse. Driver files on the LOLDrivers list commonly ship with legitimate hardware tools, gaming software, or vendor utilities. Their presence is recorded as evidence on a record. It is never treated as a verdict about a person.

Related drivers

Other drivers in the ASUS family. See the whole family →

atszio.sys asio.sys asio3.sys asio2.sys asio3_64.sys asio64.sys

Source

Status data comes from the public LOLDrivers project, a community-curated registry of drivers known to be vulnerable or malicious. The snapshot Vera uses was refreshed July 10, 2026. CVE links go to the NIST National Vulnerability Database.

In plain words

Kernel driver BYOVD Ring 0 Code-signing certificate Certificate revocation The full glossary →

Cite this entry

Vera Project. “asio32.sys.” Vera Field Guide (Driver). The Vera Project. https://www.veraproject.xyz/field-guide/drivers/asio32-sys