asrsmartconnectdrv.sys

ASRock Smart Connect driver

From ASRock

Part of the ASRock family

Status

On a known-vulnerable list

Known variants

1 distinct hashes

Field notes

asrsmartconnectdrv.sys is a kernel driver from ASRock for the Intel Smart Connect Technology feature, which periodically wakes a PC from sleep to update email and social media. The driver exposes physical memory access for the low-level wake operations.

It is on the public LOLDrivers list and in the physmem_drivers research collection. Smart Connect was discontinued by Intel, and the feature is rarely used on modern systems. If you have an ASRock motherboard and the feature enabled, consider disabling it and removing the driver.

What the record shows

asrsmartconnectdrv.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 ASRock family. See the whole family →

atillk64.sys asrdrv10.sys asrdrv101.sys asrdrv102.sys asrdrv103.sys asrdrv104.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

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Cite this entry

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