atszio.sys

ASUS hardware monitoring driver

From ASUSTeK Computer (ASUS)

Part of the ASUS family

Status

On a known-vulnerable list

Known variants

10 distinct hashes

Field notes

ATSZIO.sys is an ASUS utility driver used by ASUS hardware-monitoring and tuning tools for low-level access. Versions of it are on the LOLDrivers list.

It is common on systems with ASUS motherboards running ASUS software. Updating that software addresses the older driver.

What the record shows

atszio.sys is listed as a known-vulnerable driver on the public LOLDrivers project. 10 distinct binary hashes matching this filename are on record, meaning multiple versions of the file have been observed.

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 →

asio.sys asio3.sys asio2.sys asio3_64.sys asio64.sys asmmap64.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. “atszio.sys.” Vera Field Guide (Driver). The Vera Project. https://www.veraproject.xyz/field-guide/drivers/atszio-sys