diff --git a/internal/driver/fetch.go b/internal/driver/fetch.go
index 584c5d85..e8c65b56 100644
--- a/internal/driver/fetch.go
+++ b/internal/driver/fetch.go
@@ -492,7 +492,9 @@ mapping:
 func fetch(source string, duration, timeout time.Duration, ui plugin.UI, tr http.RoundTripper) (p *profile.Profile, src string, err error) {
 	var f io.ReadCloser
 
-	if sourceURL, timeout := adjustURL(source, duration, timeout); sourceURL != "" {
+	if isFile(source) {
+		f, err = os.Open(source)
+	} else if sourceURL, timeout := adjustURL(source, duration, timeout); sourceURL != "" {
 		ui.Print("Fetching profile over HTTP from " + sourceURL)
 		if duration > 0 {
 			ui.Print(fmt.Sprintf("Please wait... (%v)", duration))
@@ -614,3 +616,15 @@ func adjustURL(source string, duration, timeout time.Duration) (string, time.Dur
 	u.RawQuery = values.Encode()
 	return u.String(), timeout
 }
+
+// isFile validates if the profile source is a file, but it will be recognized
+// as a link by url.Parse (when it contains `:`, like mem_2023-11-01_15:04:05).
+// If such a file exists in the current directory, it will be recognized as a
+// file rather than a link.
+func isFile(source string) bool {
+	_, err := os.Stat(source)
+	if err == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/internal/driver/fetch_test.go b/internal/driver/fetch_test.go
index 8a6a5535..1d2f5431 100644
--- a/internal/driver/fetch_test.go
+++ b/internal/driver/fetch_test.go
@@ -216,6 +216,38 @@ func TestFetch(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFetchWhenFileContainColon(t *testing.T) {
+	const path = "testdata/"
+	type testcase struct {
+		source, execName string
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range []testcase{
+		// If the file containing a colon is in the current directory, an error will be reported
+		// and the test will not pass (the test will be passed after adding logic)
+		{path + "go.crc32.cpu_2023-11-11_01:02:03", ""},
+		// If the file containing colon is in a non-current directory, it can pass the test
+		// regardless of whether it is modified or not.
+		{"go.crc32.cpu_2023-12-12_06:06:06", ""},
+	} {
+		p, _, _, err := grabProfile(&source{ExecName: tc.execName}, tc.source, nil, testObj{}, &proftest.TestUI{T: t}, &httpTransport{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: %s", tc.source, err)
+		}
+		if len(p.Sample) == 0 {
+			t.Errorf("%s: want non-zero samples", tc.source)
+		}
+		if e := tc.execName; e != "" {
+			switch {
+			case len(p.Mapping) == 0 || p.Mapping[0] == nil:
+				t.Errorf("%s: want mapping[0].execName == %s, got no mappings", tc.source, e)
+			case p.Mapping[0].File != e:
+				t.Errorf("%s: want mapping[0].execName == %s, got %s", tc.source, e, p.Mapping[0].File)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFetchWithBase(t *testing.T) {
 	baseConfig := currentConfig()
 	defer setCurrentConfig(baseConfig)
diff --git a/internal/driver/go.crc32.cpu_2023-12-12_06:06:06 b/internal/driver/go.crc32.cpu_2023-12-12_06:06:06
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diff --git a/internal/driver/testdata/go.crc32.cpu_2023-11-11_01:02:03 b/internal/driver/testdata/go.crc32.cpu_2023-11-11_01:02:03
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