Is css2 safe?
No antivirus engine detected this small text file, although its recent appearance and lack of runtime analysis modestly limit certainty.
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged the 1,856-byte text file, including all 17 reporting tier-1 engines. No external threat-intelligence match was found, but the file is newly observed and has no completed runtime or contacted-host analysis.
00acfe392c7c439325…97ecccf3be3595Recommended next actions
Before opening
Open it only when its sender or download source is one you independently trust.
If you already opened it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged the 1,856-byte text file, including all 17 reporting tier-1 engines. No external threat-intelligence match was found, but the file is newly observed and has no completed runtime or contacted-host analysis.
The strongest evidence is the absence of detections across 75 antivirus engines, with 17 tier-1 engines reporting no detection. The object is identified as a small text file, making code-signing evidence inapplicable. Research feeds and YARA rules provide no corroborating malware indicators. No sandbox execution was completed, and no complete contacted-host reputation result is available, so runtime and network behavior cannot be characterized. Its very recent appearance and minimal prevalence warrant ordinary caution, while the five filetype-only historical matches offer limited additional support.
What We Detected
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged this 1,856-byte text file. All 17 reporting tier-1 engines, including BitDefender, ESET-NOD32, Kaspersky, Microsoft, and Fortinet, returned no detection. No matching malware record or YARA rule was present in the available external research data.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox observation is available, so execution behavior cannot be described. The contacted-host reputation check was also unavailable, although the evidence contains no observed domains, IP addresses, or URLs. The file is newly observed with only one submission, which limits reputation-based confidence.
What To Do Now
Keep endpoint protection enabled and open the file only with an appropriate text viewer if it came from an expected source. If its origin is unknown or its contents request commands, downloads, or credential entry, avoid following those instructions and rescan after more reputation develops.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- prevalence.classification='rare_new' records only 1 source and 1 submission, so the sample has little established history.
- behaviour=null and contactedHosts=null leave runtime activity and contacted-host reputation unverified.
- The 5/5 prior safe results are filetype-only matches, which are much weaker than hash, signer, or family-level similarity.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 antivirus engines detected malware or suspicious content
- 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- No MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify match
- Small 1,856-byte object identified as text
- No brand mismatch or adversarial-input indicators
- Newly observed file with only 1 source and 1 submission
- No completed sandbox runtime analysis
- No complete contacted-host reputation result
Keep endpoint protection enabled and use a text viewer if the file came from an expected source. Treat unexpected embedded links or command instructions cautiously because runtime behavior was not observed.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
PartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox environment is recorded.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime behavior was not available
The report does not treat a missing runtime observation as a clean result.
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 1sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
No completed runtime observation is available for this file.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceRuntime coverageObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 1 time from 1 source.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
0 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
PE structure
Not applicablePE structure analysis applies to Windows executable formats, not this file type.
How widely this file has been seen
Barely seen in the wild and first surfaced recently. That limits reputation evidence, but rarity alone is not proof of malware.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- css2
- Format
- Text
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 1.8 KB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 25, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC
00acfe392c7c4393254062305baa506744e031af64e914b3f397ecccf3be3595Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
Open it only when its sender or download source is one you independently trust.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
Safety FAQ
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