Is FlylinkDC_x64.exe safe?
Seven of 75 engines detected this unsigned executable, while possible process injection and LSASS access outweigh one clean sandbox result and weak family agreement.
The executable has mixed but concerning evidence: 7 of 75 engines detected it, including one tier-1 engine, and runtime records map activity to process injection and LSASS access. Family labels do not agree strongly, and one sandbox returned a clean result, so the evidence does not establish a specific malware family.
00cf5ed0c25381e547…d6b001a3c78039Recommended next actions
Before running
Do not run it until the source and publisher can be verified independently.
If you already ran it
Stop using it, scan the device, and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
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.
The executable has mixed but concerning evidence: 7 of 75 engines detected it, including one tier-1 engine, and runtime records map activity to process injection and LSASS access. Family labels do not agree strongly, and one sandbox returned a clean result, so the evidence does not establish a specific malware family.
Seven of 75 engines flagged the sample, with TrendMicro-HouseCall providing the only tier-1 detection and naming a generic TL0101ER26ZX trojan. Runtime records include T1055, T1485, and T1548, while saved heuristic evidence associates execution with Explorer and LSASS, which raises process-injection and credential-access concerns. The executable is unsigned and has no publisher history to provide an independent trust signal. Counter-evidence includes one clean sandbox result, no confirmed malicious dropped child, and broad silence from other tier-1 engines. Host reputation was checked for four entries, but five distinct domain and IP contacts were recorded, so no complete host-reputation result is available. Overall, the behavioral indicators warrant isolation while the lack of family consensus prevents a more definitive attribution.
What We Detected
Seven of 75 engines flagged the executable. TrendMicro-HouseCall identified Trojan.Win32.Gen.TL0101ER26ZX, while Elastic, DeepInstinct, Gridinsoft, VBA32, Bkav, and McAfeeD supplied mostly generic or differing labels. Only one tier-1 engine detected it, so there is no strong independent consensus on a specific family.
Threat Behavior
The completed sandbox run recorded T1055, T1485, and T1548. Saved heuristic evidence also links execution to Explorer and LSASS, creating concerns about possible process injection, credential access, destructive behavior, or privilege manipulation. One sandbox result was clean, no persistence indicator was recorded, and none of the 10 inspected child files was confirmed malicious; however, all child verdicts remained unknown. Four contacted hosts had no cached threat hit, but the observed network list contains five distinct domain and IP contacts, leaving the host-reputation check incomplete.
What To Do Now
Do not run this executable on a production or personal system. Keep endpoint protection enabled, quarantine the file, and obtain a fresh copy from the project's official distribution channel before considering use. If it already ran, perform a full endpoint scan and review credential-access and process-injection alerts.
Where this verdict could be wrong5 caveats
- Only 1 of 17 tier-1 engines detected the sample, and tier1FamilyConsensus.strong=false; major engines including BitDefender, ESET-NOD32, Kaspersky, and Fortinet did not flag it.
- behaviour.sandboxVerdicts contains one clean result, and behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false.
- droppedChildren inspected 10 files and found no confirmed malicious child, although all 10 child verdicts remained unknown.
- peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false and peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false, providing no static packing indicator.
- The four inspected contacted hosts had no cached malicious or suspicious hits, although reputation coverage did not include every distinct observed contact.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Only 1 of 17 tier-1 engines detected the file
- One completed sandbox returned a clean result
- No confirmed malicious child among 10 inspected files
- No packing or high-entropy code indication
- No brand mismatch or persistence indicator was recorded
- 7/75 antivirus detections
- One tier-1 detection from TrendMicro-HouseCall
- Unsigned Windows executable with no signer history
- T1055 process-injection mapping
- LSASS-related CredentialDumper heuristic
- T1485 and T1548 offensive-technique mappings
Quarantine the file and replace it only with a copy obtained directly from the software project's official channel. Keep security protection enabled and scan the system if this executable has already run.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete7 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial4 of 5 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete.
YARA
Complete2 signature or behavior rules matched.
External intel
PartialIndependent reference checks were attempted but are incomplete.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 10MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 9spawned processes
- 5network contacts
- 40filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file does
Observed actions and their security significance
High concern: Injected code into another process, a technique that can conceal execution.
Moderate concern: Communicated over a common application protocol; malware can use this for command-and-control.
Moderate concern: Scans through your files and folders.
Moderate concern: Checked the environment for virtualisation or analysis tools.
Note: Reads your Windows user-account details.
Note: Collects details about your system.
These are observed capabilities from an isolated analysis. A technique does not prove malicious intent on its own, and the file never ran on your device.
Attack story
Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.
Input file
The submitted object
- FileObserved
FlylinkDC_x64.exe
00cf5ed0c25381e5475accd8c82ab337a7df9cab1e9775bc51d6b001a3c78039
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\FlylinkDC_x64.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
setupConfiguration.archive
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\setupConfiguration.archive
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
SC.dat
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\SC.dat
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
a1672.dscr.akamai.net
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
edge.ds-c7114-microsoft.global.dns.qwilted-cds.cqloud.com
Contact observed during runtime.
07Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
7 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- a1672.dscr.akamai.net
- edge.ds-c7114-microsoft.global.dns.qwilted-cds.cqloud.com
- nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
- assets.msn.com
- 162.159.36.2
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FlylinkDC++ x64\DisplayIcon
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FlylinkDC++ x64\UninstallString
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FlylinkDC++ x64\InstallDate
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FlylinkDC++ x64\InstallLocation
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FlylinkDC++ x64\EstimatedSize
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FlylinkDC++ x64\NoModify
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\setupConfiguration.archive
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\SC.dat
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\languages.dat
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\Desktop.dat
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\OS.dat
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\Commands.dat
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\Desktop.dat
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\English.ifl
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\Espa\xf1ol.ifl
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\Fran\xe7ais.ifl
- {InstallForgeSetup}
- cversions.3.m
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\{InstallForgeSetup}
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Global\C::Users:user:AppData:Local:Microsoft:Windows:Explorer:iconcache_idx.db!rwWriterMutex
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Global\C::Users:user:AppData:Local:Microsoft:Windows:Explorer:iconcache_16.db!dfMaintainer
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- 772e4eba82d9bf481efe…d2cb0aNever scannednever seen before
- d53158c9a28b7159d37b…6424fdNever scannednever seen before
- ef01e3ca9cfaa08898d4…fd93b8Never scannednever seen before
- 33b2de70fcb0412304c9…862a75Never scannednever seen before
- a6f8a6138c7dfd53fcf0…830ce9Never scannednever seen before
- 6b40a88b19bcfa789466…b78639Never scannednever seen before
- 5a810721b4841f4005de…fa7355Never scannednever seen before
- 63fc2fce57e9e72e024f…f858f6Never scannednever seen before
- 6105166eacc0881cd76d…4771c1Never scannednever seen before
- eea522422e885c18b380…5fc05dNever scannednever seen before
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 2rule hits recorded
- 7 / 75engines flagged
- 5sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 02
7 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Bkav and DeepInstinct.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 6 times from 5 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: FlylinkDC_x64.exe — 00cf5ed0c25381e5475accd8c82ab337a7df9cab1e9775bc51d6b001a3c78039
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\FlylinkDC_x64.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: setupConfiguration.archive — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\setupConfiguration.archive
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: SC.dat — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IF{CC7209DD-3714-4E09-97EE-962F24528326}\SC.dat
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: a1672.dscr.akamai.net — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 10
Contacted host: edge.ds-c7114-microsoft.global.dns.qwilted-cds.cqloud.com — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
Category: generic-trojan
Available reference checks returned no match, but at least one source was unavailable. This is not a clean result.
Signatures and behavior heuristics
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
The saved runtime evidence maps this activity to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection). The mapping supports possible process injection, but it does not prove the exact injection method or the operator's intent.
EvidenceC:\Windows\Explorer.EXESandbox observed process activity targeting LSASS (Windows credential store). Legitimate software has no business reading LSASS memory — this is Mimikatz-shape behaviour.
EvidenceC:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
7 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- FlylinkDC_x64.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 12.8 MB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 3, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC
00cf5ed0c25381e5475accd8c82ab337a7df9cab1e9775bc51d6b001a3c78039Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
We couldn't fully clear this file. Treat it with caution.
- Recovery step 01
Don't run it unless you're certain it came from a source you trust.
- Recovery step 02
Check where you got it — an unexpected attachment or a random download link is a red flag.
- Recovery step 03
If its origin cannot be confirmed, delete this file and use a fresh copy from a trusted source. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- Recovery step 04
If you're still unsure, scan it again in a day or two — detections often catch up on newer files.
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