Is coldwtf-injector.exe safe?
Four tier-1 detections, an unsigned publisher identity, and observed process-injection techniques create substantial risk, although no specific malware family or confirmed hostile host emerged.
The executable drew 17 detections from 75 engines, including four tier-1 detections, and runtime evidence recorded process-injection and in-memory execution techniques. Labels lack strong family consensus, but the unsigned publisher identity and injection behavior make execution inadvisable outside an isolated analysis environment.
01944f430d62b3c8ae…ff5c13e4cf0a6cRecommended next actions
Before running
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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 drew 17 detections from 75 engines, including four tier-1 detections, and runtime evidence recorded process-injection and in-memory execution techniques. Labels lack strong family consensus, but the unsigned publisher identity and injection behavior make execution inadvisable outside an isolated analysis environment.
Seventeen of 75 engines flagged the executable, including four tier-1 detections from Microsoft, Avast, AVG, and Sophos. Their labels are largely generic, reputation-based, or machine-learning classifications, and there is no strong tier-1 family consensus. One completed sandbox run nevertheless recorded T1055.001, T1055.003, and T1620, which are materially concerning injection and in-memory execution techniques. The executable is unsigned and has no publisher history, weakening confidence that these detections represent an established legitimate product. Seven dropped files remain unresolved rather than confirmed benign, and no complete host-reputation result is available for 162.159.36.2. The lack of a sandbox malware verdict, packing indicators, persistence, or corroborating external intelligence prevents a more definitive family-level conclusion.
What We Detected
17 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the executable. Four tier-1 engines contributed detections: Microsoft reported Wacatac, Avast and AVG reported FileRepMalware, and Sophos applied a generic machine-learning PUA label. These names do not form a strong consensus around one malware family.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run recorded T1055.001, T1055.003, and T1620, indicating process-injection and in-memory code-execution capabilities. The sample also wrote a DLL and several Lua scripts and contacted the IP address 162.159.36.2. No complete host-reputation result was saved for that IP, so its intent cannot be determined from the available evidence. Seven written child files were inspected, but all remain unresolved rather than confirmed benign.
What To Do Now
Do not run this file on a production or personal system. Quarantine or remove it unless its origin and intended injection functionality can be independently verified; keep endpoint protection enabled and use an isolated analysis environment if investigation is necessary.
Where this verdict could be wrong5 caveats
- 12 tier-1 engines reported no detection, including BitDefender, ESET-NOD32, Fortinet, and Avira.
- engines.tier1FamilyConsensus.strong=false; only one independent tier-1 vote maps to the generic FileRepMalware family.
- behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false, and no persistence indicators or malicious dropped children were established.
- externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0 and externalIntel.circl.hit=false, although absent intelligence hits can reflect coverage gaps.
- peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false and peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false, providing no static packing indicator.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 12 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- No strong tier-1 family consensus
- No malicious sandbox verdict
- No confirmed malicious dropped child
- No packing or high-entropy code indicator
- 17/75 antivirus detections
- Four tier-1 engine detections
- Observed T1055.001 and T1055.003 process-injection techniques
- Observed T1620 reflective code loading
- Unsigned Win32 executable with no signer history
- Seven dropped children remain unresolved
Quarantine the executable and avoid launching it outside a disposable analysis system. Keep endpoint protection enabled and obtain the file only from a verifiable official source.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete17 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial1 runtime contact was observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete2 signature or behavior rules matched.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 12MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 3spawned processes
- 1network contacts
- 15filesystem & 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.
High concern: Loaded code directly into memory instead of from a normal file.
Moderate concern: Contained obfuscated or packed code that makes inspection harder.
Moderate concern: Scans through your files and folders.
Moderate concern: Checks which security software you have installed.
Note: Listed running processes; both legitimate software and malware may do this.
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
coldwtf-injector.exe
01944f430d62b3c8ae1222ed97cdff58e9657ce7fd9a48fcf0ff5c13e4cf0a6c
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\coldwtf-injector.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\user\Desktop\coldwtf-injector.exe"
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
coldwtf.dll
C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\coldwtf.dll
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
aura.lua
C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\scripts\aura.lua
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
162.159.36.2
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis
6 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.
- 162.159.36.2
- C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\coldwtf.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\scripts\aura.lua
- C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\scripts\clicker.lua
- C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\scripts\coords.lua
- C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\scripts\example.lua
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 7 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- 4e326205178fe4022a34…681287Never scannednever seen before
- 16a420d77bfd51de4846…52139bNever scannednever seen before
- 9872e21cbbcf3129ec61…3b8fc7Never scannednever seen before
- 30e28c2d4b712a5f89d4…728f07Never scannednever seen before
- 20d6a0dd279d65f5e534…f11367Never scannednever seen before
- 39bc79dea5d01a667641…0a915aNever scannednever seen before
- f76a2eecf2c3ffd8e1ab…6d23fdNever 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
- 17 / 75engines flagged
- 38sources 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
17 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Antiy-AVL and APEX.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 40 times from 38 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: coldwtf-injector.exe — 01944f430d62b3c8ae1222ed97cdff58e9657ce7fd9a48fcf0ff5c13e4cf0a6c
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\coldwtf-injector.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — "C:\Users\user\Desktop\coldwtf-injector.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: coldwtf.dll — C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\coldwtf.dll
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: aura.lua — C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\scripts\aura.lua
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 162.159.36.2 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
Category: generic-trojan
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
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.
Evidence"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\coldwtf-injector.exe"The sample contacted an external IP address directly and no application domain was recorded. Direct-IP traffic also occurs in legitimate installers and infrastructure, so this is supporting context only and requires corroboration from host reputation and other runtime evidence.
Evidence162.159.36.2
17 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
- coldwtf-injector.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 2.1 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 14, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC
01944f430d62b3c8ae1222ed97cdff58e9657ce7fd9a48fcf0ff5c13e4cf0a6cSafety & 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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