Is memreduct-3.5.2-setup.exe safe?
Only 3 of 75 engines raised generic alerts, while the filename, exact size, release timing, and high prevalence align with the official Mem Reduct release.
The sample closely matches the widely distributed official Mem Reduct 3.5.2 installer, and no tier-1 engine identifies malware. Its memory-management activity overlaps techniques used by malware, including process and LSASS access, so obtaining it from the official release page and verifying the published hash remains important.
025e5c06f7beccf5c8…75026a5e6334c4Recommended next actions
Before installing
Install it only when it came from the developer's official site or an official app store.
If you already installed 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.
The sample closely matches the widely distributed official Mem Reduct 3.5.2 installer, and no tier-1 engine identifies malware. Its memory-management activity overlaps techniques used by malware, including process and LSASS access, so obtaining it from the official release page and verifying the published hash remains important.
Three of 75 engines raised only generic heuristic or machine-learning detections, while all 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection and no malware family consensus exists. The filename, exact 381,582-byte size, and release timing align with the official Mem Reduct v3.5.2 installer, and 39,677 submissions indicate broad circulation. One completed sandbox run did not issue a malicious verdict, and none of ten inspected dropped files was identified as malicious, although their individual verdicts are unknown. Process-injection and LSASS-related indicators are meaningful counter-signals, but they overlap the low-level memory operations expected from a memory-management utility. The single broad YARA match explicitly allows false positives, and static analysis found neither packing nor high-entropy code.
What We Detected
Three of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, but the alerts were generic: Malwarebytes reported Malware.Heuristic.2514, APEX reported a generic malicious label, and Trapmine reported a low machine-learning score. No tier-1 engine detected malware, and no engine family consensus formed. The filename and exact 381,582-byte size match the official Mem Reduct v3.5.2 setup asset, while 3,696 sources and 39,677 submissions show established distribution.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run recorded low-level memory-related activity, including T1055 and interaction involving LSASS. These techniques overlap credential theft and process injection, but they can also arise from a utility designed to inspect and reclaim Windows memory. The sandbox did not issue a malicious verdict, no inspected child was identified as malicious, and the single YARA rule was a broad obfuscation or overlay rule that explicitly notes possible false positives. Host-reputation coverage was incomplete for all observed domains and IP addresses; among the six inspected hosts, none was known malicious and raw.githubusercontent.com was marked suspicious.
What To Do Now
Use only the official Mem Reduct release channel and compare the SHA-256 hash with the publisher's released checksum before installation. Keep endpoint protection enabled, and avoid running the file if its hash differs or it came from an unofficial mirror.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- signing.applicable=true but signing.signed=false, so Authenticode does not independently establish the publisher.
- contactedHosts.suspiciousHosts contains raw.githubusercontent.com; this is a shared hosting service and not conclusive by itself.
- The runtime record includes T1055 and LSASS-related activity, which could represent invasive memory-management behavior but also overlaps credential-theft techniques.
- similarHashes shows 3/5 prior verdicts safe and 2/5 suspicious for this imphash, but every match has signerCoMatch=false and may be an installer-framework collision.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- All 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- Official release filename and exact 381,582-byte size align
- 39,677 submissions from 3,696 sources
- No malicious sandbox verdict
- No inspected child identified as malicious
- Unsigned executable despite code signing being applicable
- T1055 process-injection mapping in the runtime record
- LSASS-related process activity
- One broad community YARA rule match
- raw.githubusercontent.com marked suspicious in the host cache
- Three generic antivirus detections
Download it only from the official Mem Reduct release page and verify SHA-256 025e5c06f7beccf5c85cbe931bc058f53a4642ca83a00855a475026a5e6334c4 against the published checksum. Keep endpoint protection enabled during installation and use.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete3 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial6 of 26 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete.
YARA
Complete3 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
- 25MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 26network contacts
- 32filesystem & mutex artifacts
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.
- res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft
- www.microsoft.com
- bg.microsoft.map.fastly.net
- raw.githubusercontent.com
- fg.microsoft.map.fastly.net
- 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa
- a83f:8110:5369:676e:0:5500:5372:764c
- 104.98.118.168
- 23.196.193.245
- 23.101.168.44
- a83f:8110:1010:10ff:1010:10ff:1010:10ff
- 192.168.0.5
- 151.101.22.172
- 184.27.218.92
- a83f:8110:0:0:100:0:0:0
- 192.168.0.39
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\memreduct\InstallLocation
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\memreduct\UninstallString
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\memreduct\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\memreduct\DisplayIcon
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\memreduct\DisplayVersion
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\memreduct\Publisher
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgCDFF.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nswCE10.tmp\System.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nswCE10.tmp\modern-header.bmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nswCE10.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nswCE10.tmp\nsDialogs.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\KnownGameList.bin
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\GameDVR\KnownGameList.update
- %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\nswE7C2.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp
- %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgE800.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp
- %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\nshEB0D.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp
- cversions.3.m
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\memreduct
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- d18bd1c7e1629ea937d6…c67066Never scannednever seen before
- 43f886bc0bf6f98d366b…59cd08Never scannednever seen before
- bccfb40bcb6830ef3f87…73f72cNever scannednever seen before
- d20a7fd9be42e6f11cf4…e0bc5bNever scannednever seen before
- 3152dde222deb493a3e5…af560eNever scannednever seen before
- 793dcb17e6cad2895ada…886a56Never scannednever seen before
- 35569fc533d5d814bf5f…6c4606Never scannednever seen before
- b1350f487692057c8ffd…551fc0Never scannednever seen before
- efb9ec5c829021e24ef5…d5a15bNever scannednever seen before
- 8e42bae39f4f25d697a0…5367ebNever scannednever seen before
Servers this file contacts
This file contacts 1 host we've flagged suspicious in our own URL scanner.
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 3rule hits recorded
- 3 / 75engines flagged
- 3,696sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
The hash has a long, established submission history across 3,696 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 02
2 high-confidence signature or behavior rules matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 03
3 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including APEX and Malwarebytes.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 04
Scanned file: memreduct-3.5.2-setup.exe — 025e5c06f7beccf5c85cbe931bc058f53a4642ca83a00855a475026a5e6334c4
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: nsgCDFF.tmp — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsgCDFF.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: System.dll — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nswCE10.tmp\System.dll
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: raw.githubusercontent.com — Saved reputation verdict: suspicious.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceContacted-host cross-checkObserved at - 10
Contacted host: res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft — Saved reputation verdict: safe.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceContacted-host cross-checkObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
One or more independent reference databases matched 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.
- Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
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
3 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
Widely seen in the wild for a long time. High prior this is legitimate; isolated detections on common-old files are usually false positives.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- memreduct-3.5.2-setup.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 372.6 KB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 30, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC
025e5c06f7beccf5c85cbe931bc058f53a4642ca83a00855a475026a5e6334c4Safety & 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
Install it only when it came from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- 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.
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