File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is Animate
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this long-established portable executable, though unsigned status and sandbox-observed injection into WMIADAP.EXE merit…
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Strong evidence · Widely seen for a long time, and nothing harmful found.
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Antivirus results
0 of 70 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 70
- No result 4
- Code signing Unsigned
- Test run Completed
- First seen 8y ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
3 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, and it has been submitted by 125 sources since 2018. One sandbox completed without a malware finding, although it recorded injection into WMIADAP.EXE and token-related activity, so the file should still come from a trusted distribution source.
The strongest evidence is the complete absence of detections across 74 engines, including all 17 major antivirus engines. The file is also long-established and broadly encountered, with 125 submitters and 142 submissions dating back to 2018. One completed sandbox run did not issue a malware finding, and the observed hosts were fully cross-checked without reputation hits. However, the run mapped and specifically recorded injection into WMIADAP.EXE, which is a meaningful behavioral concern rather than ordinary installer activity. That concern is tempered by the clean engine results, NSIS construction without packing, absence of persistence indicators, and lack of any identified malicious child.
What We Detected
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged AnimatePortable.exe, including all 17 major antivirus engines represented in the results. The file has also circulated for years, with 125 submitters and 142 submissions since April 2018, which makes an undiscovered commodity threat less likely.
Threat Behavior
One sandbox run completed without a malware finding. Those techniques can be abused for stealth or privilege manipulation, but there was no supporting engine detection, malicious host, persistence indicator, packing signal, or identified malicious child. All two observed domains and the single observed IP were covered by the host-reputation check without a malicious or suspicious match. Seven dropped files remain individually unresolved because no saved verdict exists for them.
What To Do Now
Use the file only if it came from the expected portable-software source, and keep security software enabled. If its origin is uncertain, obtain a fresh copy from the official publisher and compare its hash before execution.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- The executable is unsigned, so its publisher identity and integrity cannot be authenticated.
- Seven dropped files have no saved verdict, leaving their individual safety unresolved.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file.
- All 17 major antivirus engines represented in the results were silent.
- The file has been seen from 125 sources since 2018.
- The completed sandbox run did not return a malware finding.
- All observed network hosts were covered by the reputation check without a malicious or suspicious match.
- The executable is unsigned, so there is no authenticated publisher identity.
- The run mapped process injection and access-token manipulation techniques.
- Seven extracted files lack individual saved verdicts.
6 sources checked · all complete. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 21sandbox rule tags
- 2spawned processes
- 3network contacts
- 40filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Sandbox verdicts
1- VT: CLEANclean
Techniques observed in the sandbox
21MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1010
- T1012
- T1018
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1036
- T1055· Process injection
- T1057· Lists programs
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1112
- T1115
- T1125
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1134
- T1222
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1518.001· Checks your AV
- T1529
- T1547.009· Auto-start
Observed activity
Processes started
2Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
executable.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\executable.exe"AnimatePortable.exe%SAMPLEPATH%\AnimatePortable.exe
Network contacts
33 hosts, listed as 2 domains, 1 address. Links show the host and path only.
- Domain
img-prod-cms-rt-microsoft-com.akamaized.net - Domain
login.live.com - IP address
104.208.16.94
Files
30Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nstC554.tmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsjC565.tmp\LangDLL.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsjC565.tmp\nsisXML.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\LanguageAnimate.ini - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\304e05de-f275-4522-8fc5-a0e5e3c1f52b
Show all 30 entries for files
- Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\2438ee4a-fb8c-4a3d-a7a6-d089612a4aff - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\9d12c4cd-fb58-4532-987f-71642877177c - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\f4698bb6-4cb9-41cf-907f-ff23ef3a5c4b - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\3307a359-940a-4a90-8870-2cdaca689c4b - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\0c7aa86d-dfc0-484f-9cec-d34f652c1e98 - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERD457.tmp.dmp - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERD840.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERD457.tmp - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERD840.tmp - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERD9B8.tmp - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERD457.tmp.dmp - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERD840.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERD9B8.tmp.xml - Deleted
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\nss2.tmp - Deleted
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\nsi3.tmp - Deleted
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\nsn4.tmp - Deleted
C:\DOCUME~1\<USER>~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\nsj3.tmp - Deleted
C:\DOCUME~1\<USER>~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\nsn5.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsiBA3A.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nszBC21.tmp - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER53C6.tmp - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER53C6.tmp.dmp
Registry and auto-start
17Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Set
\REGISTRY\A\{94126056-4c52-cb6e-b393-586a09c9623c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\PermissionsCheckTestKey - Set
\REGISTRY\A\{94126056-4c52-cb6e-b393-586a09c9623c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\animateportable.|ce7144dfccf8cdc9 - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Debug - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\ClockData - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\AmiHivePermissionsCorrect - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\AmiHiveOwnerCorrect
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- Set
\REGISTRY\A\{94126056-4c52-cb6e-b393-586a09c9623c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\animateportable.|ce7144dfccf8cdc9\ProgramId - Set
\REGISTRY\A\{94126056-4c52-cb6e-b393-586a09c9623c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\animateportable.|ce7144dfccf8cdc9\FileId - Set
\REGISTRY\A\{94126056-4c52-cb6e-b393-586a09c9623c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\animateportable.|ce7144dfccf8cdc9\LowerCaseLongPath - Set
\REGISTRY\A\{94126056-4c52-cb6e-b393-586a09c9623c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\animateportable.|ce7144dfccf8cdc9\LongPathHash - Set
\REGISTRY\A\{94126056-4c52-cb6e-b393-586a09c9623c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\animateportable.|ce7144dfccf8cdc9\Name - Set
\REGISTRY\A\{94126056-4c52-cb6e-b393-586a09c9623c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\animateportable.|ce7144dfccf8cdc9\Publisher - Set
\REGISTRY\A\{94126056-4c52-cb6e-b393-586a09c9623c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\animateportable.|ce7144dfccf8cdc9\Version - Set
\REGISTRY\A\{94126056-4c52-cb6e-b393-586a09c9623c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\animateportable.|ce7144dfccf8cdc9\BinFileVersion - Set
\REGISTRY\A\{94126056-4c52-cb6e-b393-586a09c9623c}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\animateportable.|ce7144dfccf8cdc9\BinaryType - Deleted
\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW\ - Deleted
\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW\DWFileTreeRoot
Mutexes
10Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
Local\WERReportingForProcess6716Global\AmiProviderMutex_InventoryApplicationFileGlobal\3404239c-de52-40bc-a8e3-abc14e4d1e4eoleacc-msaa-loadedCTF.LBES.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500CTF.Compart.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
Show all 10 entries for mutexes
CTF.Asm.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500CTF.Layouts.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500CTF.TMD.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500CTF.TimListCache.FMPDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500MUTEX.DefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
Sandbox background — not the file
2The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 6716 -s 996 - VM injection target
\\?\C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WMIADAP.EXE
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 7 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 7 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- 70c842f318f691d92e58…6b591aNot checkedno saved verdict
- e7843cd9222e57e109a1…e11ac1Not checkedno saved verdict
- 77aa1a74a556f00f16ba…43e815Not checkedno saved verdict
- 2d060795e300336d05d8…78bf39Not checkedno saved verdict
- 9686d3d59feb258daacd…44515aNot checkedno saved verdict
- b3fd08a2e8b7ee50d803…c5a625Not checkedno saved verdict
- abea72f5b0af2a52b932…51e16fNot checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · all complete. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Oct 11, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC
- SHA-256
032c65dca5f87fda87f597b8264aa6b8ffa433247c12588e1543193ad2217535- SHA-1
92554e8300726a4f7079b84b87de924095234197- MD5
edd837614aca560386581fc8f6618dab
About this file
AnimatePortable.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 160.9 kB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 160.9 kB
- Signer
- UnsignedNo code signature.
- First seen
- Apr 13, 2018On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 125 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 4.56 of 8
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
0 of 70 engines flagged this file
4 of the 74 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-118 engines0flagged
- Tier-235 engines0flagged
- Low-trust17 engines0flagged
View all 74 engine results
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusClean
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoClean
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisClean
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Low-severity pattern matches — worth noting but not on their own cause for alarm.
VirusTotal's sandbox summary maps this run to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection), but no injected process of the sample's own was recorded (the analysis VM's own WMI adapter, crash handlers and Chrome updater are not counted). VirusTotal maps T1055 on about half of all files no engine flags, so the mapping alone is not evidence of injection.
EvidenceT1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)
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.
These identify the compiler, runtime or installer used to build the file. They are not packing and are not a risk signal on their own.
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.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.
Is AnimatePortable.exe safe?
What is AnimatePortable.exe?
How many antivirus engines detected AnimatePortable.exe?
What is the SHA-256 hash of AnimatePortable.exe?
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