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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is optimizerDuck.dll safe? Yes, no threats found.

Unsigned 104 MB .NET executable with zero detections across 75 engines and clean sandbox behaviour.

Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.

Run it as usual if it came from the official source

The evidence supports treating the file as safe; continue normal use while keeping security software active.

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.

  2. Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.

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Antivirus results

0 of 70 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 70
  • No result 5
FileoptimizerDuck.dll104.2 MBSHA-256 03501b27a90c…4fa436
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 1mo ago
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

0 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

No engine flagged the file. One sandbox observed only routine .NET activity in the test run and wrote ten resource DLLs, none of which triggered malicious verdicts. Medium prevalence and recent first-seen date are consistent with a legitimate utility.

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. 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
  • 1sandbox rule tag
  • 1spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 15filesystem & mutex artifacts

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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 · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 70 engines flagged it · 5 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Aug 30, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC
SHA-256
03501b27a90c136e2bb0a7aa0c80a82720d1852b3cf03936a5a47749754fa436
SHA-1
a72ca0427950e9b7e15eac26aaa2c57a74efd31e
MD5
862bcbea86e936ac70f95d38b8321462

About this file

optimizerDuck.dll is a Win32 EXE file of 104.2 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 104.2 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Aug 28, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
69 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
7.99 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is optimizerDuck.dll safe?
We found nothing harmful in optimizerDuck.dll. None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is optimizerDuck.dll?
optimizerDuck.dll is a Windows program, about 104.2 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Aug 28, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected optimizerDuck.dll?
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag optimizerDuck.dll. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
What is the SHA-256 hash of optimizerDuck.dll?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of optimizerDuck.dll is 03501b27a90c136e2bb0a7aa0c80a82720d1852b3cf03936a5a47749754fa436, and its MD5 is 862bcbea86e936ac70f95d38b8321462. Two files with the same SHA-256 are identical, so use it to check you have exactly this file, not just one with the same name.
Is it safe to run optimizerDuck.dll?
We found nothing harmful in optimizerDuck.dll. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of optimizerDuck.dll?
This report reflects the scan on Aug 30, 2026. A file's fingerprint never changes, but antivirus engines keep learning, so a rating can change later. To get a newer result, scan the file again: we refresh the antivirus results when the saved ones are out of date.
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