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Is Among Us.exe safe?

Verdict
Safe

Single low-trust engine flagged an unsigned 2018 EXE while 68 others stayed silent.

Only Cylance reported the file as Unsafe; all 18 tier-1 engines returned clean. The file is unsigned and has medium prevalence with no sandbox or external-intel hits.

Run with normal care

The file can be considered safe for normal use; continue running current security software.

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Saved file evidenceAntivirus consensus
1of 69 flagged
Flagged 1No detection 68
Digital specimenAmong Us.exe0946d61588e5c36838…1a6e6017529d6a
Size623.0 KB
Code signingUnsigned
SandboxPartial coverage
First seen8y ago
Evidence3 priority signals
No completed runtime observation is available for this file.

Recommended next actions

01

Before running

Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.

02

If you already ran it

Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.

Chapter 02

Intelligence

The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.

82%Confidence
High
Analyst conclusion

Only Cylance reported the file as Unsafe; all 18 tier-1 engines returned clean. The file is unsigned and has medium prevalence with no sandbox or external-intel hits.

Recommended action

The file can be considered safe for normal use; continue running current security software.

Scan transparency

Coverage & freshness

3 of 5 complete

Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.

  • Antivirus

    Complete

    1 of 69 engines flagged the file.

  • Sandbox

    Partial

    Runtime data is present, but no completed sandbox environment is recorded.

  • Network

    Not run

    No contacted-host reputation check is recorded.

    No timestamp recorded

  • YARA

    Complete

    Rule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.

  • External intel

    Complete

    3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.

Chapter 03

Behavior

Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.

Chapter 04

Detection & Forensics

Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.

Chapter 05

Safety & 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.

  1. Recovery step 01

    Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.

  2. Recovery step 02

    A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.

  3. Recovery step 03

    Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.

Safety FAQ

Direct answers grounded in the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

6 evidence-based answers
Is Among Us.exe safe?
Evidence-based answer
Among Us.exe appears safe. 1 of 69 antivirus engines flagged it; the 1 detection were treated as non-decisive after the wider evidence was weighed. Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
What is Among Us.exe?
Evidence-based answer
Among Us.exe is a Windows executable program, about 623 KB. Our analysis did not identify a verdict-driving threat signal. A file's name can be reused by different files, so we identify it by its cryptographic hash (below).
How many antivirus engines detected Among Us.exe?
Evidence-based answer
1 of 69 antivirus engines flagged Among Us.exe, 1 of them as outright malicious. The raw count alone does not establish safety or danger; we also weigh which engines flagged it and corroborating behavior, identity, reputation, and rule evidence.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Among Us.exe?
Evidence-based answer
The SHA-256 hash of Among Us.exe is 0946d61588e5c368381d4b068fe9f099456cd4ccaac2f543041a6e6017529d6a, and its MD5 is 057234bab647d7fb7997f5a4b9532bfd. This hash is the file's unique fingerprint — two files with the same SHA-256 are identical. Use it to confirm you're looking at exactly this file (not just one with the same name) when comparing against antivirus databases or a download's published checksum.
Is it safe to run Among Us.exe?
Evidence-based answer
Based on the recorded evidence, Among Us.exe has a low observed risk. The important caveat is source: make sure you downloaded it from the official website or a trusted store, because attackers sometimes distribute malware-laced copies under a legitimate file's name. If your own antivirus flags it, verify the source and the exact hash before overriding the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of Among Us.exe?
Evidence-based answer
This report reflects the scan run on August 9, 2026. Because a file's hash never changes, the identity of Among Us.exe is fixed — but antivirus coverage improves over time, so a file that looks clean today can pick up detections later (and vice-versa). If you need the latest picture, MalwareTips staff can re-run the analysis from scratch.
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