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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is PCR Recruitment - A better way to recruit technology profes.url safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Tiny .url shortcut file with a one detection from a major antivirus engine and no further corroboration.

Why Suspicious? 2 antivirus engines flag it; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

Don't open it until you know where it came from

Treat the shortcut as unverified; inspect the embedded URL manually before any interaction.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't open it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already opened it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

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PCR Recruitment - A better way to recruit technology profes.url: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

2 of 61 flagged

  • Flagged 2
  • No detection 59
  • No result 14
FilePCR Recruitment - A better way to recruit technology profes.url144 BSHA-256 09eb099c05c0…9945f5
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Not run
  • First seen 1mo ago
2 of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including Avast.

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Why we think so

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

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

Two major antivirus engines flagged the 144-byte .url file as INI:Shortcut-inf. No sandbox data, no external-intel hits, and similar .url files previously returned unknown due to limited evidence.

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

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Technical details

2 of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 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 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 2 of 61 engines flagged it · 14 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesNot runNo sandbox run is recorded for this fileNo date recorded
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededNo sandbox run, so there were 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

Engines that flagged it 2

  • Avast (major engine)INI:Shortcut-inf [Trj]
  • AVG (major engine)INI:Shortcut-inf [Trj]

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Aug 29, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC
SHA-256
09eb099c05c02ea36066bf11da93f8c6c249d441355da64a4c60ee75fc9945f5
SHA-1
53140d6e81981fb9b663424b6c8b5f7d44e944bc
MD5
4325f8f2e78e4d8a241636f01f8896cd

About this file

PCR Recruitment - A better way to recruit technology profes.url is an INI file of 144 B.

Type and size
INI · 144 B
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Aug 29, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.

First scanned

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Questions & answers

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

Is this file safe, or is it malware?
PCR Recruitment - A better way to recruit technology profes.url is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 2 of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't open it unless you're sure where it came from. Get a fresh copy from the original source.
What is this file?
PCR Recruitment - A better way to recruit technology profes.url is a file, about 144 bytes. VirusTotal first saw it on Aug 29, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected this file?
2 of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag PCR Recruitment - A better way to recruit technology profes.url, including Avast. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What should I do if I already opened this file?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of this file?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of PCR Recruitment - A better way to recruit technology profes.url is 09eb099c05c02ea36066bf11da93f8c6c249d441355da64a4c60ee75fc9945f5, and its MD5 is 4325f8f2e78e4d8a241636f01f8896cd. 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.
How up to date is this analysis of this file?
This report reflects the scan on Aug 29, 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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