File scan report
Verdict Suspicious
Is vjvkww8 (1). jar safe? Treat it as suspicious.
No antivirus engine flagged this new JAR, but a split sandbox result and unconfirmed offensive-technique mappings warrant caution until its origin is verified.
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Why Suspicious? One sandbox test run rated it malicious while another found nothing; nothing else confirms it.
Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.
If it came from a link, an attachment or a stranger, delete it.
What to do now4 steps
Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.
What to do
Don't open or run it unless you're sure where it came from.
Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.
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 or ran it
Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.
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Antivirus results
0 of 63 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 63
- No result 12
- Code signing Not applicable
- Test run Completed
- First seen 16d ago
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Why we think so
4 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
None of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, and the observed contacts were sandbox background traffic with no adverse reputation matches. However, one sandbox produced a malware result and mapped process-injection and service-related techniques, while another sandbox returned clean; because the file is also it should not yet be trusted.
The strongest favorable evidence is that none of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the JAR, including all reporting major antivirus engines. Evidence from the test run is mixed: one sandbox labeled it malware or a trojan, while another returned clean. The and mappings raise concern, but no injected target process or persistence indicator was recorded, which limits their specificity. Both contacted domains were identified as analysis-environment background traffic, and the complete host cross-check found no malicious or suspicious matches. Because the file was first seen on Oct 9, 2026 and lacks a recognized publisher, established history, similar-file evidence, or research corroboration, the conflicting evidence from the test run remains unresolved.
What We Detected
None of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this JAR, and no engine supplied a malware-family label. External research checks also produced no MalwareBazaar or malware-specific YARA corroboration.
Threat Behavior
Two sandbox runs disagreed: one returned a malware or trojan assessment and the other returned clean. The two network contacts were identified as analysis-environment background traffic rather than sample activity; the host-reputation check covered both and found no malicious or suspicious matches. Eight dropped files lack saved verdicts, so they provide no usable evidence either way.
What To Do Now
Do not run the file on a production or personal system unless its source and purpose can be independently verified. If analysis is necessary, use an isolated disposable environment with security software enabled and obtain a fresh scan after more reputation data becomes available.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- One sandbox labeled the execution as malware or a trojan, although the other sandbox returned clean.
- Runtime mapping included process injection and service-related techniques, but it did not identify an injected process or record a persistence artifact.
- The file has only three submissions over three days, so its lack of antivirus detections has limited historical support.
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 63 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file.
- All reporting major antivirus engines returned no detection.
- The other sandbox run returned clean.
- The observed domains were analysis-environment background traffic, and both reputation checks returned no adverse matches.
- No malware-specific external research rule or known malicious child was identified.
- One of two sandbox runs produced a malware or trojan assessment.
- The test run mapped possible process injection and service-related activity.
- The file was first seen on Oct 9, 2026 and has been submitted by just three sources.
- The random-looking filename provides little assurance about origin or purpose.
6 sources checked · all complete. See every source
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What it did in our test
It ran in our isolated test environment; 1 test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 16sandbox rule tags
- 3spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 15filesystem & mutex artifacts
What the test run showed
What the file did on a test computer
Confirmed in the test run
Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).
Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.
Moderate concern: Hid files or windows on the test computer.
Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.
Note: Loaded extra code modules while running.
Note: Checked which security software was installed on the test computer.
Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as code injection, but no injected program was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as downloading a file, but no download was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as creating a service; no new service was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as changing how Windows loads code; nothing confirms it.
This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.
Recorded behavior
What happened in the test
Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.
- 1
Input file
The submitted object
- Evidence 1 of 5: FileSeen in the test run
vjvkww8 (1).jar
0c699187bfeff2641bf97df9373b3f31417e363cc419fb99d446a911ffaf3274
Uploaded file
- 2
Processes
What ran
- Evidence 2 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run
javaw.exe
"C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\download.jar"
Test run - Evidence 3 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run
cmd.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_441\bin\java.exe" -jar "C:\Users\user\Desktop\download.jar""
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
- 2
Files
Created or changed
- Evidence 4 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run
5284
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\hsperfdata_<USER>\5284
Test run - Evidence 5 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run
3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp
C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage\3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
5 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.
Includes the sandbox verdicts, 16 mapped techniques, every process, file, registry and network entry and 3 dropped files.
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Technical details
None of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.
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 12, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC
- SHA-256
0c699187bfeff2641bf97df9373b3f31417e363cc419fb99d446a911ffaf3274- SHA-1
9a941db16a4de1b3d41c78e678613aafa8e53b99- MD5
9dbf669ec87d02488cc179ffd159f461
About this file
vjvkww8 (1).jar is a JAR file of 34.4 kB.
- Type and size
- JAR · 34.4 kB
- Signer
- Not applicable
- First seen
- Oct 9, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 3 distinct sourcesRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
First scanned
Includes every engine result (75), 1 matched signature rule and how widely the file has been seen.
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