File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is .key safe? Yes, no threats found.
No antivirus engine detected this 48-byte text file, and no static intelligence, heuristic, brand-mismatch, or feedback signal links it to malware.
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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.
No action is necessary based on the scan evidence. If the file is intended to contain a key or secret, verify its source and purpose before importing or sharing it.
Good practice2 tips
We found nothing harmful in this file.
Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.
Keep your security software and system updates switched on.
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Antivirus results
0 of 60 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 60
- No result 15
- Code signing Not applicable
- Test run Not applicable
- First seen 4mo ago
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Why we think so
3 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
All 60 antivirus engines that checked it returned without a malicious or suspicious finding, including 16 major antivirus engines that reported no detection. The object is only 48 bytes and identified as text, with no corroborating rule or external-intelligence hit; however, no runtime or contacted-host analysis is available.
The strongest evidence is unanimous antivirus silence: 0 of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it reported a malicious or suspicious result. The sample is a 48-byte text object rather than an executable, and signing is therefore not meaningful. MalwareBazaar and YARAify provided no corroborating hit, while no rules, brand mismatch, or adverse feedback appeared. Behavior in the test run was not observed and contacted-host reputation was not checked, but those coverage limitations do not outweigh the consistently benign static evidence.
What We Detected
No malicious or suspicious finding was reported by any of the 75 antivirus engines. The sample is a 48-byte text file, and code-signing checks are not applicable to this format.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox run is available, so behavior in the test run cannot be characterized. No complete contacted-host reputation result is available either. Static checks found no fired heuristic, brand mismatch, MalwareBazaar entry, or YARAify rule match.
What To Do Now
No remediation is indicated by the available evidence. Because the generic filename does not explain the file's purpose, avoid importing it as a cryptographic key or configuration secret unless its origin and expected contents are known.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- No completed sandbox run was recorded, so no completed behaviour in the test run evidence is available.
- No contacted-host reputation result was saved, so no complete host-reputation result is available.
- A count of 1 distinct submitter and a count of 1 submission provide limited circulation history.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/60 engines reported a malicious or suspicious finding.
- No major antivirus engines flagged it, with 16 major antivirus engines reporting no detection.
- The object is a non-executable 48-byte text file.
- No triggered rule or brand mismatch was recorded.
- MalwareBazaar and YARAify returned no hits.
- No completed observation from the test run is available.
- No complete contacted-host reputation result is available.
- Only one source and one submission are recorded.
6 sources checked · 4 complete · 2 not needed or not applicable. See every source
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Technical details
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 4 complete · 2 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Oct 9, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC
- SHA-256
0e9165757f79ee467fb818e6185624d0f6b175fd0a1f6969f59ea4a90ef80cef- SHA-1
9d3f505722e75aed097936a9026b6f812da1d53f- MD5
56d38ee974d02860bbeb248492083a44
About this file
.key is a Text file of 48 B.
- Type and size
- Text · 48 B
- Signer
- Not applicable
- First seen
- Jun 15, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
0 of 60 engines flagged this file
15 of the 75 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-117 engines0flagged
- Tier-232 engines0flagged
- Low-trust11 engines0flagged
View all 75 engine results
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaNo result
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXNo result
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceNo result
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctNo result
- DrWebClean
- ElasticNo result
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusNo result
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoNo result
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneNo result
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisNo result
- TencentClean
- TrapmineNo result
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootNo result
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
How widely this file has been seen
Rarely uploaded, and first seen more than two weeks ago. Often niche legitimate software or internal tooling; not a strong malware signal on its own.
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