Is d.exe safe?
Eight of 75 engines flagged this new unsigned executable, but no tier-1 engine or runtime evidence corroborates the generic dropper and ShellCodeRunner labels.
The file is newly observed, unsigned, and detected by 8 of 75 engines, including four tier-2 products. However, all 17 reporting tier-1 engines were silent, the labels lack family consensus, and no completed sandbox observation is available, so the evidence does not establish a specific malware family.
0fbec619d8254d77e3…922eb3e17b85efRecommended next actions
Before running
Do not run it until the source and publisher can be verified independently.
If you already ran it
Stop using it, scan the device, and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
The file is newly observed, unsigned, and detected by 8 of 75 engines, including four tier-2 products. However, all 17 reporting tier-1 engines were silent, the labels lack family consensus, and no completed sandbox observation is available, so the evidence does not establish a specific malware family.
Eight of 75 engines produced detections, with CrowdStrike, Elastic, SentinelOne, and Skyhigh contributing tier-2 signals. Rising named ShellCodeRunner and Skyhigh suggested dropper-like behavior, but these labels are not backed by tier-1 family consensus. The executable is unsigned and has only one known submission on its first observed day, leaving no established publisher or prevalence history. No completed runtime observation exists, and no complete reputation check of contacted hosts is available. Four of five imphash-only historical matches received cautious assessments, but those matches are weak because they lack signer co-matching and may reflect a common build framework.
What We Detected
Eight of 75 antivirus engines flagged the executable. Four were tier-2 products: CrowdStrike reported a generic high-confidence detection, Elastic reported generic malicious confidence, SentinelOne identified a suspicious PE, and Skyhigh used a dropper-style label. Rising additionally named ShellCodeRunner, but no tier-1 engine identified that family and engines.tier1FamilyConsensus.strong is false.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox observation is available, so the file's runtime activity has not been established. The sample is an unsigned Win32 executable first observed today with one submission, which increases uncertainty. Static PE analysis does not mark the code section as high entropy or identify likely packing. Contacted-host reputation was not checked or saved, so no complete network-reputation conclusion can be drawn.
What To Do Now
Do not run the file on a production system until its origin and publisher can be independently verified. Keep endpoint protection enabled, quarantine the sample, and obtain a fresh copy from the software publisher's official distribution channel if the file was expected.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- engines.tier1Malicious=0 and engines.tier1ReportedClean=17, so no high-trust detector corroborates the generic dropper and ShellCodeRunner labels.
- externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0, externalIntel.malwareBazaar.hit=false, and externalIntel.circl.hit=false; these absences reduce corroboration but do not establish benignity.
- peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false and peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false, despite the file's high overall entropy.
- One of five imphash-only similarHashes entries was previously marked safe, and these matches can arise from shared installer or build frameworks.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- engines.tier1Malicious=0 across 17 reporting tier-1 engines
- externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0 and externalIntel.malwareBazaar.hit=false
- peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false and peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false
- droppedChildren contains no identified malicious child
- 8/75 antivirus detections, including four tier-2 engines
- Unsigned Win32 executable with no signer history
- First observed today with only one known submission
- Generic dropper and ShellCodeRunner labels without family consensus
- No completed sandbox observation
- No complete contacted-host reputation result
Quarantine the executable and verify its source before use; if it was expected software, replace it with a copy obtained directly from the official publisher. Keep antivirus and endpoint protection enabled.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete8 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
PartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox environment is recorded.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime behavior was not available
The report does not treat a missing runtime observation as a clean result.
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 8 / 75engines flagged
- 1sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
8 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including APEX and Bkav.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has been submitted 1 time from 1 source.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
Category: generic-trojan
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
8 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
How widely this file has been seen
Barely seen in the wild and first surfaced recently. 8 antivirus detections make that low prevalence materially relevant, but rarity alone is not proof of malware.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- d.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 8.3 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 21, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC
0fbec619d8254d77e3bf7a6a2ad14ceb8b38c2259855b76423922eb3e17b85efSafety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
We couldn't fully clear this file. Treat it with caution.
- Recovery step 01
Don't run it unless you're certain it came from a source you trust.
- Recovery step 02
Check where you got it — an unexpected attachment or a random download link is a red flag.
- Recovery step 03
If its origin cannot be confirmed, delete this file and use a fresh copy from a trusted source. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- Recovery step 04
If you're still unsure, scan it again in a day or two — detections often catch up on newer files.
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