Is geode-installer-v5.8.2-win.exe safe?
Unsigned installer with one low-trust ML flag, clean tier-1 engines, and no sandbox or child malice.
68 engines reported; only Trapmine (low_trust) flagged it. No tier-1 detections, no malicious sandbox verdict, and prevalence shows 236 submitters in one day. The DirectIpC2 heuristic is noted but outweighed by the overall clean profile.
0fc9785044a90382b6…97a17559f946dcRecommended next actions
Before installing
Install it only when it came from the developer's official site or an official app store.
If you already installed it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
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.
68 engines reported; only Trapmine (low_trust) flagged it. No tier-1 detections, no malicious sandbox verdict, and prevalence shows 236 submitters in one day. The DirectIpC2 heuristic is noted but outweighed by the overall clean profile.
The file is a fresh common_new installer (geode-installer-v5.8.2-win.exe) with high submission volume but zero tier-1 malicious detections. Signing is absent and one low-trust engine produced a generic ML score. Sandbox execution showed only ambient techniques plus a single direct-IP contact that triggered a medium heuristic, yet no malicious verdict or dropped malicious children. Similar-hash RAG returned no prior verdicts and external intel is silent. The combination fits the low-trust-engines-only pattern with high false-positive likelihood.
What We Detected
74 engines scanned the 48 MB Win32 EXE; 68 reported with only Trapmine returning a low-trust malicious.moderate.ml.score. All 17 tier-1 engines remained clean. The sample is unsigned and shows typical NSIS-style temp-file extraction in sandbox runs.
Threat Behavior
One sandbox observed T1134 (access token manipulation) alongside 19 ambient techniques. Contacted a single IP (162.159.36.2) with no domains, triggering the DirectIpC2 heuristic. Four dropped children were inspected and none flagged malicious. No persistence, C2 domains, or malicious hosts in cache.
What To Do Now
Run the installer in a controlled environment if the source is trusted. Monitor for unexpected network activity. Re-scan after any updates from the publisher.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- If the single low-trust ML detection reflects a genuine new installer pattern, the DirectIpC2 heuristic could indicate suspicious behaviour despite tier-1 silence.
- Unsigned installer with direct-IP contact (no DNS) is atypical for widely distributed commodity software even when prevalence is common_new.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Zero tier-1 malicious detections
- High submission volume (common_new)
- No malicious sandbox verdict or malicious children
- Unsigned binary
- Direct IP contact without DNS (DirectIpC2 heuristic)
Treat as low-risk installer; the single low-trust flag is typical of new unsigned installers and does not override the clean tier-1 and sandbox profile.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete1 of 74 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial1 runtime contact was observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete1 signature or behavior rule matched.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 20MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 2spawned processes
- 1network contacts
- 18filesystem & mutex artifacts
Attack story
Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.
Input file
The submitted object
- FileObserved
geode-installer-v5.8.2-win.exe
0fc9785044a90382b6af932ddfd3f00b9f74cbb53bf53ee83797a17559f946dc
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\geode-installer-v5.8.2-win.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\user\Desktop\geode-installer-v5.8.2-win.exe"
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
nswCFE3.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nswCFE3.tmp
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
LangDLL.dll
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmCFF4.tmp\LangDLL.dll
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
162.159.36.2
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis
6 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- 162.159.36.2
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nswCFE3.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmCFF4.tmp\LangDLL.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmCFF4.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmCFF4.tmp\nsDialogs.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmCFF4.tmp\System.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq7B7A.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsr7C67.tmp
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsn1349.tmp
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq27EC.tmp
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 4 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- 2e08e077a0800ec39c05…6884acNever scannednever seen before
- 778b2bfbf3f4e641161f…8005abNever scannednever seen before
- 4873a57c9b2d697e4f86…56234cNever scannednever seen before
- b89448b9fd7be5ef215c…71fdf9Never scannednever seen before
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 1rule hit recorded
- 1 / 74engines flagged
- 236sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
1 of 74 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Trapmine.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has been submitted 263 times from 236 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 03
Scanned file: geode-installer-v5.8.2-win.exe — 0fc9785044a90382b6af932ddfd3f00b9f74cbb53bf53ee83797a17559f946dc
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 04
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\geode-installer-v5.8.2-win.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\user\Desktop\geode-installer-v5.8.2-win.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
File written: nswCFE3.tmp — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nswCFE3.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: LangDLL.dll — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmCFF4.tmp\LangDLL.dll
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
Contacted host: 162.159.36.2 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Behavioral heuristics matched patterns associated with malware. Corroborating evidence determines how much weight they carry.
The sample contacted an external IP address directly and no application domain was recorded. Direct-IP traffic also occurs in legitimate installers and infrastructure, so this is supporting context only and requires corroboration from host reputation and other runtime evidence.
Evidence162.159.36.2
1 of 74 engines flagged this file
View all 74 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
Lots of people are uploading this but it's recent — typical of newly-released legitimate software. Low prior for malware.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- geode-installer-v5.8.2-win.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 46.5 MB
- Last analyzed
- Jul 13, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC
0fc9785044a90382b6af932ddfd3f00b9f74cbb53bf53ee83797a17559f946dcSafety & 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.
- Recovery step 01
Install it only when it came from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
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