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Is org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref safe? Yes, no threats found.

Clean Flatpak reference file for legitimate Audacity audio software with unanimous clean verdicts from 60 engines.

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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.

Open it as usual if it came from the official source

The file is safe; proceed with normal Flatpak installation workflow.

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.

  2. Keep your security software and system updates switched on.

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org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

The link always shows the latest result for this exact file (its SHA-256 fingerprint).

Reads the latest antivirus results for this file's hash. Nothing is uploaded.

Antivirus results

0 of 60 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 60
  • No result 16
Fileorg.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref4.0 kBSHA-256 0febd4afb48f…50ee80
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Not applicable
  • First seen 3y ago
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

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Why we think so

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

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

The file is a standard Flatpak repository descriptor for the well-known open-source Audacity application. All 60 reporting engines returned clean results with no malicious, suspicious, or rule flags. Medium prevalence over three years further supports legitimacy.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • Text file is unsigned so in-theory modification is possible, yet complete lack of detections and direct Audacity branding make tampering improbable.

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

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.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 76 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 60 engines flagged it · 16 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesNot applicableSandboxes do not run this kind of 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

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Jun 6, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC
SHA-256
0febd4afb48fac5600d8dd99259ad91312875680e52ef2d5d5c005039a50ee80
SHA-1
78f1cfedbc23227f7b8110457eedb97dc25c011f
MD5
8569aecc486ae1e6239e3277688cd310

About this file

org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref is a Text file of 4.0 kB.

Type and size
Text · 4.0 kB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Mar 16, 2023On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
10 distinct sources

First scanned

Chapter 04

Questions & answers

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

Is org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref safe?
We found nothing harmful in org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref. None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.
What is org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref?
org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref is a file, about 4.0 kB. VirusTotal first saw it on Mar 16, 2023.
How many antivirus engines detected org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref?
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
What is the SHA-256 hash of org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref is 0febd4afb48fac5600d8dd99259ad91312875680e52ef2d5d5c005039a50ee80, and its MD5 is 8569aecc486ae1e6239e3277688cd310. 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.
Is it safe to open org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref?
We found nothing harmful in org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref?
This report reflects the scan on Jun 6, 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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