Is LMIGuardianSvc.exe safe?
No antivirus engine detected malware, and the completed sandbox did not reach a malicious conclusion, though an unsigned executable mapped to T1055 warrants source verification.
All 75 antivirus engines avoided a malicious or suspicious detection, including 17 tier-1 engines, and the completed sandbox did not issue a malicious conclusion. The main caveats are absent code signing and a T1055 process-injection mapping, so the file should still be obtained from its official source.
1397b2f7014900d2b2…169f683e1a2f61Recommended next actions
Before running
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
If you already ran it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
Intelligence
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The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
All 75 antivirus engines avoided a malicious or suspicious detection, including 17 tier-1 engines, and the completed sandbox did not issue a malicious conclusion. The main caveats are absent code signing and a T1055 process-injection mapping, so the file should still be obtained from its official source.
Static scanning found no malicious or suspicious detections across 75 engines, with all 17 reporting tier-1 engines remaining silent. One completed sandbox run did not produce a malicious conclusion and recorded no persistence or dropped files. However, the saved runtime evidence maps activity to T1055, a technique associated with process injection, so the behavior is not entirely routine. The executable is also unsigned despite having a security-software-like filename, which prevents publisher authentication. No packing, high-entropy code, malicious child, or external-intelligence match corroborates malware, and no complete contacted-host reputation result is available.
What We Detected
None of 75 antivirus engines marked the file malicious or suspicious, including 17 tier-1 engines. Static inspection found no packer and no high-entropy code, while CIRCL, MalwareBazaar, and YARAify supplied no matching threat intelligence.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run did not produce a malicious conclusion and recorded no persistence indicators, dropped-file hashes, or network contacts. The saved evidence nevertheless maps activity to MITRE T1055, which is associated with process injection and deserves caution. The file is unsigned, so its apparent product identity cannot be authenticated. No complete contacted-host reputation cross-check is available.
What To Do Now
Use the file only if it came from the product vendor's official distribution channel and its hash matches a vendor-published value. Keep endpoint protection enabled and quarantine or remove the file if its origin is uncertain or unexpected behavior appears.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- T1055 was mapped from the saved runtime evidence, which can indicate process injection even though the single sandbox produced no malicious conclusion.
- The executable is unsigned despite filenameAnalysis.looksLikeSecuritySoftware=true, so its apparent product identity cannot be authenticated.
- contactedHosts=null means no complete reputation result is available for runtime hosts.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 engines reported a malicious or suspicious detection
- 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false across one completed sandbox
- No malicious dropped child or persistence indicators were recorded
- No packer, high-entropy code, or external-intelligence match was found
- Unsigned Windows executable with no authenticated publisher
- Runtime evidence mapped to MITRE T1055 process injection
- No complete contacted-host reputation cross-check is available
- No similar-hash history is available
Verify the download source and hash before running it, especially because the executable is unsigned. Keep endpoint protection enabled and avoid execution if the file arrived unexpectedly.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
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
- 5MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 2spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 0filesystem & mutex artifacts
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.
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
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 13sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 16 times from 13 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: LMIGuardianSvc.exe — 1397b2f7014900d2b203bda64816accbd4211dd6ce347479ac169f683e1a2f61
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\KFJUUWORMM.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — "C:\Users\user\Desktop\KFJUUWORMM.exe"
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
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
The saved runtime evidence maps this activity to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection). The mapping supports possible process injection, but it does not prove the exact injection method or the operator's intent.
Evidence"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\KFJUUWORMM.exe"
0 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
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- LMIGuardianSvc.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 399.4 KB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 1, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC
1397b2f7014900d2b203bda64816accbd4211dd6ce347479ac169f683e1a2f61Safety & 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
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
- 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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