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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 3 months ago

Is Harmless.org.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Unsigned PE with 11 low-to-mid tier detections and no sandbox or external corroboration.

Why Suspicious? 11 antivirus engines flag it; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

Don't run it until you know where it came from

Treat as untrusted until additional reputation or signing evidence appears; avoid execution until more engines or a trusted publisher confirm safety.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already ran it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

Not sure what to do?

Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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Why we think so

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Harmless.org.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

11 of 68 flagged

  • Flagged 11
  • No detection 57
  • No result 6
FileHarmless.org.exe97.8 kBSHA-256 161cd0863937…17515f
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 3mo ago
11 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including Sophos and Trellix (McAfee).

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

The file is unsigned and appeared when we scanned it on Jul 13, 2026 with only one detection from a major antivirus engine and no family consensus. Sandbox behaviour and external intel are clean, yet the combination of rarity, lack of signing, and multiple rule flags keeps it in mixed territory.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • Sophos major flag on 'Generic ML unwanted program' could indicate a legitimate dual-use tool mislabeled, but the unsigned + rare and combination prevents safe classification.
  • 11 malicious detections exist but only one major and no family consensus; less reliable engines dominate the malicious side.

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 · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 11sandbox rule tags
  • 6spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 5filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

  • Note: Read the user name of the test computer.

  • Note: Deleted files or logs during the test run (installers often clean up after themselves).

  • Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.

  • Note: Looked through folders on the test computer (most installers do this).

  • Note: Loaded extra code modules while running.

This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 5: FileSeen in the test run

      Harmless.org.exe

      161cd0863937f459584ed0bced935e8dc71d7a0fe4c3dae1bde7cbc70a17515f

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run

      Harmless.org.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\Harmless.org.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run

      cmd

      "C:\Windows\sysnative\cmd" /c "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\BA76.tmp\BA96.tmp\BAA7.bat C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\Harmless.org.exe"

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run

      BAA7.bat

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\BA76.tmp\BA96.tmp\BAA7.bat

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run

      ACDD.bat

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\ACCB.tmp\ACDC.tmp\ACDD.bat

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

5 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

11 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 74 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 11 of 68 engines flagged it · 6 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded 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

Engines that flagged it 11

  • Sophos (major engine)Generic ML PUA (PUA)
  • TrellixENS (major engine)GenericRXWU-PN!D51B29C12E9E
  • CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_70% (D)
  • CylanceUnsafe
  • CynetMalicious (score: 100)
  • Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
  • MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.74793720.susgen
  • McAfeeDReal Protect-LS!D51B29C12E9E
3 more in the full engine list

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Jul 13, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC
SHA-256
161cd0863937f459584ed0bced935e8dc71d7a0fe4c3dae1bde7cbc70a17515f
SHA-1
2fae5e0fc4d836b5bc873cde76fc73428e498b78
MD5
d51b29c12e9e95f91daaea52ba68e2f1

About this file

Harmless.org.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 97.8 kB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 97.8 kB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Jul 13, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
Packer
None detected
Entropy
6.51 of 8

First scanned

Verdict history

  1. Not fully confirmed
  2. Suspiciousafter 11 more engines flagged it

Ratings change when antivirus engines, our checks or MalwareTips staff learn more about a file.

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is Harmless.org.exe safe, or is it malware?
Harmless.org.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 11 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
What is Harmless.org.exe?
Harmless.org.exe is a Windows program, about 97.8 kB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Jul 13, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected Harmless.org.exe?
11 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag Harmless.org.exe, including Sophos and Trellix (McAfee). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
I already downloaded and ran Harmless.org.exe — what should I do?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Harmless.org.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Harmless.org.exe is 161cd0863937f459584ed0bced935e8dc71d7a0fe4c3dae1bde7cbc70a17515f, and its MD5 is d51b29c12e9e95f91daaea52ba68e2f1. 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.
How up to date is this analysis of Harmless.org.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Jul 13, 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.
Chapter 06

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