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Is Hexy.exe safe?

Verdict
Safe

Two low-trust engines flagged an unsigned 13-year-old PE with no tier-1 detections or sandbox hits.

Only two low-trust engines reported malicious on this 2012-era unsigned executable. All 17 tier-1 engines stayed silent and no sandbox or external-intel hits exist.

Run with normal care

The evidence supports treating the file as safe; continue normal operation with protection left on.

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Saved file evidenceAntivirus consensus
2of 76 flagged
Flagged 2No detection 74
Digital specimenHexy.exe1705859e7df1d05ddb…bf4faa56d13255
Size220.0 KB
Code signingUnsigned
SandboxPartial coverage
First seen14y ago
Evidence3 priority signals
No completed runtime observation is available for this file.

Recommended next actions

01

Before running

Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.

02

If you already ran it

Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.

Chapter 02

Intelligence

The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.

82%Confidence
High
Analyst conclusion

Only two low-trust engines reported malicious on this 2012-era unsigned executable. All 17 tier-1 engines stayed silent and no sandbox or external-intel hits exist.

Recommended action

The evidence supports treating the file as safe; continue normal operation with protection left on.

Scan transparency

Coverage & freshness

3 of 5 complete

Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.

  • Antivirus

    Complete

    2 of 76 engines flagged the file.

  • Sandbox

    Partial

    Runtime data is present, but no completed sandbox environment is recorded.

  • Network

    Not run

    No contacted-host reputation check is recorded.

    No timestamp recorded

  • YARA

    Complete

    Rule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.

  • External intel

    Complete

    3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.

Chapter 03

Behavior

Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.

Chapter 04

Detection & Forensics

Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.

Chapter 05

Safety & 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.

  1. Recovery step 01

    Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.

  2. Recovery step 02

    A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.

  3. Recovery step 03

    Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.

Safety FAQ

Direct answers grounded in the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

6 evidence-based answers
Is Hexy.exe safe?
Evidence-based answer
Hexy.exe appears safe. 2 of 76 antivirus engines flagged it; the 2 detections were treated as non-decisive after the wider evidence was weighed. Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
What is Hexy.exe?
Evidence-based answer
Hexy.exe is a Windows executable program, about 220 KB. Our analysis did not identify a verdict-driving threat signal. A file's name can be reused by different files, so we identify it by its cryptographic hash (below).
How many antivirus engines detected Hexy.exe?
Evidence-based answer
2 of 76 antivirus engines flagged Hexy.exe, 2 of them as outright malicious. The raw count alone does not establish safety or danger; we also weigh which engines flagged it and corroborating behavior, identity, reputation, and rule evidence.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Hexy.exe?
Evidence-based answer
The SHA-256 hash of Hexy.exe is 1705859e7df1d05ddb1c7e599e31d808499f55c16e9d5d2cfdbf4faa56d13255, and its MD5 is 49707c9ea6a3300baeb355f56ff0fd6c. This hash is the file's unique fingerprint — two files with the same SHA-256 are identical. Use it to confirm you're looking at exactly this file (not just one with the same name) when comparing against antivirus databases or a download's published checksum.
Is it safe to run Hexy.exe?
Evidence-based answer
Based on the recorded evidence, Hexy.exe has a low observed risk. The important caveat is source: make sure you downloaded it from the official website or a trusted store, because attackers sometimes distribute malware-laced copies under a legitimate file's name. If your own antivirus flags it, verify the source and the exact hash before overriding the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of Hexy.exe?
Evidence-based answer
This report reflects the scan run on September 6, 2026. Because a file's hash never changes, the identity of Hexy.exe is fixed — but antivirus coverage improves over time, so a file that looks clean today can pick up detections later (and vice-versa). If you need the latest picture, MalwareTips staff can re-run the analysis from scratch.
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