File scan report

Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 13 days ago

Is Dolphin.exe safe? Yes, no threats found.

No antivirus engine flagged this broadly submitted executable, and the completed sandbox run was clean despite uncorroborated injection and archiving technique mappings.

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

Run it as usual if it came from the official source

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.

  2. Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.

No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.

Antivirus results

0 of 70 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 70
  • No result 5
FileDolphin.exe22.7 MBSHA-256 17b01a8629d8…27b635
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 18d ago
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

4 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable, including the major antivirus engines, and its completed sandbox run returned clean. The file is unsigned and received and mappings, but no injection target, malicious child, family attribution, or malware-specific research rule corroborates those mappings.

Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • The executable is unsigned, so there is no verified publisher identity.
  • The sandbox mapped process injection and archive collected data; these capabilities can be abused even though the run produced no malicious verdict or identified injection target.
  • The file was first observed on Oct 8, 2026, leaving limited long-term reputation history.

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
  • 8sandbox rule tags
  • 3spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 0filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 70 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 · 75 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 70 engines flagged it · 5 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteCombined summary: clean verdict Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 13, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC
SHA-256
17b01a8629d865378a45e58d5fcebf9dcc3f7919c719130a4ffdd1ca2b27b635
SHA-1
6a5f1ecc2ba44e930f0f74ea7dfb862ec0c4d874
MD5
ad70b165a643f9797ab46d43ea3de72f

About this file

Dolphin.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 22.7 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 22.7 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Oct 8, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
133 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
6.19 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is Dolphin.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in Dolphin.exe. None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is Dolphin.exe?
Dolphin.exe is a Windows program, about 22.7 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Oct 8, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected Dolphin.exe?
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag Dolphin.exe. 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 Dolphin.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Dolphin.exe is 17b01a8629d865378a45e58d5fcebf9dcc3f7919c719130a4ffdd1ca2b27b635, and its MD5 is ad70b165a643f9797ab46d43ea3de72f. 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 run Dolphin.exe?
We found nothing harmful in Dolphin.exe. 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 Dolphin.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 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

Community

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