Is WhatsMyComputerDoing_E.exe safe?
Only APEX flagged the signed executable among 76 engines, while all tier-1 engines remained silent and no malware family or harmful child was confirmed.
Only 1 of 76 engines flagged this file, and that detection came from low-trust APEX with no family identification. The valid signature, lack of packing, and absence of confirmed harmful children favor a false alarm, although the sandbox’s process-injection mapping warrants retaining protection and using a trusted download source.
1d61472bda04b7c935…1885b6ae788047Recommended 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
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
Only 1 of 76 engines flagged this file, and that detection came from low-trust APEX with no family identification. The valid signature, lack of packing, and absence of confirmed harmful children favor a false alarm, although the sandbox’s process-injection mapping warrants retaining protection and using a trusted download source.
APEX was the sole detector among 76 engines, while all 17 tier-1 engines that contributed results reported no detection. The executable carries a verified signature from IT-Services Thomas Holz, and no brand conflict, packing, high-entropy code, or named malware family was identified. One sandbox mapped activity to T1055 and several other offensive techniques, but it did not issue a malicious runtime assessment. Ten dropped files were inspected without a confirmed harmful child, although their individual classifications remain unknown. The two prior imphash matches involved different signers, so they are weak framework-level similarities rather than strong evidence about this publisher. Overall, the isolated generic APEX result is most consistent with a false positive, with behavioral caution remaining appropriate.
What We Detected
APEX was the only engine to flag the executable: 1 of 76 engines. It is a low-trust generic detection, while all 17 reporting tier-1 engines, including Avast, BitDefender, ESET-NOD32, Kaspersky, and Fortinet, reported no detection. No engine consensus or named malware family was present.
Threat Behavior
A completed sandbox run mapped activity to T1055 process injection, T1134 token manipulation, T1485 data destruction, T1547.001 startup-folder persistence, and T1548 privilege escalation. These mappings deserve attention, but the sandbox did not issue a malicious assessment, and the observed installation created program, uninstaller, desktop, and startup shortcuts. Ten dropped children were inspected without a confirmed harmful result, although each child remains individually unclassified. The host cross-check covered four hosts but not every listed IP contact, so no complete host-reputation conclusion is available.
What To Do Now
Use the file only if it came from the developer's official distribution channel and the signature still validates as IT-Services Thomas Holz. Keep endpoint protection enabled, and avoid execution if the source or signature differs.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- The completed sandbox mapped activity to T1055 process injection and four other offensive techniques, which is more concerning than ordinary installer behavior alone.
- The signature is verified, but signing.signerStats.found=false and signing.trustedPublisher.matched=false, so no established publisher history independently validates it.
- The host cross-check inspected 4 hosts, but the runtime listed additional IP contacts; therefore, complete host-reputation coverage is not available.
- The two imphash matches previously received suspicious decisions, although their different signers make those matches weak.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Only 1/76 engines flagged the file, and the sole detection was from low-trust APEX.
- tier1Malicious=0, with 17 tier-1 engines reporting no detection.
- The signature for 'IT-Services Thomas Holz (Thomas Holz)' is verified.
- peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false and peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false.
- externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0 and externalIntel.malwareBazaar.hit=false.
- Sandbox evidence mapped possible process injection to T1055.
- Four additional offensive mappings were recorded: T1134, T1485, T1547.001, and T1548.
- signing.signerStats.found=false, so the verified signer lacks established historical statistics.
- Complete reputation coverage is unavailable for every runtime network contact.
- All 10 inspected dropped children remain individually unclassified.
Obtain the executable from the developer's official channel and verify its signature before running it. Keep antivirus and endpoint protection enabled because the sandbox recorded process-injection and persistence-related mappings.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete1 of 76 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial4 of 21 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete.
YARA
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
- 26MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 21network contacts
- 35filesystem & 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.
- crl.comodoca.com
- crl.comodoca.com.cdn.cloudflare.net
- www.microsoft.com
- res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft
- 204.79.197.203
- a83f:8110:0:0:4d8a:21:0:0
- 13.107.4.50
- 23.216.147.76
- 20.99.133.109
- 192.229.211.108
- a83f:8110:3208:78d:90c3:39b8:8f80:ffff
- 192.168.0.41
- 23.216.81.152
- 20.99.186.246
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\Owner
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\SessionHash
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\Sequence
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\RegFiles0000
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\RegFilesHash
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{3F702F22-A623-4B6A-41BD-420700558223}_is1\Inno Setup: Setup Version
- C:\Program Files (x86)\What's my computer doing\unins000.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\What's my computer doing\WhatsMyComputerDoing.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\What's my computer doing\QHTM.dll
- C:\Program Files\What's my computer doing\QHTM.dll
- C:\Program Files\What's my computer doing\WhatsMyComputerDoing.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\What's my computer doing\is-UPNH5.tmp
- C:\Program Files (x86)\What's my computer doing\is-VVP0F.tmp
- C:\Program Files (x86)\What's my computer doing\is-OTA0B.tmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\What's my computer doing\What's my computer doing.lnk
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\What's my computer doing\What's my computer doing.pif
- Local\RstrMgr3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511
- Local\RstrMgr-3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511-Session0000
- cversions.3.m
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\RstrMgr3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\RstrMgr-3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511-Session0000
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- ea9bd40b8f4895f62c14…17f7b9Never scannednever seen before
- bf34fa42cb3dc3725e2b…1d02acNever scannednever seen before
- 6e8415ad89af96004915…22a175Never scannednever seen before
- 0a3e964aab9139eb9f4d…a8f906Never scannednever seen before
- e8202efc7ff0949815e3…acd595Never scannednever seen before
- 388a796580234efc95f3…136f95Never scannednever seen before
- 8482381aff7f912beaf8…62ff6eNever scannednever seen before
- ee398f4e02fdbfc3ba27…db98ddNever scannednever seen before
- 2209afc66911e0a6a386…5ee4daNever scannednever seen before
- 9d7600748f5d5a5e553e…806d16Never scannednever seen before
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
- 1 / 76engines flagged
- 38sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
The file has a valid code signature from IT-Services Thomas Holz (Thomas Holz).
ProvenanceObservedSourceCode-signing metadataObserved at - 02
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 03
1 of 76 antivirus engines flagged the file, including APEX.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 04
Scanned file: WhatsMyComputerDoing_E.exe — 1d61472bda04b7c935cbf842efc18e6cac99aad767d1ebda411885b6ae788047
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-2SN0D.tmp\file.tmp" /SL5="$20186,935172,721408,C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: unins000.exe — C:\Program Files (x86)\What's my computer doing\unins000.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: WhatsMyComputerDoing.exe — C:\Program Files (x86)\What's my computer doing\WhatsMyComputerDoing.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: crl.comodoca.com — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 10
Contacted host: crl.comodoca.com.cdn.cloudflare.net — Contact observed during runtime.
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.
EvidenceC:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1 of 76 engines flagged this file
View all 76 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
- WhatsMyComputerDoing_E.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- Signature valid: IT-Services Thomas Holz (Thomas Holz)
- Size
- 1.6 MB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 6, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC
1d61472bda04b7c935cbf842efc18e6cac99aad767d1ebda411885b6ae788047Safety & 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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