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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is _The Man from Blackwater~.7z safe? Yes, no threats found.

75 engines report zero detections on a newly submitted 7-Zip archive containing an executable.

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

Open or extract it as usual if it came from the official source

The file can be considered safe based on current evidence, but treat any extracted executables with normal caution and re-scan them.

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Open it only if you trust the person or website you got it from.

  2. Keep your security software and system updates switched on.

No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.

Why we think so

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Antivirus results

0 of 61 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 61
  • No result 14
File_The Man from Blackwater~.7z42.7 MBSHA-256 1de5ab7237c1…bcc97e
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Not run
  • First seen 1mo ago
None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

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Why we think so

2 points against it and 2 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

No antivirus engine flagged the file. Similar archive types previously received safe verdicts. The file is rare and so the evidence is still limited.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • File was first seen on Aug 30, 2026 and rare and newly seen; absence of detections on first submission is expected but provides limited reassurance.

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 · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

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Technical details

None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 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 61 engines flagged it · 14 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesNot runNo sandbox run is recorded for this fileNo date recorded
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededNo sandbox run, so there were 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

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Aug 30, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC
SHA-256
1de5ab7237c1df07dbc4c0fa9bc2034ce595ff5972617e20575ede771cbcc97e
SHA-1
e2a81c8b29ee8d4c8432a53c8f6ee223d9f2f95f
MD5
30fe0ebfbeb5547d42865ab3d6a1c68f

About this file

_The Man from Blackwater~.7z is a 7ZIP file of 42.7 MB.

Type and size
7ZIP · 42.7 MB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Aug 30, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.

First scanned

Verdict history

  1. Not fully confirmed
  2. Safeafter a new scan

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

Chapter 04

Questions & answers

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

Is _The Man from Blackwater~.7z safe?
We found nothing harmful in _The Man from Blackwater~.7z. None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Open it only if you trust the person or website you got it from.
What is _The Man from Blackwater~.7z?
_The Man from Blackwater~.7z is a 7-Zip archive, about 42.7 MB. VirusTotal first saw it on Aug 30, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected _The Man from Blackwater~.7z?
None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag _The Man from Blackwater~.7z. 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 _The Man from Blackwater~.7z?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of _The Man from Blackwater~.7z is 1de5ab7237c1df07dbc4c0fa9bc2034ce595ff5972617e20575ede771cbcc97e, and its MD5 is 30fe0ebfbeb5547d42865ab3d6a1c68f. 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 open or extract _The Man from Blackwater~.7z?
We found nothing harmful in _The Man from Blackwater~.7z. 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 _The Man from Blackwater~.7z?
This report reflects the scan on Aug 30, 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.
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