File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is Core-
Legitimate Core Temp installer signed by ALCPU with only a single less reliable grayware flag and clean sandbox behaviour.
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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.
Treat as safe; install only from the official ALCPU/Core Temp website.
Good practice2 tips
We found nothing harmful in this file.
Install it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.
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Antivirus results
1 of 71 flagged
- Flagged 1
- No detection 70
- No result 4
- Code signing ALCPU
- Test run Completed
- First seen 5mo ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
0 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
The file is a common signed installer for Core Temp CPU monitoring software. Only one less reliable engine flagged it as grayware; all major antivirus engines and sandbox analysis are clean. High submission volume and installer-typical behaviour confirm it is safe.
The single malicious detection comes from a less reliable engine with a generic grayware label and no major support. Prevalence is high (widely seen but new) with explicit researcher confirmation of no threat. These factors outweigh the rule triggers.
What We Detected
Single less reliable detection (CrowdStrike grayware). Verified signature by ALCPU. Installer behaviour with MITRE T1055/T1548 etc. No malicious files it created or hosts.
Threat Behavior
None. Observed techniques are standard for legitimate installers; no a control server, no data exfiltration, no persistence beyond install.
What To Do Now
Safe to install from official source. No action required.
Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
- If the ALCPU certificate were compromised the signing would be misleading, but prevalence=widely seen but new across 1701 submissions and zero major detections make stolen-cert scenario unlikely.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Verified signature by ALCPU
- High prevalence widely seen but new
- Zero malicious detections from major antivirus engines
- Clean sandbox and files it created
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. 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- 21sandbox rule tags
- 8spawned processes
- 2network contacts
- 40filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
21MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1012
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.002· Obfuscated code
- T1033· Reads user info
- T1036
- T1055· Process injection
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1070· Covers its tracks
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1134
- T1485
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1497.001· Sandbox evasion
- T1529
- T1539
- T1548
- T1614
- T1614.001
Observed activity
Processes started
8Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
program.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\program.exe"program.tmp"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-MTBFD.tmp\program.tmp" /SL5="$40072,1264044,121344,C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\program.exe"NOTEPAD.EXE"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Readme.txtCore Temp.exe"C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Core Temp.exe"Core-Temp-setup-v1.20.1.150.exeC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-BDO44.tmp\Core-Temp-setup-v1.20.1.150.tmp /SL5=$110016,1264044,121344,C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads\Core-Temp-setup-v1.20.1.150.exe26e9a2b20608f00f43a44d0f7fa57e70a832087c3d4a9aa1d8dc73078d9b5606.exeC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-DU4UC.tmp\26e9a2b20608f00f43a44d0f7fa57e70a832087c3d4a9aa1d8dc73078d9b5606.tmp /SL5=$6015E,1264044,121344,C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads\26e9a2b20608f00f43a44d0f7fa57e70a832087c3d4a9aa1d8dc73078d9b5606.exe
Show all 8 entries for processes started
Core-Temp-setup-v1.20.1.150.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\Core-Temp-setup-v1.20.1.150.exe"Core-Temp-setup-v1.20.1.150.tmp"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-JACSN.tmp\Core-Temp-setup-v1.20.1.150.tmp" /SL5="$3042C,1264044,121344,C:\Users\user\Desktop\Core-Temp-setup-v1.20.1.150.exe"
Network contacts
22 hosts, listed as 1 address, 1 link. Links show the host and path only.
- IP address
192.185.41.230 - URL
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/coretempver.xml
Files
30Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-MTBFD.tmp\program.tmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-B3DT5.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Core Temp.exe - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\unins000.dat - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\is-4OLTM.tmp - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\unins000.exe
Show all 30 entries for files
- Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\is-ND3OM.tmp - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Changes.txt - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\is-I6DOS.tmp - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\is-U5VO0.tmp - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Readme.txt - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\is-QF1AU.tmp - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\License.txt - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\is-SJNTU.tmp - Written
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\ab-AB.lng - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\is-4OLTM.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\is-ND3OM.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\is-I6DOS.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\is-U5VO0.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\is-QF1AU.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\is-SJNTU.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\is-LSQ26.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\is-7F2HK.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\is-R5A21.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\is-T694B.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\is-ISC17.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\is-5Q87O.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\is-CR1NM.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\is-9F7JL.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\Core Temp\Languages\is-EPCSM.tmp
Registry and auto-start
6Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Auto-start
ALSysIO - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\Owner - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\SessionHash - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\RegFiles0000 - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\RegFilesHash - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\Sequence
Mutexes
10Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
cversions.3.mDebugHelperGlobal\Access_PCIGlobal\Access_APIC_Clk_MeasureGlobal\Access_Intel_OC_MailboxGlobal\Access_ATI_I2C
Show all 10 entries for mutexes
Global\CPUIDSDKGlobal\AMDRyzenMasterMutexPowerInfoMutexActiveCoreTemp
Sandbox background — not the file
8The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
Explorer.EXEC:\Windows\Explorer.EXE - VM process
services.exeC:\Windows\system32\services.exe - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s StorSvc - VM process
lsass.exeC:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
Show all 8 entries for sandbox background — not the file
- VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -s W32Time - VM host
162.159.36.2
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 10 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- 9557fc1335568b246176…7db8a7Not checkedno saved verdict
- 0b15b30d1cee7aa1196b…9bc244Not checkedno saved verdict
- c2915702e142fa0da987…acf7ffNot checkedno saved verdict
- b4b2afd4eb3c7c7de0a2…5342fcNot checkedno saved verdict
- 673296a2ccf2322dc0be…b76493Not checkedno saved verdict
- 86cf59301dbc6f1eca8c…d1d51aNot checkedno saved verdict
- 88c7ffcca9585da2984a…13f500Not checkedno saved verdict
- c142c01eefa9d341543e…a956d0Not checkedno saved verdict
- f03c7d416242a4eee9e9…cb57f5Not checkedno saved verdict
- cd6c153ba40f50a290d1…97c07dNot checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
1 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; signed by ALCPU.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
Engines that flagged it 1
The saved verdict treats these detections as likely false positives.
- CrowdStrikewin/grayware_confidence_70% (W)
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- May 26, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC
- SHA-256
26e9a2b20608f00f43a44d0f7fa57e70a832087c3d4a9aa1d8dc73078d9b5606- SHA-1
6159262aceeb14716e9027e99a2a3b12eb95d7e8- MD5
7edd792d56093efe9b7ad08fe3dcaf13
About this file
Core-Temp-setup-v1.20.1.150.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 1.7 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 1.7 MB
- Signer
- ALCPUValid code signature.
- First seen
- May 2, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 1,507 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 8.00 of 8
First scanned Updated
Antivirus consensus
1 of 71 engines flagged this file
4 of the 75 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-118 engines0flagged
- Tier-236 engines1flagged
- Low-trust17 engines0flagged
View all 75 engine results
- CrowdStrikeMalicious: win/grayware_confidence_70% (W)
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusClean
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoClean
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisClean
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Behavioral heuristics matched patterns associated with malware. Corroborating evidence determines how much weight they carry.
The sandbox recorded persistence through a service or scheduled task. Installers set these up legitimately for their own updaters and services, so this is context, not proof of malicious intent.
EvidenceALSysIOVirusTotal's sandbox summary maps this run to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection), but no injected process of the sample's own was recorded (the analysis VM's own WMI adapter, crash handlers and Chrome updater are not counted). VirusTotal maps T1055 on about half of all files no engine flags, so the mapping alone is not evidence of injection.
EvidenceT1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)
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
Widely uploaded, but first seen within the last six months. No strong prior applies.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.
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