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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 1 month ago

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

All 71 antivirus engines that checked it produced no detection, while the verified win.rar GmbH signature, trusted WinRAR publisher match, and sandbox result support legitimate…

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Strong evidence · A verified publisher signature, and no engine flags 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.

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WinRAR.exe: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

0 of 71 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 71
  • No result 4
FileWinRAR.exe4.1 MBSHA-256 2929a8fe7677…815258
  • Code signing win.rar GmbH
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 2mo ago
None of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 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

The executable carries a verified win.rar GmbH signature that matches the trusted WinRAR publisher, and none of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged it. One sandbox run produced no malicious verdict or recorded network contacts; the isolated observation is not corroborated by other harmful evidence.

Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • The sandbox's offensive-technique list contains T1134, but it is a lone offensive technique among 17 techniques common in legitimate software and lacks a malicious sandbox verdict.
  • The missing contacted-host reputation result means no complete host-reputation result was saved.
  • This signer has no saved history, so there is no internal historical sample record for this signer despite the verified trusted-publisher match.

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
  • 18sandbox rule tags
  • 1spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 15filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by win.rar GmbH.

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 71 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded 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
Sep 8, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC
SHA-256
2929a8fe76774944a1b3e027bb4d764df84be01fd127d43bad1107771c815258
SHA-1
f30566604b8f6f80ca480b77b5714e5a22e724ff
MD5
9c9bdc8f52e109a8c2e9af862896f33e

About this file

WinRAR.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 4.1 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 4.1 MB
Signer
win.rar GmbHValid code signature.
First seen
Aug 21, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
123 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
8.00 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.

Is WinRAR.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in WinRAR.exe. None of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. It has a valid digital signature from win.rar GmbH. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is WinRAR.exe?
WinRAR.exe is a Windows program, about 4.1 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Aug 21, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected WinRAR.exe?
None of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag WinRAR.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.
Is WinRAR.exe digitally signed?
Yes. WinRAR.exe has a valid digital signature from win.rar GmbH, which shows the file hasn't been changed since that publisher signed it. Malware is sometimes signed with stolen certificates, so a signature alone isn't proof of safety.
What is the SHA-256 hash of WinRAR.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of WinRAR.exe is 2929a8fe76774944a1b3e027bb4d764df84be01fd127d43bad1107771c815258, and its MD5 is 9c9bdc8f52e109a8c2e9af862896f33e. 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 WinRAR.exe?
We found nothing harmful in WinRAR.exe, and its digital signature checks out. 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 WinRAR.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Sep 8, 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

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