Is (unnamed file) safe?
No antivirus engine detected a threat in this PNG, including all 17 tier-1 engines, although its recent appearance limits historical assurance.
All 74 antivirus engines were free of malicious or suspicious findings, including 17 tier-1 engines. Threat-intelligence checks also produced no matches, but the file is newly observed and lacks completed runtime analysis, so ordinary caution remains appropriate.
296969a24230c40c82…edb04992c95e57Recommended next actions
Before opening
Open it only when its sender or download source is one you independently trust.
If you already opened it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
Intelligence
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The reasoning behind this verdict
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All 74 antivirus engines were free of malicious or suspicious findings, including 17 tier-1 engines. Threat-intelligence checks also produced no matches, but the file is newly observed and lacks completed runtime analysis, so ordinary caution remains appropriate.
The sample is identified as a PNG, and none of 74 antivirus engines flagged it. All 17 tier-1 engines that evaluated it reported no detection, with no family consensus or hacktool labeling. Curated intelligence checks found no MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify match. Code signing is not meaningful for this image format, so its absence does not count against it. The file has only one recorded submission, and no completed sandbox or contacted-host assessment is available, which modestly limits confidence.
What We Detected
The file is identified as a 2,087,832-byte PNG. None of 74 antivirus engines reported a malicious or suspicious result, and all 17 tier-1 engines were free of detections. MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, and YARAify supplied no corroborating threat match.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox observation is available, so runtime behavior cannot be characterized. No complete contacted-host reputation result is available either. The sample is newly observed with one recorded submission, which limits historical reputation evidence.
What To Do Now
The available static evidence does not indicate malware. Keep endpoint protection enabled, open the image with updated software, and exercise additional caution if it arrived unexpectedly or from an untrusted sender.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- prevalence.classification=rare_new and file.ageDays=0 mean the sample is newly observed, so reputation history is limited.
- behaviour=null and contactedHosts=null leave runtime activity and contacted-host reputation unassessed.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/74 antivirus engines reported malicious or suspicious findings
- 17 tier-1 engines returned no detection
- No MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify hit
- No brand mismatch or triggered heuristic
- PNG format makes absent code signing neutral
- Newly observed sample with only one recorded submission
- No completed runtime observation
- No comprehensive contacted-host reputation result
- No similar-hash history
Keep endpoint protection enabled and use an updated image viewer. If the file came from an unexpected or untrusted source, verify the sender before opening or sharing it.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 74 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
PartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox environment is recorded.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime behavior was not available
The report does not treat a missing runtime observation as a clean result.
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 0 / 74engines flagged
- 1sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 74 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
No completed runtime observation is available for this file.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceRuntime coverageObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 1 time from 1 source.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved 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.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
0 of 74 engines flagged this file
View all 74 engine results
PE structure
Not applicablePE structure analysis applies to Windows executable formats, not this file type.
How widely this file has been seen
Barely seen in the wild and first surfaced recently. That limits reputation evidence, but rarity alone is not proof of malware.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- (unnamed file)
- Format
- PNG
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 2.0 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 20, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC
296969a24230c40c827813f5964ebde7bd10d8f231e6f3acc3edb04992c95e57Safety & 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
Open it only when its sender or download source is one 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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