Is forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2864-installer.jar safe?
No antivirus engine detected this widely submitted Forge installer, though its direct-IP contacts lack a completed host-reputation check and merit source verification.
All 75 antivirus engines were free of detections, including 17 tier-1 engines, and the file has broad, established prevalence. One sandbox produced no malware verdict or confirmed malicious child, but direct-IP traffic and two offensive technique mappings warrant downloading this installer only from the official Forge channel.
2c0065938de6df6f3d…55d657857a11ccRecommended next actions
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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.
All 75 antivirus engines were free of detections, including 17 tier-1 engines, and the file has broad, established prevalence. One sandbox produced no malware verdict or confirmed malicious child, but direct-IP traffic and two offensive technique mappings warrant downloading this installer only from the official Forge channel.
The strongest evidence is the complete absence of detections across 75 antivirus engines, including 17 tier-1 products. The hash is also broadly established, with 1,934 submitters and 2,167 submissions, which is consistent with commodity software rather than a newly distributed payload. A completed sandbox did not issue a malware verdict, and none of ten inspected dropped children was confirmed malicious. However, runtime analysis mapped T1543.002 and T1562.001 and raised a direct-IP heuristic. Because no complete reputation cross-check is available for the contacted addresses, that network signal remains unresolved rather than cleared.
What We Detected
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged the JAR, including 17 tier-1 engines such as Avast, BitDefender, ESET-NOD32, Kaspersky, and Microsoft. The hash has substantial established prevalence: 1,934 unique sources and 2,167 submissions. Research intelligence produced no MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify hit.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox produced no malware verdict, and no inspected dropped child was confirmed malicious. Runtime mapping nevertheless included T1543.002 and T1562.001, while the MalwareTips.Synth.DirectIpC2 heuristic noted direct-IP contacts. A complete host-reputation cross-check was not available, so those contacts cannot be described as cleared; additionally, the ten dropped children lack individual verdicts.
What To Do Now
Verify the SHA-256 hash and obtain the installer from the official Forge distribution channel. Keep endpoint protection enabled, and avoid copies from third-party download mirrors if the source cannot be validated.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- The completed sandbox associated the sample with offensive techniques T1543.002 and T1562.001.
- MalwareTips.Synth.DirectIpC2 fired for direct-IP traffic, and contactedHosts=null leaves the contacted-address reputation unresolved.
- All 10 inspected dropped children have unknown individual verdicts despite droppedChildren.hasMaliciousChild=false.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 antivirus engines reported a detection.
- All 17 tier-1 engines that contributed reported no detection.
- Established prevalence across 1,934 sources and 2,167 submissions.
- behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false in one completed sandbox.
- No confirmed malicious dropped child or researcher-intelligence hit.
- Direct-IP traffic triggered MalwareTips.Synth.DirectIpC2.
- Runtime analysis mapped offensive techniques T1543.002 and T1562.001.
- No complete reputation result is available for contacted IP addresses.
- Ten dropped children were inspected, but their individual verdicts remain unknown.
Use the file only if its SHA-256 matches the copy provided by the official Forge channel. Keep antivirus and endpoint protection enabled during download and installation.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial5 runtime contacts were observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
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
- 14MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 5network contacts
- 17filesystem & mutex artifacts
Attack story
Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.
Input file
The submitted object
- FileObserved
forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2864-installer.jar
2c0065938de6df6f3deb4a08a3018940a1cc86111adb34a3be55d657857a11cc
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe" -jar "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\runtime.jar"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage /grant "everyone":(OI)(CI)M
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
6656
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\hsperfdata_<USER>\6656
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp
C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage\3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
172.67.161.211
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
13.107.213.41
Contact observed during runtime.
07Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
7 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.
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.
- 172.67.161.211
- 13.107.213.41
- 104.21.58.163
- 13.107.213.38
- 169.254.169.254
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\hsperfdata_<USER>\6656
- C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage\3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp
- C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\runtime.jar.log
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\imageio5663784181377402785.tmp
- C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\sample.jar.log
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\hsperfdata_user\6884
- /tmp/imageio932916282568150476.tmp
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- a6221717b5e98e7fb872…f75d05Never scannednever seen before
- eb5873b2bded079ae19d…5c85e0Never scannednever seen before
- 8c3824bb994f4151c0e4…832cd0Never scannednever seen before
- c19c937ec5ac57065104…7e3748Never scannednever seen before
- d87c5f3cdfb5b7c0510e…1ade9eNever scannednever seen before
- 8f4e393b59d1a34f42b5…d0f171Never scannednever seen before
- 6d72a6e5b4c71bfd2ede…11b97eNever scannednever seen before
- 175603fb4fd29f9e4527…007ee8Never scannednever seen before
- 44a3bab2c338e3bca24c…d3b9e7Never scannednever seen before
- ac941ead01d5451a7a9f…253227Never 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
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 1,934sources 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 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has a long, established submission history across 1,934 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 2,167 times from 1,934 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2864-installer.jar — 2c0065938de6df6f3deb4a08a3018940a1cc86111adb34a3be55d657857a11cc
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe" -jar "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\runtime.jar"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage /grant "everyone":(OI)(CI)M
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: 6656 — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\hsperfdata_<USER>\6656
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: 3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp — C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage\3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 172.67.161.211 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 10
Contacted host: 13.107.213.41 — 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
Behavioral heuristics matched patterns associated with malware. Corroborating evidence determines how much weight they carry.
The sample contacted an external IP address directly and no application domain was recorded. Direct-IP traffic also occurs in legitimate installers and infrastructure, so this is supporting context only and requires corroboration from host reputation and other runtime evidence.
Evidence172.67.161.211 · 13.107.213.41 · 104.21.58.163
0 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
PE structure
Not applicablePE structure analysis applies to Windows executable formats, not this file type.
How widely this file has been seen
Widely seen in the wild for a long time. High prior this is legitimate; isolated detections on common-old files are usually false positives.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2864-installer.jar
- Format
- JAR
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 4.3 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 23, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC
2c0065938de6df6f3deb4a08a3018940a1cc86111adb34a3be55d657857a11ccSafety & FAQ
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What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
Open or run it only when its publisher and download source have been independently verified.
- 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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