Is Vexa V2.rar safe?
No antivirus engine detected the archive, and one sandbox issued no malicious verdict, though evasion indicators and an unclassified extracted executable warrant caution.
All 75 antivirus engines avoided flagging this archive, including 17 high-trust engines, and the completed sandbox run issued no malicious verdict. However, anti-analysis indicators were observed and the extracted executable remains unclassified, so use only if the source is trusted.
2d97e66a53068cd5c6…75fd427c47ef16Recommended next actions
Before opening or extracting
Open or extract it only when its sender or download source has been independently verified.
If you already opened or extracted it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
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 avoided flagging this archive, including 17 high-trust engines, and the completed sandbox run issued no malicious verdict. However, anti-analysis indicators were observed and the extracted executable remains unclassified, so use only if the source is trusted.
The archive received no malicious or suspicious detections from 75 antivirus engines, with all 17 high-trust engines silent. One completed sandbox run did not produce a malicious verdict, and no malicious dropped child was identified. The sample nevertheless carries anti-analysis indicators, including T1562.001, debugger-environment detection, and long sleeps. Its extracted executable was inspected but remains unclassified, limiting certainty about the archive's payload. No complete contacted-host reputation result is available, although the observed run recorded no network contacts.
What We Detected
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged the RAR archive, and all 17 high-trust engines reported no detection. One sandbox run completed without a malicious verdict.
Threat Behavior
The runtime evidence includes T1562.001 and tags for debugger-environment detection and long sleeps, which can indicate attempts to evade automated analysis. The archive extracted Vexa.exe, but that child remains unclassified; no malicious child was confirmed. The observed run recorded no domains, IP addresses, or URLs, while a complete host-reputation cross-check is unavailable.
What To Do Now
Only extract or run the executable if the archive came from a trusted, expected source. Keep endpoint protection enabled and scan the extracted Vexa.exe separately before execution.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- T1562.001 and the detect-debug-environment and long-sleeps tags indicate possible analysis evasion despite the absence of antivirus detections.
- The extracted Vexa.exe child, SHA-256 de2364166a17282705ce9ce88d8a446f005a01db07a8164edd27d7278d2ce854, has no child verdict or engine counts.
- contactedHosts=null, so no complete reputation cross-check was performed for runtime hosts.
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 engines reported malicious or suspicious findings
- 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- One completed sandbox produced no malicious verdict
- No malicious dropped child was identified
- No brand mismatch was detected
- T1562.001 defense-evasion technique observed
- Debugger-environment detection tag
- Long-sleep behavior tag
- Extracted executable remains unclassified
- No complete contacted-host reputation cross-check
Keep endpoint protection enabled and scan the extracted Vexa.exe independently before running it. Avoid execution if the archive arrived unexpectedly or from an unverified source.
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
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
PartialIndependent reference checks were attempted but are incomplete.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 3MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 3spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 9filesystem & mutex artifacts
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.
- HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes\ShellExtBMP
- HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes\ShellExtIcon
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\unarchiver.log
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ztuw14dn.y5p
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ztuw14dn.y5p\ReadMe.md
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ztuw14dn.y5p\Vexa.exe
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ztuw14dn.y5p\config.txt
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 1 child at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- de2364166a17282705ce…2ce854Never 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.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 19sources 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
One or more independent reference checks were incomplete or unavailable.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceExternal-intelligence coverageObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 26 times from 19 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: Vexa V2.rar — 2d97e66a53068cd5c6b9df891f2ce46609688a0c12c232a32e75fd427c47ef16
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — C:\Windows\SysWOW64\unarchiver.exe "C:\Windows\SysWow64\unarchiver.exe" "C:\Users\user\Desktop\Vexa V2(1).rar"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\SysWOW64\7za.exe "C:\Windows\System32\7za.exe" x -pinfected -y -o"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ztuw14dn.y5p" "C:\Users\user\Desktop\Vexa V2(1).rar"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: unarchiver.log — C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\unarchiver.log
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: ztuw14dn.y5p — C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ztuw14dn.y5p
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
Available reference checks returned no match, but at least one source was unavailable. This is not a clean result.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
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
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- Vexa V2.rar
- Format
- RAR
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 4.3 MB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 1, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC
2d97e66a53068cd5c6b9df891f2ce46609688a0c12c232a32e75fd427c47ef16Safety & 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 or extract it only when its sender or download source has 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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