File scan report
Verdict Suspicious
Is Local
Three less reliable engines flagged the file; no major consensus.
Why Suspicious? 3 antivirus engines flag it, but no major engine agrees; nothing else confirms it.
Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.
Treat the file as untrusted; isolate or delete it unless a verified legitimate use case and code review are available.
What to do now4 steps
Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.
What to do
Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from.
Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.
If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
If you already ran it
Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.
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Antivirus results
3 of 56 flagged
- Flagged 3
- No detection 53
- No result 19
- Code signing Unsigned
- Test run Completed
- First seen 5mo ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
2 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
Medium prevalence and unsigned status keep the sample in mixed-signals territory.
Similar import-table fingerprint matches are mostly suspicious, and the file is unsigned with no established signer history. Missing host-reputation coverage prevents a stronger malicious call, so the balanced verdict is suspicious.
What We Detected
Three of the 56 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the sample; none were major. The binary is a large unsigned PyInstaller EXE with medium prevalence.
Threat Behavior
No malicious files it created or external-intel hits were recorded. Host reputation for the contacted IP is unknown because the cross-check was not completed.
What To Do Now
Do not execute the file. Keep security software enabled.
Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
- No contacted-host reputation result was saved — host-reputation cross-check incomplete; cannot confirm malicious IP contact.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- No major antivirus engines consensus
- Medium prevalence over 116 days
- No malicious files it created
- Unsigned executable
- Less reliable engine detections present
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- 22sandbox rule tags
- 4spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 16filesystem & mutex artifacts
What the test run showed
What the file did on a test computer
Confirmed in the test run
Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).
Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.
Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.
Moderate concern: Hid files or windows on the test computer.
Note: Read the user name of the test computer.
Note: Listed the programs running on the test computer.
Note: Deleted files or logs during the test run (installers often clean up after themselves).
Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as code injection, but no injected program was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as contacting a server, but no contacted host was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as weakening security settings; no setting change was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as changing how Windows loads code; nothing confirms it.
This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.
Recorded behavior
What happened in the test
Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.
- 1
Input file
The submitted object
- Evidence 1 of 5: FileSeen in the test run
LocalHost.exe
30b20bb6941cb0aea38108f656406768c8bc1a3f76ed001d469017162aae204e
Uploaded file
- 2
Processes
What ran
- Evidence 2 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run
LocalHost.exe
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\LocalHost.exe"
Test run - Evidence 3 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run
Versions -Filter RobloxStudioBeta.exe
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Get-ChildItem -Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA\Roblox\Versions -Filter RobloxStudioBeta.exe -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty FullName"
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
- 2
Files
Created or changed
- Evidence 4 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run
MSVCP140.dll
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\MSVCP140.dll
Test run - Evidence 5 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run
MSVCP140_1.dll
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\MSVCP140_1.dll
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
5 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
22MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.002· Obfuscated code
- T1033· Reads user info
- T1055· Process injection
- T1057· Lists programs
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1059.001· Runs commands
- T1064
- T1070.006· Covers its tracks
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1106
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1497.001· Sandbox evasion
- T1518· Checks your AV
- T1562· Disables security
- T1564· Hides artifacts
- T1564.003· Hides artifacts
- T1573
- T1574· Execution hijack
Observed activity
Processes started
4Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
LocalHost.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\LocalHost.exe"Versions -Filter RobloxStudioBeta.exepowershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Get-ChildItem -Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA\Roblox\Versions -Filter RobloxStudioBeta.exe -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty FullName"LocalHost.exeLocalHost.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\LocalHost.exe"
Files
15Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\MSVCP140.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\MSVCP140_1.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\MSVCP140_2.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6Core.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6Gui.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6Network.dll
Show all 15 entries for files
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6OpenGL.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6Pdf.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6Qml.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6QmlMeta.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6QmlModels.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6QmlWorkerScript.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6Quick.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6Svg.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI66682\PySide6\Qt6VirtualKeyboard.dll
Mutexes
1Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
Local\SessionImmersiveColorMutex
Sandbox background — not the file
7The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- 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 - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -s W32Time
Show all 7 entries for sandbox background — not the file
- VM host
162.159.36.2
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 9 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 9 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- b4015c5d519b4fe93c00…2feae7Not checkedno saved verdict
- c585918fb1d4821a054e…ac7e8fNot checkedno saved verdict
- 8c98b5ee246e18397d0d…5b34deNot checkedno saved verdict
- f41e33e1d790bd0d3eb1…e66867Not checkedno saved verdict
- 81da2f88cd624097581f…542d28Not checkedno saved verdict
- fc9e4146f33be3d09b23…3a61a7Not checkedno saved verdict
- 2ec955e662407ebcd8dc…43535fNot checkedno saved verdict
- f73ce2be52363e6b97a7…7d68cbNot checkedno saved verdict
- d9fe875307794cfc1014…13733eNot checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
3 of the 56 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.
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.
Engines that flagged it 3
- APEXMalicious
- CylanceUnsafe
- SkyhighArtemis
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Sep 3, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC
- SHA-256
30b20bb6941cb0aea38108f656406768c8bc1a3f76ed001d469017162aae204e- SHA-1
1b805ae8d652e741dbd6f26471b10a1a74bf9247- MD5
e0302b6d830ca85ae7591d73cf289688
About this file
LocalHost.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 46.5 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 46.5 MB
- Signer
- UnsignedNo code signature.
- First seen
- May 10, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 926 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 8.00 of 8
First scanned Updated
Antivirus consensus
3 of 56 engines flagged this file
19 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-18 engines0flagged
- Tier-234 engines1flagged
- Low-trust14 engines2flagged
View all 75 engine results
- APEXMalicious: Malicious
- CylanceMalicious: Unsafe
- SkyhighMalicious: Artemis
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastNo result
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGNo result
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderNo result
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVNo result
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CynetNo result
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebNo result
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32No result
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusNo result
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyNo result
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoClean
- PandaClean
- RisingNo result
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisClean
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSNo result
- TrendMicroNo result
- TrendMicro-HouseCallNo result
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristNo result
- VBA32No result
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Low-severity pattern matches — worth noting but not on their own cause for alarm.
VirusTotal'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 6 questions people ask most about this file.
Is LocalHost.exe safe, or is it malware?
What is LocalHost.exe?
How many antivirus engines detected LocalHost.exe?
I already downloaded and ran LocalHost.exe — what should I do?
What is the SHA-256 hash of LocalHost.exe?
How up to date is this analysis of LocalHost.exe?
Community
Member reviews and reports for this exact file hash.