File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is D3
This file is a legitimate component of the DXVK translation layer, and the single engine detection is a false positive resulting from its process-hooking behavior.
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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.
No action is required; the file is a legitimate component of the DXVK project.
Good practice2 tips
We found nothing harmful in this file.
Use it only as part of a program you got from the developer's own website.
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.
No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.
Reads the latest antivirus results for this file's hash. Nothing is uploaded.
Antivirus results
1 of 71 flagged
- Flagged 1
- No detection 70
- No result 4
- Code signing Unsigned
- Test run Completed
- First seen 3mo ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
0 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
Our analysis confirms this file is a legitimate component of the DXVK project, used for translating Direct3D calls. The single engine detection is a false positive triggered by the DLL's necessary process-hooking behavior, which is common for this type of software.
The file is a known component of the DXVK project, which is widely used for graphics translation. While one engine flagged it as a trojan, all major antivirus engines report it as clean. The observed process-hooking behavior is a standard function of this DLL, not evidence of malicious activity. Community research confirms the hash matches official project releases, and the file's behavior is consistent with its intended purpose.
What We Detected
The file 'D3D11.dll' is a legitimate component of the DXVK project, an open-source translation layer that allows 3D applications to run on different platforms. While one engine flagged the file as a trojan, this is a false positive. No complete contacted-host reputation result was available.
Threat Behavior
The observed process-hooking behavior (MITRE T1055) is a standard and necessary function for this DLL to intercept and translate Direct3D calls. The network activity observed is consistent with standard infrastructure used by legitimate software distribution platforms and does not indicate malicious remote control communication.
What To Do Now
No action is required. This file is a legitimate utility and is safe to use as part of the DXVK project. Ensure you obtain such files only from official project repositories to maintain integrity.
Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
- One community researcher comment cites a third-party analysis report labeling the file as suspicious due to anti-debug and packing indicators, which are common in legitimate DLLs that hook system processes.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 17/17 major antivirus engines report clean
- Community researcher verification against official GitHub release
- SimilarHashes shows prior 'safe' verdict
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- 10sandbox rule tags
- 6spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 1filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
10MITRE 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
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1218.011
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1518.001· Checks your AV
- T1574· Execution hijack
Observed activity
Processes started
6Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\D3D11.dll",#1loaddll32.exeC:\Windows\System32\loaddll32.exe loaddll32.exe "C:\Users\user\Desktop\D3D11.dll"cmd.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe cmd.exe /C rundll32.exe "C:\Users\user\Desktop\D3D11.dll",#1rundll32.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe rundll32.exe "C:\Users\user\Desktop\D3D11.dll",#1rundll32.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe rundll32.exe C:\Users\user\Desktop\D3D11.dll,D3D11CoreCreateDevicerundll32.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe rundll32.exe C:\Users\user\Desktop\D3D11.dll,D3D11CreateDevice
Files
1Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
\Device\ConDrv\\Connect
Sandbox background — not the file
2The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
conhost.exeC:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 - VM host
162.159.36.2
Chapter 04
Technical details
1 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flags 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 1
The saved verdict treats these detections as likely false positives.
- ClamAVWin.Trojan.Virut-53
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Sep 2, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC
- SHA-256
313f3482b850c1a39987a42f6da9e398919a15aecd0c506ca889099e5baaefff- SHA-1
05c6f55506c81dd16f957e853601f6207d16cfeb- MD5
490f60be8d17be262a38ab3be8d3b4f7
About this file
D3D11.dll is a Win32 DLL file of 8.2 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 DLL · 8.2 MB
- Signer
- UnsignedNo code signature.
- First seen
- Jul 18, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 186 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 3.09 of 8
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
1 of 71 engines flagged this file
4 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-118 engines0flagged
- Tier-236 engines1flagged
- Low-trust17 engines0flagged
View all 75 engine results
- ClamAVMalicious: Win.Trojan.Virut-53
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusClean
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoClean
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisClean
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- 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.
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Community
Member reviews and reports for this exact file hash.