Is OpenVape-v4.21.3.zip safe?
ZIP archive containing PE files that performed process injection and service creation in sandbox.
Three of 75 engines flagged the archive; tier-1 engines stayed silent. Sandbox showed process injection, service creation and direct-IP traffic, yet no malicious children or external-intel hits were found.
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Intelligence
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The reasoning behind this verdict
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Three of 75 engines flagged the archive; tier-1 engines stayed silent. Sandbox showed process injection, service creation and direct-IP traffic, yet no malicious children or external-intel hits were found.
The file is a one-day-old ZIP with medium prevalence. Runtime evidence includes MITRE techniques T1055, T1543.002 and T1562.001 plus a direct-IP connection, but no tier-1 engine agreed and no dropped child was malicious. The combination of suspicious runtime behaviour and low engine consensus places the sample in mixed-signals territory.
What We Detected
Three engines (Elastic, SentinelOne, MaxSecure) returned malicious labels; none were tier-1. Sandbox execution revealed process injection via rundll32, service creation, and contact to IP 162.159.36.2. Ten dropped children were inspected and none flagged malicious.
Threat Behavior
Observed MITRE techniques map to defense evasion and persistence. No domain-based C2 or known-malicious infrastructure was recorded, and external-intel sources returned no hits.
What To Do Now
Do not execute the archive on production systems. Keep endpoint protection enabled and monitor any extracted executables for further indicators.
- No tier-1 engine detections
- No malicious dropped children
- No external-intel corroboration
- Process injection (T1055) observed in sandbox
- Service creation (T1543.002) and defense evasion (T1562.001)
- Direct-IP contact without domain recorded
- New file (1 day) with medium prevalence
Treat as suspicious; isolate and analyse extracted binaries before any wider deployment.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete3 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial1 runtime contact was observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete2 signature or behavior rules 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
- 17MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 1network contacts
- 15filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file does
Observed actions and their security significance
High concern: Injected code into another process, a technique that can conceal execution.
High concern: Created or modified a system service, which can keep code running.
High concern: Attempted to impair or bypass security controls.
Moderate concern: Runs hidden system commands (script or shell).
Moderate concern: Transferred a file over the network; malware can use this to fetch additional payloads.
Moderate concern: Checked the environment for virtualisation or analysis tools.
Moderate concern: Checks which security software you have installed.
These are observed capabilities from an isolated analysis. A technique does not prove malicious intent on its own, and the file never ran on your device.
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
OpenVape-v4.21.3.zip
3252042b9134c82297a35dae8034993b432aca4f6ed2aa72e2b8ce020d2bcb0a
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "cd ^"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp^" && start /wait ^"^" ^"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\service.bat^"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /K "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\service.bat
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
3012
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\hsperfdata_<USER>\3012
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
162.159.36.2
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis
6 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.
- 162.159.36.2
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\hsperfdata_<USER>\3012
- C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage\3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp
- C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\gccmdgxl.fnp
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\gccmdgxl.fnp\README.md
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- 63916e5f2b9a416a065d…abf52aNever scannednever seen before
- cf10e95b78833ff7cf59…e1c765Never scannednever seen before
- b6dfb48cf37ba12b377b…a2d539Never scannednever seen before
- 804587cabf06f7670294…75ac1cNever scannednever seen before
- f9b16014109cacdd5f14…ad46eaNever scannednever seen before
- d5fd5c427e018bb04f9b…d7236cNever scannednever seen before
- 604d4c5d03db03bb3d6c…c90f25Never scannednever seen before
- fd7b9acef629226fd102…ab4de6Never scannednever seen before
- 4e491c04f3fe32e953d0…b256a1Never scannednever seen before
- 61625fd8b084f70f242d…55abd2Never 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.
- 2rule hits recorded
- 3 / 75engines flagged
- 27sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 02
3 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Elastic and MaxSecure.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 28 times from 27 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: OpenVape-v4.21.3.zip — 3252042b9134c82297a35dae8034993b432aca4f6ed2aa72e2b8ce020d2bcb0a
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "cd ^"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp^" && start /wait ^"^" ^"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\service.bat^"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /K "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\service.bat
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: 3012 — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\hsperfdata_<USER>\3012
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: 162.159.36.2 — 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
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
The saved runtime evidence maps this activity to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection). The mapping supports possible process injection, but it does not prove the exact injection method or the operator's intent.
Evidence"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Vape421Native.dll",#1The 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.
Evidence162.159.36.2
3 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
- OpenVape-v4.21.3.zip
- Format
- ZIP
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 26.8 MB
- Last analyzed
- Aug 8, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC
3252042b9134c82297a35dae8034993b432aca4f6ed2aa72e2b8ce020d2bcb0aSafety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
We couldn't fully clear this file. Treat it with caution.
- Recovery step 01
Don't open or extract it unless you're certain it came from a source you trust.
- Recovery step 02
Check where you got it — an unexpected attachment or a random download link is a red flag.
- Recovery step 03
If its origin cannot be confirmed, delete this archive and use a fresh copy from a trusted source. Get a fresh copy from the original trusted source and verify its exact hash when possible.
- Recovery step 04
If you're still unsure, scan it again in a day or two — detections often catch up on newer files.
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