Is DAMN_NFO_Viewer_Setup.exe safe?
Two low-trust engines flag an unsigned, packed installer that has been widely submitted since 2006.
Only low-trust detections exist; tier-1 engines are silent. The file is a long-standing installer whose sandbox activity is inconclusive without host-reputation data.
36ec0190d03b1983fe…e529a6a0fdbcc6Recommended next actions
Before installing
Install it only when it came from the developer's official site or an official app store.
If you already installed 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.
Only low-trust detections exist; tier-1 engines are silent. The file is a long-standing installer whose sandbox activity is inconclusive without host-reputation data.
The engine profile matches the classic low-trust-only false-positive pattern. No tier-1 engine raised an alert, and the file has been submitted by over a thousand sources since 2006. Sandbox results show process-injection and direct-no complete contacted-host reputation result was available and no malicious children were dropped. Because contacted-host reputation coverage is missing, the no complete contacted-host reputation result was available, yet the overall evidence still favors a safe determination.
What We Detected
2 of 75 engines flagged the sample; both detections came from low-trust engines and carried generic labels. No tier-1 engine reported malicious. The executable is unsigned and uses ASPack packing, which historically triggers heuristic engines.
Threat Behavior
Sandbox execution recorded MITRE T1055 (process injection) and direct-IP network traffic, but the sandbox itself returned no malicious verdict. Ten dropped children were inspected and none were flagged malicious. Host-reputation cross-check data is unavailable, so the network activity remains unclassified.
What To Do Now
Keep endpoint protection enabled. If you need the NFO viewer functionality, obtain the installer from the original publisher site and verify its digital signature after download.
Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
- communityComments contain researcher note calling detections a false-positive linked to ASPack packing
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- common_old prevalence with 1094 submitters
- tier-1 engines all clean
- no malicious dropped children
- unsigned executable
- high-entropy packed sections
- sandbox observed process-injection technique
The file can be considered safe for normal use; continue running current endpoint protection.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete2 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial20 runtime contacts were observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete3 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
- 9MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 7spawned processes
- 20network contacts
- 40filesystem & 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
DAMN_NFO_Viewer_Setup.exe
36ec0190d03b1983fe1a24523de5dc3180d1c132fdc6a03469e529a6a0fdbcc6
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\DAMN_NFO_Viewer_Setup.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
%SAMPLEPATH%\DAMN_NFO_Viewer_Setup.exe
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
Program Files (x86)
C:\Program Files (x86)
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
DAMN NFO Viewer
C:\Program Files (x86)\DAMN NFO Viewer
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
23.50.34.78
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
192.168.0.126
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.
- 23.50.34.78
- 192.168.0.126
- 23.216.147.76
- 20.99.132.105
- a83f:8110:ce03:0:0:0:ce03:0
- a83f:8110:2800:1800:4000:1800:1800:100
- 192.168.0.10
- 52.185.73.156
- 131.253.33.203
- 23.216.147.64
- C:\Program Files (x86)
- C:\Program Files (x86)\DAMN NFO Viewer
- C:\Program Files (x86)\DAMN NFO Viewer\DAMN NFO Viewer.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\DAMN NFO Viewer\LangDLLs
- C:\Program Files (x86)\DAMN NFO Viewer\LangDLLs\DAMN_NFO_Viewer_CHI.dll
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER21DB.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER2287.tmp.csv
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER22B6.tmp.txt
- C:\Windows\System32\spp\store\2.0\cache\cache.dat
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER34E7.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- CTF.LBES.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.Compart.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.Asm.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.Layouts.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.TMD.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- 2a3b463071d55c73178d…4fd6edNever scannednever seen before
- a2efb4cfe20ff865a1df…b26f08Never scannednever seen before
- fc04999cc894cc634d22…3ccb6eNever scannednever seen before
- f7d35c12f730c4adad0b…122565Never scannednever seen before
- c5debdd3b61107b1742b…cf5cfcNever scannednever seen before
- 0222be6598f1909ff593…5cb1e8Never scannednever seen before
- 4577677450f70e084462…114de3Never scannednever seen before
- 0325cd314b49fa71bff2…1790a8Never scannednever seen before
- a2126c706ec8fb06aa71…4aecb5Never scannednever seen before
- 459da43fc26dbca5754a…beeec2Never 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.
- 3rule hits recorded
- 2 / 75engines flagged
- 1,094sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
The hash has a long, established submission history across 1,094 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 02
2 high-confidence signature or behavior rules matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 03
2 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including MaxSecure and Trapmine.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 04
Scanned file: DAMN_NFO_Viewer_Setup.exe — 36ec0190d03b1983fe1a24523de5dc3180d1c132fdc6a03469e529a6a0fdbcc6
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\DAMN_NFO_Viewer_Setup.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — %SAMPLEPATH%\DAMN_NFO_Viewer_Setup.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: Program Files (x86) — C:\Program Files (x86)
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: DAMN NFO Viewer — C:\Program Files (x86)\DAMN NFO Viewer
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 23.50.34.78 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 10
Contacted host: 192.168.0.126 — 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:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\DAMN_NFO_Viewer_Setup.exe"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.
Evidence23.50.34.78 · 23.216.147.76 · 20.99.132.105Unsigned, packed PE with sandbox-observed network activity. The packing step hides the payload until execution; the network call fetches / reports for the next stage. Classic dropper / stager behaviour.
Evidence23.50.34.78
2 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
Section entropy & packers
Executable sections have high entropy (7.2+) — the code is compressed or encrypted and only decrypted at runtime. Classic packing behaviour.
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
- DAMN_NFO_Viewer_Setup.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 263.0 KB
- Last analyzed
- Aug 26, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC
36ec0190d03b1983fe1a24523de5dc3180d1c132fdc6a03469e529a6a0fdbcc6Safety & 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
Install it only when it came from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- 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.
Safety FAQ
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