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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 6 months ago

Is ValiDrive.exe safe? Yes, no threats found.

Clean across the antivirus engines, signed by Gibson Research Corporation, and matches prevalent legitimate ValiDrive utility despite packer and rule flags.

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Strong evidence · A verified publisher signature, and no engine flags it.

Run it as usual if it came from the official source

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.

  2. Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.

No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.

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ValiDrive.exe: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

0 of 72 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 72
  • No result 4
FileValiDrive.exe106.5 kBSHA-256 382041665c46…ad19a4
  • Code signing Gibson Research Corporation
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 2y ago
None of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

No engines detect threats in this common file with positive reputation. Signed and packed consistently with lightweight assembly tool.

Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • triggeredHeuristics 'one of our behaviour rules' flags access to the Windows password store (Mimikatz-like), which could indicate credential access if not tool-specific.
  • behaviour.contactedIps direct (no domains, e.g. 23.216.147.76 Akamai) matches 'one of our behaviour rules' heuristic (medium), potentially evading DNS blocks.
  • peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=true; likelyPacked=true (PECompact) — common in both legit compact tools and malware.

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. 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
  • 12sandbox rule tags
  • 4spawned processes
  • 5network contacts
  • 24filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by Gibson Research Corporation.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 76 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 72 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial5 hosts contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete6 community YARA rules (generic only) · 1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Apr 24, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC
SHA-256
382041665c4670222b8b2600df1e3f4ec97d2b24b071d0f94e503e53b0ad19a4
SHA-1
564365650bc4603f6c5817f0ade8aa1ec7a7ca47
MD5
1fa9affcc560b68c96e8f4e44d91385e

About this file

ValiDrive.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 106.5 kB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 106.5 kB
Signer
Gibson Research CorporationValid code signature.
First seen
Feb 28, 2024On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
3,627 distinct sources
Packer
PECompact (VirusTotal tag)Packing hides code; legitimate installers use it too.
Entropy
7.55 of 8A code section is highly compressed or encrypted.

First scanned Updated

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.

Is ValiDrive.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in ValiDrive.exe. None of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. It has a valid digital signature from Gibson Research Corporation. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is ValiDrive.exe?
ValiDrive.exe is a Windows program, about 106.5 kB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Feb 28, 2024.
How many antivirus engines detected ValiDrive.exe?
None of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flag ValiDrive.exe. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
Is ValiDrive.exe digitally signed?
Yes. ValiDrive.exe has a valid digital signature from Gibson Research Corporation, which shows the file hasn't been changed since that publisher signed it. Malware is sometimes signed with stolen certificates, so a signature alone isn't proof of safety.
What is the SHA-256 hash of ValiDrive.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of ValiDrive.exe is 382041665c4670222b8b2600df1e3f4ec97d2b24b071d0f94e503e53b0ad19a4, and its MD5 is 1fa9affcc560b68c96e8f4e44d91385e. Two files with the same SHA-256 are identical, so use it to check you have exactly this file, not just one with the same name.
Is it safe to run ValiDrive.exe?
We found nothing harmful in ValiDrive.exe, and its digital signature checks out. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of ValiDrive.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Apr 24, 2026. A file's fingerprint never changes, but antivirus engines keep learning, so a rating can change later. To get a newer result, scan the file again: we refresh the antivirus results when the saved ones are out of date.
Chapter 06

Community

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