Is Eimis_NTS_Life.exe safe?
No antivirus engine detected the file, but process-injection evidence, a conflicting sandbox result, and four community YARA matches warrant caution.
All 75 engines, including 17 tier-1 products, reported no detection, and the file has substantial long-term prevalence. However, one sandbox marked its execution as malicious, runtime data mapped activity to process injection and defense impairment, and four community YARA rules matched, so execution should be deferred pending source verification.
3f8c1c1c699e7f82d6…3ab1f2db83e075Recommended next actions
Before running
Do not run it until the source and publisher can be verified independently.
If you already ran it
Stop using it, scan the device, and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
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.
All 75 engines, including 17 tier-1 products, reported no detection, and the file has substantial long-term prevalence. However, one sandbox marked its execution as malicious, runtime data mapped activity to process injection and defense impairment, and four community YARA rules matched, so execution should be deferred pending source verification.
Static antivirus evidence is strongly reassuring: 0 of 75 engines detected the sample, including all 17 reporting tier-1 engines. It has also circulated extensively since March 2024, with 45,718 submissions from 3,732 sources. Countering that, one completed sandbox produced a malicious result and mapped activity to T1055 process injection and T1562.001 defense impairment, although another sandbox result was clean. Four community YARA rules matched, including a ransomware-oriented rule, but no engine supplied a matching family name and none of ten inspected child files was confirmed malicious. Host-reputation coverage did not include every observed network endpoint, leaving that aspect incomplete and supporting a cautious mixed-signals assessment.
What We Detected
The static scan produced no detections from 75 antivirus engines, including 17 tier-1 engines. The file is unsigned, but it is not packed, its code section does not have unusually high entropy, and it has been submitted 45,718 times by 3,732 sources since March 2024.
Threat Behavior
Runtime evidence is the main concern. One sandbox marked the execution as malicious while another recorded a clean outcome, and the observed activity was mapped to T1055 process injection and T1562.001 impairment of defenses. Four community YARA rules also matched, including VECT_Ransomware and TLS callback or anti-debugging rules. These warnings are not corroborated by an antivirus family consensus, confirmed persistence, or malicious dropped children. The host-reputation check covered only part of the observed domains and IPs, so it cannot establish a complete network result.
What To Do Now
Do not run the executable on a production system until its origin and intended purpose are confirmed. Obtain a fresh copy from the official publisher, compare its SHA-256 hash, and keep endpoint protection enabled; if execution is essential, use an isolated test environment with monitoring.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- All 75 antivirus engines were non-detecting, including 17 tier-1 engines, which conflicts with the sandbox and YARA warnings.
- The sandbox evidence is internally mixed: sandboxVerdicts contains one malicious and one clean result.
- The VECT_Ransomware rule is not corroborated by engine family labels, persistence indicators, malicious children, or a ransom-note observation.
- contactedHosts inspected 8 hosts but did not cover every distinct domain and IP in behaviour, so its empty maliciousHosts array is incomplete rather than a comprehensive clean-network finding.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 antivirus engines detected the sample
- All 17 reporting tier-1 engines were non-detecting
- 45,718 submissions from 3,732 sources indicate substantial prevalence
- No packing and peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false
- 0/10 inspected dropped children were confirmed malicious
- Unsigned Win32 executable with no established publisher history
- One malicious sandbox result alongside one clean result
- Runtime mapping to T1055 process injection
- Runtime mapping to T1562.001 impairment of defenses
- Four community YARA matches, including VECT_Ransomware
- Incomplete reputation coverage for observed network endpoints
Verify the file against an official distribution source before use and avoid executing this copy on a production machine. Keep antivirus and endpoint protection enabled.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial8 of 28 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete.
YARA
Complete5 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
- 14MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 28network contacts
- 40filesystem & 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: Attempted to impair or bypass security controls.
High concern: Manipulated how the operating system loads code, which can redirect execution.
Moderate concern: Contained obfuscated or packed code that makes inspection harder.
Moderate concern: Communicated over a common application protocol; malware can use this for command-and-control.
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
Eimis_NTS_Life.exe
3f8c1c1c699e7f82d69858c926e67d8f5c66064bf1d9372a503ab1f2db83e075
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\program.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 5512 -s 468
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
Temp
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
09bf1868-6a18-4b11-97a3-6dac30532673
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\09bf1868-6a18-4b11-97a3-6dac30532673
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostDerived
www.microsoft.com
Saved reputation verdict: safe.
07Contacted-host cross-check - +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; 1 returned "malicious".
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com
- www.microsoft.com
- res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft
- windowsupdatebg.s.llnwi.net
- windows.msn.com-ion.edgesuite.net
- a1672.dscr.akamai.net
- svc.ha-teams.office.com
- svc.ms-acdc-teams.office.com
- 23.34.172.64
- 13.107.4.50
- 192.229.211.108
- 20.99.184.37
- 23.53.122.135
- 20.99.185.48
- 23.216.147.61
- 20.99.133.109
- 23.216.147.70
- 20.99.186.246
- HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\Certificates\0174E68C97DDF1E0EEEA415EA336A163D2B61AFD\Blob
- HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\Debug\StoreLocation
- \REGISTRY\A\{b3c9b8a4-9a45-d362-0e2a-db616da58a03}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\WritePermissionsCheck
- \REGISTRY\A\{b3c9b8a4-9a45-d362-0e2a-db616da58a03}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\program.exe|5d052306ba3358f5\ProgramId
- \REGISTRY\A\{b3c9b8a4-9a45-d362-0e2a-db616da58a03}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\program.exe|5d052306ba3358f5\FileId
- \REGISTRY\A\{b3c9b8a4-9a45-d362-0e2a-db616da58a03}\Root\InventoryApplicationFile\program.exe|5d052306ba3358f5\LowerCaseLongPath
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\09bf1868-6a18-4b11-97a3-6dac30532673
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\82148b62-fc38-4a8c-b73d-13f605442d53
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERC60F.tmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERD1E7.tmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERD41A.tmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERC60F.tmp.dmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERD1E7.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- Local\WERReportingForProcess5512
- Global\AmiProviderMutex_InventoryApplicationFile
- Global\5a9b93e5-3fe5-4b85-944f-7c70414f2ab2
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\WERReportingForProcess2840
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Global\AmiProviderMutex_InventoryApplicationFile
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- bb46690e40ab6aa38306…1dd1b2Never scannednever seen before
- 8fe783cf56317907b4d7…2541a4Never scannednever seen before
- cbdc7a31998f19805bc3…921b2dNever scannednever seen before
- 384ad34668806f10e990…bc0673Never scannednever seen before
- 59b5665e75b3061550c6…d55267Never scannednever seen before
- d9ae8e7c617b666083c2…0bdd03Never scannednever seen before
- bcdb518686a42d938d4b…45f82cNever scannednever seen before
- 499f12910deda9e5fa12…3f02eaNever scannednever seen before
- 49622f867d7f7262c1a2…01d84aNever scannednever seen before
- 9035f26c688c49b8cd64…46e8feNever 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.
- 5rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 3,732sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
1 isolated runtime environment classified the observed behavior as malicious.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 02
5 high-confidence signature or behavior rules matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 03
0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
ProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 04
Scanned file: Eimis_NTS_Life.exe — 3f8c1c1c699e7f82d69858c926e67d8f5c66064bf1d9372a503ab1f2db83e075
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\program.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 5512 -s 468
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: Temp — C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: 09bf1868-6a18-4b11-97a3-6dac30532673 — C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\09bf1868-6a18-4b11-97a3-6dac30532673
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 10
Contacted host: www.microsoft.com — Saved reputation verdict: safe.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceContacted-host cross-checkObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
One or more independent reference databases matched 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.
- golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
- HUNTING_SUSP_TLS_SECTION
- pe_detect_tls_callbacks
- VECT_Ransomware
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>\Desktop\program.exe"
0 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
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 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
- Eimis_NTS_Life.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 102.0 KB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 1, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC
3f8c1c1c699e7f82d69858c926e67d8f5c66064bf1d9372a503ab1f2db83e075Safety & 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 run 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 file and use a fresh copy from a trusted source. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- 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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