Is com.apple.NRD.UpdateBrainService.diskwrites_resource-2026-08-01-222926.ips safe?
No antivirus engine detected a threat in this text-format diagnostic file, and external intelligence produced no corroborating malware indicators.
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged this text-format file, including all 17 tier-1 engines. No external intelligence matched it to malware, although it is newly observed and lacks completed runtime or contacted-host analysis.
40329662f37bf0deb2…dc78182a1afebbRecommended next actions
Before opening
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If you already opened it
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Intelligence
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The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged this text-format file, including all 17 tier-1 engines. No external intelligence matched it to malware, although it is newly observed and lacks completed runtime or contacted-host analysis.
The strongest evidence is the complete absence of detections across 75 antivirus engines, with all 17 tier-1 engines reporting no threat. The sample is identified as text, so code signing is not applicable and its absence carries no negative weight. MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL returned no matching intelligence. Four of five broadly similar file-type records received prior clean assessments, though file-type-only similarity is weak support. Because no sandbox run or complete contacted-host check is available, the conclusion rests primarily on static scanning rather than observed execution.
What We Detected
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged the sample, and all 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection. The file is categorized as text rather than an executable, making code-signing status inapplicable. MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL returned no matching intelligence.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox observation is available, so runtime behavior was not assessed. Contacted-host reputation was also not checked or saved, meaning no complete network-reputation conclusion can be drawn.
What To Do Now
The available static evidence does not indicate malware. Keep endpoint protection enabled and obtain the file from its expected system-generated location; if its origin is unexpected, inspect it as text before sharing or opening it with another application.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- prevalence.classification=rare_new with 1 submitter and 1 submission, so the file has little established history.
- behaviour=null and contactedHosts=null leave runtime activity and contacted-host reputation unverified.
- similarHashes[2].verdict='suspicious', although it is only a broad matchKind=filetype comparison involving a different file.
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 a threat
- All 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- No MalwareBazaar, YARAify, or CIRCL match
- Text file type with signing not applicable
- No brand mismatch or fired heuristics
- Newly observed with only 1 submission
- No completed runtime observation
- No complete contacted-host reputation result
Keep endpoint protection enabled and treat the file as a diagnostic text artifact if it came from the expected system location. Investigate further if its origin or contents are unexpected.
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
PartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox environment is recorded.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime behavior was not available
The report does not treat a missing runtime observation as a clean result.
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 1sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
No completed runtime observation is available for this file.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceRuntime coverageObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 1 time from 1 source.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved 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.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
0 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
Barely seen in the wild and first surfaced recently. That limits reputation evidence, but rarity alone is not proof of malware.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- com.apple.NRD.UpdateBrainService.diskwrites_resource-2026-08-01-222926.ips
- Format
- Text
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 139.9 KB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 7, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC
40329662f37bf0deb2df50815b36c811931ca3b99cf6bc1ecddc78182a1afebbSafety & 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
Open it only when its sender or download source is one you independently trust.
- 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.
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