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Is NepTunnel 2.2.exe safe?

Verdict
Safe

Safe file assessment

1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.

Run with normal care

Run with normal care

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Saved file evidenceAntivirus consensus
3of 74 flagged
Flagged 3No detection 71
Digital specimenNepTunnel 2.2.exe41b01a63bcb94d3466…597740bc9f2402
Size19.1 MB
Code signingUnsigned
SandboxRuntime complete
First seen1mo ago
Evidence3 priority signals
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.

Recommended next actions

01

Before running

Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.

02

If you already ran it

Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.

Chapter 02

Intelligence

The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.

No saved analyst narrative

This report keeps the verified scan facts available below without inventing an analysis that was not saved with the scan.

Scan transparency

Coverage & freshness

4 of 5 complete

Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.

  • Antivirus

    Complete

    3 of 74 engines flagged the file.

  • Sandbox

    Complete

    1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.

  • Network

    Partial

    2 runtime contacts were observed without a completed reputation cross-check.

  • YARA

    Complete

    3 signature or behavior rules matched.

  • External intel

    Complete

    3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.

Chapter 03

Behavior

Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.

Runtime flight recorder

Capture complete
  • 1isolated sandbox run
  • 16MITRE ATT&CK techniques
  • 9spawned processes
  • 2network contacts
  • 15filesystem & mutex artifacts
Recorded behavior

Attack story

Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.

ObservedDerived

7 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.

Chapter 04

Detection & Forensics

Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.

Chapter 05

Safety & 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.

  1. Recovery step 01

    Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.

  2. Recovery step 02

    A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.

  3. Recovery step 03

    Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.

Safety FAQ

Direct answers grounded in the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

6 evidence-based answers
Is NepTunnel 2.2.exe safe?
Evidence-based answer
NepTunnel 2.2.exe appears safe. 3 of 74 antivirus engines flagged it; the 3 detections were treated as non-decisive after the wider evidence was weighed. Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
What is NepTunnel 2.2.exe?
Evidence-based answer
NepTunnel 2.2.exe is a Windows executable program, about 19.1 MB. Our analysis did not identify a verdict-driving threat signal. A file's name can be reused by different files, so we identify it by its cryptographic hash (below).
How many antivirus engines detected NepTunnel 2.2.exe?
Evidence-based answer
3 of 74 antivirus engines flagged NepTunnel 2.2.exe, 3 of them as outright malicious. The raw count alone does not establish safety or danger; we also weigh which engines flagged it and corroborating behavior, identity, reputation, and rule evidence.
What is the SHA-256 hash of NepTunnel 2.2.exe?
Evidence-based answer
The SHA-256 hash of NepTunnel 2.2.exe is 41b01a63bcb94d3466ada5e9df375ab92cd777377270aebd09597740bc9f2402, and its MD5 is 271d8a10cd69696c2a3f8369893a1ca4. This hash is the file's unique fingerprint — two files with the same SHA-256 are identical. Use it to confirm you're looking at exactly this file (not just one with the same name) when comparing against antivirus databases or a download's published checksum.
Is it safe to run NepTunnel 2.2.exe?
Evidence-based answer
Based on the recorded evidence, NepTunnel 2.2.exe has a low observed risk. The important caveat is source: make sure you downloaded it from the official website or a trusted store, because attackers sometimes distribute malware-laced copies under a legitimate file's name. If your own antivirus flags it, verify the source and the exact hash before overriding the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of NepTunnel 2.2.exe?
Evidence-based answer
This report reflects the scan run on June 29, 2026. Because a file's hash never changes, the identity of NepTunnel 2.2.exe is fixed — but antivirus coverage improves over time, so a file that looks clean today can pick up detections later (and vice-versa). If you need the latest picture, MalwareTips staff can re-run the analysis from scratch.
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