File verdict·Decided by the MT AI Engine
Our call

Safe

Clean JPEG image with zero engine detections and no malicious indicators.

Trust score92High trust
IMG_3281.jpeg
125.3 KB
4269fdcba7c7ebec1075f3ba2f91
Antivirus engines
0 of 74 flagged
Code signing
Unsigned
Age
First seen 1 day ago
MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

The MT AI Engine weighs every signal from this scan — antivirus detections, sandbox behaviour, code signing, prevalence and historical matches — to reach a single, evidence-based verdict.

95%Confidence
Very high
Reasoning

All 74 engines returned clean results with 16 tier-1 engines explicitly marking it harmless. The file is a JPEG with no PE structure or executable content. No sandbox behaviour, dropped children, or contacted hosts are present. The single-submission rare_new status is expected for a personal photo and does not override the complete absence of malicious signals.

Key signals · 4

Each signal cites a concrete token from the evidence the arbiter saw — engine name, MITRE technique, signer string, or an exact count.

  1. engines.malicious=0 and engines.tier1Malicious=0 across 61 reporting engines

  2. file.fileType=JPEG with fileName=IMG_3281.jpeg and no PE analysis surface

  3. prevalence.classification=rare_new with 1 submission and 0 external-intel hits

  4. signing.signed=false and similarHashes.length=0

Points in its favour
  • Zero malicious detections across all engine tiers
  • Standard JPEG file type with no executable content
  • No external intelligence or sandbox hits
Recommended action

Open the image normally; it shows no signs of malice.

What to do now

This file looks safe based on everything we checked.

  1. This file is safe to use.

  2. Good habit: only download files from the official website or an app store.

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

No researcher-database hits
External threat-intel sources were not collected for this scan.
Antivirus engine breakdown

0 detections across 74 engines

0 malicious0 suspicious74 clean
Tier-117 engines
0flag
Top commercial AVs (low FP rate)
Tier-240 engines
0flag
Mainstream engines with mixed FP rates
Low-trust17 engines
0flag
Heuristic / generic-AI engines (high FP rate)
All 74 engines report this file as clean.
Hash 4269fdcba7c7… cross-referenced against 74 AV engines via our AV network.
Prevalence

How widely this file has been seen

Barely seen in the wild and first surfaced recently. This is the footprint of targeted malware the AV industry hasn't signatured yet — extra scrutiny is warranted.

Rare & new
Unique uploaders
1
Very few people have ever uploaded this — rare.
Total submissions
1
Includes repeat uploads by the same source.
First seen
0d ago
Jul 19, 2026
Prevalence quadrant
here
Rare · New
Targeted malware lives here
Common · New
Just-released software
Rare · Old
Niche or internal tooling
Common · Old
Trusted legitimate binaries
File identity

Forensic fingerprint

File biography
First seen (VT)
7/19/2026, 10:11:16 PM
First seen (MalwareBazaar)
Last analysis (VT)
7/19/2026, 10:11:16 PM
Scanned here
7/19/2026, 10:13:36 PM
File name
IMG_3281.jpeg
Size
125.3 KB
MIME type
image/jpeg
Detected type
JPEG
SHA-256
4269fdcba7c7ebec10a34a0385781e0fc7e884a13960da08ac791c75f3ba2f91
MD5
c2b6f2216c5dec335a74a21c0e0a49e6
SHA-1
ccdae4c4974bd668a6be1a060685ff60c4510a9f
First seen (VT)
7/19/2026, 10:11:16 PM
Last analysis (VT)
7/19/2026, 10:11:16 PM
First scan (MalwareTips)
7/19/2026, 10:11:52 PM
Last scan (MalwareTips)
7/19/2026, 10:13:36 PM
Behavior tags
jpeg
Frequently asked

Safety FAQ

Common questions about IMG_3281.jpeg, answered from the scan data above.

  • IMG_3281.jpeg appears safe. 74 of 74 antivirus engines report it clean. As a habit, only open files you downloaded from the official source, since attackers sometimes distribute trojanised copies of legitimate software under the same name.
  • IMG_3281.jpeg is a file (image/jpeg), about 125 KB. Our analysis found no threat indicators for it. A file's name can be reused by different files, so we identify it by its cryptographic hash (below).
  • None — all 74 antivirus engines we queried report IMG_3281.jpeg as clean. That's reassuring, though brand-new malware can briefly evade detection before vendors add signatures, so we also weigh the file's behaviour and reputation.
  • The SHA-256 hash of IMG_3281.jpeg is 4269fdcba7c7ebec10a34a0385781e0fc7e884a13960da08ac791c75f3ba2f91, and its MD5 is c2b6f2216c5dec335a74a21c0e0a49e6. 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.
  • Based on this scan, yes — IMG_3281.jpeg shows no threat indicators. 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 while we report it clean, that is most often a false positive, but verify the source before overriding your antivirus.
  • This report reflects the scan run on July 19, 2026. Because a file's hash never changes, the identity of IMG_3281.jpeg 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.
Community classification

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