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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 2 months ago

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

Microsoft-signed executable with zero detections and four prior safe verdicts under the same signer.

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.

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Antivirus results

0 of 70 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 70
  • No result 5
Filevs_professional.exe4.4 MBSHA-256 44775884d577…d56f66
  • Code signing Microsoft Corporation
  • Test run Partial
  • First seen 2mo ago
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

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

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

No engines flagged the file. It is signed by Microsoft Corporation, a trusted publisher, and four of five similar Microsoft-signed files were previously rated safe under the benign-signed-installer rule.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • similarHashes[0] returned malicious for another Microsoft-signed file (d3dcompiler_47.dll) with reason ai_unavailable:circl_known_malicious — different filename and no shared family label.

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 · 4 complete · 1 partial · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

Chapter 03

Technical details

None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by Microsoft Corporation.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 partial · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 70 engines flagged it · 5 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesPartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox run is recorded
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededNo sandbox run, so there were no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Aug 26, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC
SHA-256
44775884d5774ec36ffa8993ca8a2050a01560953085c1f4070fa666add56f66
SHA-1
e40229d30b75c98045199ab739113ac201ebec89
MD5
23e7f88d628196cd1e00fcbfe71d491f

About this file

vs_professional.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 4.4 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 4.4 MB
Signer
Microsoft CorporationValid code signature.
First seen
Aug 12, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
5 distinct sourcesRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
Packer
None detected
Entropy
8.00 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 04

Questions & answers

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

Is vs_professional.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in vs_professional.exe. None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. It has a valid digital signature from Microsoft Corporation. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is vs_professional.exe?
vs_professional.exe is a Windows program, about 4.4 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Aug 12, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected vs_professional.exe?
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag vs_professional.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 vs_professional.exe digitally signed?
Yes. vs_professional.exe has a valid digital signature from Microsoft 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 vs_professional.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of vs_professional.exe is 44775884d5774ec36ffa8993ca8a2050a01560953085c1f4070fa666add56f66, and its MD5 is 23e7f88d628196cd1e00fcbfe71d491f. 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 vs_professional.exe?
We found nothing harmful in vs_professional.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 vs_professional.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Aug 26, 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.
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