File scan report
Verdict Suspicious
Is Screen Wings. exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.
ScreenWings.exe is signed by its developer and widely seen, but four generic detections tied to Themida packing and a public malware-database listing leave it borderline.
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Why Suspicious? 4 antivirus engines flag it, but no major engine agrees and it is listed in MalwareBazaar, a public database that accepts automated uploads.
Moderate evidence · More than one sign points to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful.
If it came from a link, an attachment or a stranger, delete it.
What to do now4 steps
Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.
What to do
Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from.
Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.
If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
If you already ran it
Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.
Not sure what to do?
Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.
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Antivirus results
4 of 69 flagged
- Flagged 4
- No detection 65
- No result 5
- Code signing Hendrik Schiffer
- Test run Completed
- First seen 6y ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
4 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
Only 4 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this file, all with generic or packer-based labels, and none of the major antivirus engines did. It carries a valid signature from Hendrik Schiffer and has been submitted by hundreds of sources since 2020. A listing in a public malware-sharing database with no named family keeps it from a clean result.
Four of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, none of them major, and the labels are generic or name the Themida protector rather than a malware family. The file is heavily packed, which commonly triggers this kind of rule-based detection on legitimate protected software. It has a valid signature from Hendrik Schiffer and has been seen by 485 submitters since 2020, which points toward a known utility. However, the hash is listed in a public malware-sharing database (without a family name) and our limited history for this signer is unfavourable. The sandbox summary showed no high-risk techniques with supporting artefacts and no named injection targets, so the case remains mixed rather than clearly harmful.
What We Detected
4 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this executable: APEX, VBA32, tehtris and Zillya. Their labels are generic (Generic.Malware, Trojan.Win32.Generic, Malicious) or refer to the Themida protector. All major antivirus engines that reported, including Kaspersky, ESET, BitDefender and Microsoft-class vendors, found nothing. The file is validly signed by Hendrik Schiffer, the developer of ScreenWings, and is listed without a family name in a public malware-sharing database.
Threat Behavior
The file is heavily packed with a commercial protector, which explains anti-debugging and evasion-style tags. The combined sandbox summary recorded no high-risk techniques with supporting artefacts, no injection into other processes and no persistence; most network contacts were the analysis machine's background traffic, and no complete host-reputation result is available for the remainder.
What To Do Now
If you downloaded ScreenWings from the developer's official site and the signature shows Hendrik Schiffer, the detections are most likely packer-related. If the file arrived from an unknown source, do not run it; keep your antivirus enabled and obtain the program from its official download page.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- All 17 major antivirus engines reported nothing, the file is valid-signed by the named developer, and it has circulated widely since 2020, which fits a Themida-protected privacy utility drawing packer-based false positives.
- The only similar past verdict is a different file sharing a protector import table, not a related sample.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- None of the major antivirus engines flagged the file
- Valid code signature from Hendrik Schiffer, the ScreenWings developer
- Widely seen: 485 submitters since April 2020
- No high-risk runtime techniques or injection targets recorded
- Four engines flag the file with generic or packer-based labels
- The hash is listed in a public malware-sharing database
- Heavy packing hides the program's code from static inspection
- Our limited history for this signer is unfavourable
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 21sandbox rule tags
- 4spawned processes
- 4network contacts
- 26filesystem & mutex artifacts
What the test run showed
What the file did on a test computer
Confirmed in the test run
Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).
Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.
Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.
Note: Listed the programs running on the test computer.
Note: Talked to servers over the internet during the test run.
Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.
Note: Checked which security software was installed on the test computer.
Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as code injection, but no injected program was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as weakening security settings; no setting change was recorded.
This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.
Recorded behavior
What happened in the test
Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.
- 1
Input file
The submitted object
- Evidence 1 of 7: FileSeen in the test run
ScreenWings.exe
481ecd41bef2a33076729680747eb92e4e2964bed89c58825d80f602de19f214
Uploaded file
- 2
Processes
What ran
- Evidence 2 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run
executable.exe
"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\executable.exe"
Test run - Evidence 3 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run
481ecd41bef2a33076729680747eb92e4e2964bed89c58825d80f602de19f214.exe
${SamplePath}\481ecd41bef2a33076729680747eb92e4e2964bed89c58825d80f602de19f214.exe
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
- 2
Files
Created or changed
- Evidence 4 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run
Roaming
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming
Test run - Evidence 5 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run
WER7CD3.tmp
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER7CD3.tmp
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
- 2
Network
Hosts contacted
- Evidence 6 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run
23.40.197.137
Contacted during the test run.
Test run - Evidence 7 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run
104.80.89.48
Contacted during the test run.
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
7 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
21MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1010
- T1012
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.002· Obfuscated code
- T1055· Process injection
- T1057· Lists programs
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1106
- T1120
- T1124
- T1495
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1497.001· Sandbox evasion
- T1497.002· Sandbox evasion
- T1518.001· Checks your AV
- T1562· Disables security
- T1562.001· Disables security
- T1614.001
- T1622
Observed activity
Processes started
4Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
executable.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\executable.exe"481ecd41bef2a33076729680747eb92e4e2964bed89c58825d80f602de19f214.exe${SamplePath}\481ecd41bef2a33076729680747eb92e4e2964bed89c58825d80f602de19f214.exe481ecd41bef2a33076729680747eb92e4e2964bed89c58825d80f602de19f214.exe%SAMPLEPATH%\481ecd41bef2a33076729680747eb92e4e2964bed89c58825d80f602de19f214.exe481ecd41bef2a33076729680747eb92e4e2964bed89c58825d80f602de19f214.exeC:\481ecd41bef2a33076729680747eb92e4e2964bed89c58825d80f602de19f214.exe
Network contacts
44 hosts, listed as 4 addresses. Links show the host and path only.
- IP address
23.40.197.137 - IP address
104.80.89.48 - IP address
23.216.147.56 - IP address
20.96.52.198
Files
20Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER7CD3.tmp - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER7CD3.tmp.csv - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER7F93.tmp - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER7F93.tmp.txt - Deleted
C:\Windows\System32\spp\store\2.0\cache\cache.dat
Show all 20 entries for files
- Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER38BE.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER38BF.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER396A.tmp.csv - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER39BA.tmp.txt - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER397B.tmp.csv - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER39BB.tmp.txt - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER4409.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER44D4.tmp.csv - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER4504.tmp.txt - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER6349.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER635A.tmp.csv - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER636B.tmp.txt - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER3F46.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER3F58.tmp.csv
Mutexes
6Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
Global\{7e3fd23f-1c67-4c75-9169-ebcda3180d6e}0x0\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Global\{7e3fd23f-1c67-4c75-9169-ebcda3180d6e}\BaseNamedObjects\Local\SM0:7124:304:WilStaging_02Local\SM0:7328:168:WilStaging_02Local\SM0:7328:64:WilError_01
Sandbox background — not the file
20The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
wuapihost.exeC:\Windows\System32\wuapihost.exe - VM process
updater.exeC:\Program Files\Google2592_1808769008\bin\updater.exe - VM process
UI0Detect.exeC:\Windows\System32\UI0Detect.exe - VM process
updater.exeC:\Program Files\Google2880_1104504937\bin\updater.exe - VM host
a83f:8110:0:0:1400:0:0:0 - VM host
13.107.4.50
Show all 20 entries for sandbox background — not the file
- VM host
a83f:8110:766b:c00:400:80:100:0 - VM host
23.216.147.76 - VM host
a83f:8110:0:0:6786:21:0:0 - VM host
20.99.132.105 - VM host
20.99.133.109 - VM host
20.99.184.37 - VM host
a83f:8110:1a1a:1aff:1b1b:1bff:1b1b:1bff - VM host
a83f:8110:7200:6f00:7300:6f00:6600:7400 - VM host
23.216.147.64 - VM host
192.229.211.108 - VM host
20.99.186.246 - VM host
a83f:8110:0:0:a800:0:0:0 - VM host
a83f:8110:0:0:1b00:100:2800:0 - VM host
20.99.185.48
Chapter 04
Technical details
4 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by Hendrik Schiffer.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
Engines that flagged it 4
- APEXMalicious
- tehtrisGeneric.Malware
- VBA32Trojan.Win32.Generic
- ZillyaTrojan.Themida.Win32.163854
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Sep 10, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC
- SHA-256
481ecd41bef2a33076729680747eb92e4e2964bed89c58825d80f602de19f214- SHA-1
4d6c53401d4c12c3b1e367797af93e05fe53edd2- MD5
97d3a663cc0fed2b60274a302657ccf7
About this file
ScreenWings.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 4.2 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 4.2 MB
- Signer
- Hendrik SchifferValid code signature.
- First seen
- Apr 15, 2020On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 485 distinct sources
- Packer
- Possibly packedPacking hides code; legitimate installers use it too.
- Entropy
- 7.47 of 8A code section is highly compressed or encrypted.
First scanned Updated
Verdict history
- Malicious
- Suspiciousafter a re-check of the saved evidence
Ratings change when antivirus engines, our checks or MalwareTips staff learn more about a file.
Antivirus consensus
4 of 69 engines flagged this file
5 of the 74 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-117 engines0flagged
- Tier-236 engines2flagged
- Low-trust16 engines2flagged
View all 74 engine results
- APEXMalicious: Malicious
- tehtrisMalicious: Generic.Malware
- VBA32Malicious: Trojan.Win32.Generic
- ZillyaMalicious: Trojan.Themida.Win32.163854
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetNo result
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoClean
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Community YARA rules matched, but all of them are generic capability, anti-debug or compiler rules that ordinary software also matches. Worth noting, not on their own cause for alarm.
- PE_Digital_Certificategeneric
- PE_Potentially_Signed_Digital_Certificategeneric
- Sectigo_Code_Signedgeneric
VirusTotal's sandbox summary maps this run to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection), but no injected process of the sample's own was recorded (the analysis VM's own WMI adapter, crash handlers and Chrome updater are not counted). VirusTotal maps T1055 on about half of all files no engine flags, so the mapping alone is not evidence of injection.
EvidenceT1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)
Section entropy & packers
Executable sections have high entropy (7.2+) — the code is compressed or encrypted and only decrypted at runtime. Classic packing behaviour.
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.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 8 questions people ask most about this file.
Is ScreenWings.exe safe, or is it malware?
What is ScreenWings.exe?
How many antivirus engines detected ScreenWings.exe?
I already downloaded and ran ScreenWings.exe — what should I do?
Is ScreenWings.exe digitally signed?
Has ScreenWings.exe been seen before?
What is the SHA-256 hash of ScreenWings.exe?
How up to date is this analysis of ScreenWings.exe?
Community
Member reviews and reports for this exact file hash.