Is Granny.exe safe?
No antivirus engine detected Granny.exe, and its established prevalence, unpacked structure, and limited sandbox observation provide no corroborating malware evidence.
All 74 antivirus engines returned no detection, including 17 tier-1 engines, and the file has been submitted more than 2,000 times. One sandbox run showed no offensive-only techniques, malicious verdict, persistence, dropped files, or network contacts, although the executable lacks a verified signature.
4871133ada7f623e0c…be80eacf2a3e5fRecommended next actions
Before running
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
If you already ran it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
All 74 antivirus engines returned no detection, including 17 tier-1 engines, and the file has been submitted more than 2,000 times. One sandbox run showed no offensive-only techniques, malicious verdict, persistence, dropped files, or network contacts, although the executable lacks a verified signature.
The strongest evidence is unanimous antivirus silence: 0 of 74 engines flagged the executable, including all 17 reporting tier-1 engines. It is also well established, with 1,769 sources and 2,036 submissions over roughly 325 days. One completed sandbox run produced no malicious sandbox verdict, offensive-only technique, persistence indicator, dropped file, or recorded network contact. Static inspection found neither likely packing nor high-entropy code, and curated malware and YARA intelligence returned no hits. The unsigned executable status reduces publisher assurance, but no independent threat signal supports treating it as malware. The imphash-only historical match adds little because it belongs to a differently named, unsigned sample.
What We Detected
None of the 74 antivirus engines flagged Granny.exe, and all 17 reporting tier-1 engines returned no detection. The file is established across 1,769 sources and 2,036 submissions, while MalwareBazaar and YARAify supplied no corroborating threat hit.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run recorded six ambient techniques but no offensive-only techniques, malicious sandbox verdict, persistence indicators, dropped files, or network contacts. Static PE analysis found no identified packer, likely packing, or high-entropy code. A complete contacted-host reputation check was not available, although the sandbox itself recorded no contacted domains, IP addresses, or URLs.
What To Do Now
The evidence does not indicate harmful activity. Because the executable is unsigned, obtain it from a trusted source, verify its hash when one is published, and keep endpoint protection enabled when running it.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- signing.applicable=true while signing.signed=false, so no verified publisher identity or signer history is available.
- contactedHosts=null, so no completed host-reputation cross-check is available; however, the sandbox recorded no contacted domains, IPs, or URLs.
- The sole similarHashes match is imphash-only with signerMatchesSubject=false, making it weak evidence rather than a dependable identity match.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/74 antivirus detections
- 17/17 reporting tier-1 engines returned no detection
- 1,769 unique sources and 2,036 submissions
- behaviour.offensiveCount=0 and no malicious sandbox verdict
- peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false and externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0
- signing.signed=false for a Windows executable
- contactedHosts=null, leaving host-reputation coverage unavailable
Use a trusted download source and keep endpoint protection enabled. If provenance is uncertain, compare SHA-256 4871133ada7f623e0ca3128459c99faf6414f5c0177e9eab4dbe80eacf2a3e5f with the publisher's documented hash before execution.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 74 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
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 flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 6MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 1spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 0filesystem & mutex artifacts
Attack story
Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.
Input file
The submitted object
- FileObserved
Granny.exe
4871133ada7f623e0ca3128459c99faf6414f5c0177e9eab4dbe80eacf2a3e5f
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\user\Desktop\software.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis
2 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
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 / 74engines flagged
- 1,769sources 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 74 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has a long, established submission history across 1,769 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 2,036 times from 1,769 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: Granny.exe — 4871133ada7f623e0ca3128459c99faf6414f5c0177e9eab4dbe80eacf2a3e5f
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\user\Desktop\software.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved 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 74 engines flagged this file
View all 74 engine results
Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
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.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- Granny.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 656.5 KB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 20, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
4871133ada7f623e0ca3128459c99faf6414f5c0177e9eab4dbe80eacf2a3e5fSafety & 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
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source 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.
Safety FAQ
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