Is SnippingTool.exe.mui safe?
No engine among 76 detected a threat, including 17 tier-one engines, and the eight-year history provides strong evidence of an ordinary resource DLL.
All 76 antivirus engines avoided malicious or suspicious classifications, including 17 tier-one products. The file has circulated for more than eight years and has no external threat-intelligence matches, although its unsigned status and lack of runtime analysis warrant preserving normal endpoint protection.
48e9c52bfd231e5787…26d93469448477Recommended next actions
Before opening
Open it only when its sender or download source is one you independently trust.
If you already opened it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
Intelligence
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The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
All 76 antivirus engines avoided malicious or suspicious classifications, including 17 tier-one products. The file has circulated for more than eight years and has no external threat-intelligence matches, although its unsigned status and lack of runtime analysis warrant preserving normal endpoint protection.
Static scanning produced no malicious or suspicious result from 76 engines, with all 17 participating tier-one engines reporting no detection. The sample has been known for more than eight years and was submitted 34 times by 25 sources, which substantially reduces concern that it is a newly distributed threat. No MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify match corroborates malware activity. The file is unsigned despite signing being applicable, so its Microsoft-related name is not independently authenticated. No sandbox execution or complete contacted-host reputation check is available, but the available static evidence strongly supports an ordinary resource DLL.
What We Detected
None of 76 antivirus engines reported the file as malicious or suspicious. This includes 17 tier-one engines such as BitDefender, ESET-NOD32, Kaspersky, Fortinet, and Avast. The sample has also been known for more than eight years, with 34 submissions from 25 sources, and no MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify match was found.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox observation is available, so runtime behavior cannot be characterized. A comprehensive reputation check for contacted hosts is also unavailable. Static PE analysis found no high-entropy code; the packing indicator was associated with a Microsoft Visual C++ DLL pattern rather than corroborated malicious behavior.
What To Do Now
Normal use is reasonable if the file came from Windows or another trusted software source. Keep endpoint protection enabled, and if the file appeared unexpectedly or outside a normal application language-resource directory, verify or repair the associated application through its official distribution channel.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- signing.applicable=true while signing.signed=false, so the apparent Microsoft-related filename cannot be authenticated through a digital signature.
- peAnalysis.likelyPacked=true, although peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false and the identified pattern is 'Microsoft Visual C++ vx.x DLL'.
- behaviour=null and contactedHosts=null leave runtime activity and contacted-host reputation unverified.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/76 malicious or suspicious engine results
- 17 tier-one engines reported no detection
- More than eight years of observed history
- No MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify hit
- No brand mismatch detected
- Unsigned DLL despite code signing being applicable
- No completed sandbox execution
- No complete contacted-host reputation result
- PE analysis marked the file as likely packed
Retain the file if it came from Windows or a trusted installation source, and keep endpoint protection enabled. Investigate further only if its location or origin is unexpected.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 76 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
PartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox environment is recorded.
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 behavior was not available
The report does not treat a missing runtime observation as a clean result.
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 / 76engines flagged
- 25sources 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 76 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
No completed runtime observation is available for this file.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceRuntime coverageObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 34 times from 25 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved 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 76 engines flagged this file
View all 76 engine results
Section entropy & packers
A known packer signature (UPX / Themida / VMProtect / etc.) matched this file. Packers aren't malicious on their own, but most malware uses them.
Packers compress or encrypt the executable and only unpack it at runtime. Legitimate commercial software uses them too — but if the file is also unsigned and rare, it's a strong malware signal.
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- SnippingTool.exe.mui
- Format
- Win32 DLL
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 10.0 KB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 29, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC
48e9c52bfd231e5787510657ef1dd7f055f907a0cfd66326f526d93469448477Safety & 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
Open it only when its sender or download source is one 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.
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