Is kinitopet.exe safe?
Five of 75 engines detected this unsigned executable, while one sandbox mapped process injection, destructive actions, persistence, and privilege-related techniques.
The detection count is limited and lacks strong tier-1 family consensus, but the runtime evidence contains several serious technique mappings, including process injection and data destruction. Because the executable is unsigned and the observed IP connection lacks a completed reputation check, it should not be run on a normal system.
4bf6b554434e1b3b27…0eda44d7c05aa8Recommended next actions
Before running
Do not run it until the source and publisher can be verified independently.
If you already ran it
Stop using it, scan the device, and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
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.
The detection count is limited and lacks strong tier-1 family consensus, but the runtime evidence contains several serious technique mappings, including process injection and data destruction. Because the executable is unsigned and the observed IP connection lacks a completed reputation check, it should not be run on a normal system.
Five of 75 engines flagged the sample, with TrendMicro-HouseCall supplying the only tier-1 detection and no strong family consensus. One completed sandbox mapped six offensive techniques, including T1055 process injection, T1485 data destruction, T1486 data-encrypted-for-impact, and T1547.001 persistence. The executable is unsigned and has no established signer history, reducing confidence that it came from an accountable publisher. The sandbox did not issue a malicious verdict, and no inspected child was identified as malicious, while external research sources supplied no corroborating hit. The observed connection to 162.159.36.2 was not fully reputation-checked because contactedHosts is unavailable, leaving the network evidence unresolved.
What We Detected
Five of 75 antivirus engines flagged the executable. TrendMicro-HouseCall identified a generic TL0101F126YZ trojan label, while Varist, Zillya, and Rising used differing Agent, Carrier, and Zpevdo labels; this disagreement does not establish a reliable malware family. The file is unsigned and has no publisher history.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox mapped six offensive techniques: T1055 process injection, T1134 access-token manipulation, T1485 data destruction, T1486 data encrypted for impact, T1547.001 registry or startup-folder persistence, and T1548 abuse of elevation controls. These mappings are concerning, although the sandbox itself did not record a malicious verdict. The sample contacted 162.159.36.2 directly, but no complete host-reputation result is available. Ten dropped files were inspected without a confirmed malicious child, though their individual verdicts remain unknown.
What To Do Now
Do not launch the file on a production or personal system until its origin and publisher can be verified. Keep endpoint protection enabled, quarantine the executable, and use an isolated analysis environment if further investigation is necessary.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- Only 5/75 engines detected the sample, and 15 tier-1 engines reported no detection; tier1FamilyConsensus.strong=false.
- behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false, although this does not negate the six offensive technique mappings.
- droppedChildren.hasMaliciousChild=false, but all 10 inspected children have unknown individual verdicts.
- externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0, externalIntel.circl.hit=false, and externalIntel.malwareBazaar.hit=false provide no researcher-curated corroboration.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Fifteen tier-1 engines reported no detection
- No strong tier-1 family consensus
- No malicious sandbox verdict
- No confirmed malicious dropped child among 10 inspected
- No CIRCL, MalwareBazaar, or YARAify hit
- Five antivirus detections, including one tier-1 engine
- Unsigned Win32 executable with no signer history
- Sandbox mapping to T1055 process injection
- Sandbox mappings to T1485 and T1486 impact techniques
- Persistence and privilege-related mappings T1547.001 and T1548
- Direct IP contact without a completed host-reputation check
Quarantine the executable and verify it against the software developer's official release before use. Keep antivirus and endpoint protection enabled, and investigate only in an isolated environment.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete5 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial1 runtime contact was observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete2 signature or behavior rules matched.
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
- 23MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 1network contacts
- 32filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file does
Observed actions and their security significance
High concern: Injected code into another process, a technique that can conceal execution.
High concern: Encrypted files or data, behaviour commonly associated with ransomware.
High concern: Changed an auto-start location that can make code run after sign-in or restart.
High concern: Manipulated how the operating system loads code, which can redirect execution.
Moderate concern: Contained obfuscated or packed code that makes inspection harder.
Moderate concern: Runs hidden system commands (script or shell).
Moderate concern: Removed execution artefacts or logs, which can conceal activity.
These are observed capabilities from an isolated analysis. A technique does not prove malicious intent on its own, and the file never ran on your device.
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
kinitopet.exe
4bf6b554434e1b3b2773ad905ec0bfa293799e23481efffed30eda44d7c05aa8
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\kinitopet.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
GLCD38C.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\GLCD38C.tmp
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
GLKD3AC.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\GLKD3AC.tmp
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
162.159.36.2
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis
6 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.
- 162.159.36.2
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\GLCD38C.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\GLKD3AC.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\GLGDF66.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\~GLH0000.TMP
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\GLFDF96.tmp
- C:\Windows\System32\GLBSINST.%$D
- C:\Program Files (x86)\KinitoAfterStory\UNWISE.EXE
- C:\Program Files (x86)\KinitoAfterStory\~GLH0002.TMP
- C:\Program Files (x86)\KinitoAfterStory\Runtimes\temp.000
- C:\Program Files (x86)\KinitoAfterStory\Runtimes\~GLH0004.TMP
- cversions.3.m
- MicrosoftAgent2SingleInstanceMutex
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- 11863d5b7fec50e3ca69…7262e5Never scannednever seen before
- 489cd916496141828241…118a49Never scannednever seen before
- bd1295d19d010d4866c9…424e00Never scannednever seen before
- ad09a03da42bcc3a8059…804c7aNever scannednever seen before
- 709936902951fb684d0a…659331Never scannednever seen before
- 4751a3547f3b482bb4a2…e75c5eNever scannednever seen before
- 51d0efea836528cb1379…b11c57Never scannednever seen before
- 56dbafcfa4a628fcd20e…452c3aNever scannednever seen before
- 382d745e10944b507a8d…3ccb42Never scannednever seen before
- 6550582e41fc53b8a7cc…782ab5Never scannednever seen before
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 2rule hits recorded
- 5 / 75engines flagged
- 70sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 02
5 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Google and Rising.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 83 times from 70 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: kinitopet.exe — 4bf6b554434e1b3b2773ad905ec0bfa293799e23481efffed30eda44d7c05aa8
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\kinitopet.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: GLCD38C.tmp — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\GLCD38C.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: GLKD3AC.tmp — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\GLKD3AC.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 162.159.36.2 — Contact observed during runtime.
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.
Signatures and behavior heuristics
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
The saved runtime evidence maps this activity to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection). The mapping supports possible process injection, but it does not prove the exact injection method or the operator's intent.
EvidenceC:\Windows\Explorer.EXEThe sample contacted an external IP address directly and no application domain was recorded. Direct-IP traffic also occurs in legitimate installers and infrastructure, so this is supporting context only and requires corroboration from host reputation and other runtime evidence.
Evidence162.159.36.2
5 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 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
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- kinitopet.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 22.6 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 14, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC
4bf6b554434e1b3b2773ad905ec0bfa293799e23481efffed30eda44d7c05aa8Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
We couldn't fully clear this file. Treat it with caution.
- Recovery step 01
Don't run it unless you're certain it came from a source you trust.
- Recovery step 02
Check where you got it — an unexpected attachment or a random download link is a red flag.
- Recovery step 03
If its origin cannot be confirmed, delete this file and use a fresh copy from a trusted source. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- Recovery step 04
If you're still unsure, scan it again in a day or two — detections often catch up on newer files.
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