Is auto snitcher.exe safe?
Microsoft and Bkav flag this newly observed unsigned executable, but no family consensus, runtime evidence, or independent threat-intelligence corroboration is available.
Two of 75 engines detected the file, including Microsoft with a generic Wacatac machine-learning label. Because the executable is unsigned and newly observed, caution is warranted, but the lack of family consensus, runtime data, and independent corroboration prevents a stronger conclusion.
4f33cf275046ca6d34…e3fd1050eb98f7Recommended 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.
Two of 75 engines detected the file, including Microsoft with a generic Wacatac machine-learning label. Because the executable is unsigned and newly observed, caution is warranted, but the lack of family consensus, runtime data, and independent corroboration prevents a stronger conclusion.
Microsoft and Bkav flagged the executable, yielding 2 detections among 75 engines and one independent tier-1 warning. Their labels are generic and do not converge on a confirmed malware family, while 16 other tier-1 engines reported no detection. The file is unsigned, newly observed, and has no publisher history, which leaves little trust evidence to counter the detections. No completed sandbox observation is available, and contacted-host reputation was not checked or saved. Research feeds and static PE analysis add no corroborating hit or packing signal, so the evidence remains mixed rather than conclusive.
What We Detected
Two of 75 antivirus engines flagged the executable. Microsoft reported Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml, while Bkav reported W32.Malware.6A1C220B. Microsoft supplies one tier-1 warning, but there is no tier-1 family consensus and 16 other tier-1 engines reported no detection.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox run is available, so execution behavior, persistence, process activity, and network communication were not observed. Contacted-host reputation was also not checked or saved. Static PE analysis found no likely packing or high-entropy code, and researcher intelligence produced no YARAify or MalwareBazaar hit.
What To Do Now
Do not run the file on a production system unless its source and publisher can be independently verified. Keep endpoint protection enabled, quarantine the sample, and obtain a fresh copy from an official source if the file was expected.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- Only 2/75 engines detected the sample, while 16 tier-1 engines reported no detection; this could represent a generic machine-learning false positive.
- Microsoft's Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml and Bkav's W32.Malware.6A1C220B are generic labels and do not establish a named family.
- externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0 and externalIntel.malwareBazaar.hit=false provide no independent threat-intelligence corroboration, although absence of hits does not prove benignity.
- peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false, peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false, and peAnalysis.packers=[] show no static packing indication.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Only 2/75 engines reported a detection.
- engines.tier1FamilyConsensus.strong=false and no named family consensus exists.
- 16 tier-1 engines reported no detection.
- externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0 and externalIntel.malwareBazaar.hit=false.
- peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false and peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false.
- Microsoft detected Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml.
- Bkav detected W32.Malware.6A1C220B.
- The Win32 executable is unsigned.
- The sample has only one known submitter and one submission.
- No completed runtime analysis is available.
- No complete contacted-host reputation result is available.
Quarantine the executable and verify its origin before use; if it was expected, replace it with a copy obtained directly from the publisher. Keep antivirus and endpoint protection enabled.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete2 of 75 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
- 2 / 75engines flagged
- 1sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
2 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Bkav and Microsoft.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has been submitted 1 time from 1 source.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
Category: generic-trojan
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.
2 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
Barely seen in the wild and first surfaced recently. 2 antivirus detections make that low prevalence materially relevant, but rarity alone is not proof of malware.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- auto snitcher.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 47.7 MB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 5, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
4f33cf275046ca6d342a60ed1c822fdd4ab0e0410243a7962be3fd1050eb98f7Safety & 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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