Is WinNetPlayerN5-1214.exe safe?
Twenty-four of 75 engines flagged this unsigned executable, while possible process injection and data collection outweigh its clean sandbox result and established prevalence.
The file draws 24 detections from 75 engines, including three independent high-trust votes, but the labels are mostly generic or VMProtect-related rather than a strong named-family consensus. Runtime evidence includes T1055 process injection and T1005 data collection, while one sandbox run reported clean and no inspected child was confirmed harmful.
5698a39f3b627927f8…1384d91fc28f32Recommended 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 file draws 24 detections from 75 engines, including three independent high-trust votes, but the labels are mostly generic or VMProtect-related rather than a strong named-family consensus. Runtime evidence includes T1055 process injection and T1005 data collection, while one sandbox run reported clean and no inspected child was confirmed harmful.
Detection volume is substantial: 24 of 75 engines flagged the executable, including three independent high-trust votes. ESET-NOD32 identified VMProtect, but the high-trust engines did not establish strong agreement on a specific malware family. One completed runtime observation mapped activity to T1055 process injection and T1005 data collection, both of which materially increase concern. The executable is unsigned and has no publisher history to counterbalance those findings. Conversely, the sandbox did not issue a malicious result, external research feeds had no hits, and the sample has circulated since 2022. Host-reputation coverage was incomplete across all observed network contacts, so it cannot establish that the no complete contacted-host reputation result was available.
What We Detected
Twenty-four of 75 antivirus engines flagged the executable. Three independent high-trust engines contributed detections: ESET-NOD32 identified a VMProtect-protected suspicious application, while Fortinet and TrendMicro used possible-threat labels. This is meaningful detection pressure, although the engines did not reach strong consensus on a specific malware family.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox observation recorded T1055 process injection and T1005 data collection. Process injection is an offensive technique that can let code operate inside another process, but the saved evidence does not establish the exact injection method or intent. The run also contacted multiple domains and IP addresses; the host-reputation cross-check covered only five hosts and therefore does not provide a complete network reputation result. Ten dropped children were inspected, with none confirmed harmful, but all ten remained unclassified.
What To Do Now
Do not run this executable on a production or personal system unless its origin and integrity can be independently verified. Keep endpoint protection enabled, quarantine the file, and obtain a fresh copy from the software publisher's official distribution channel if the program is required.
Where this verdict could be wrong5 caveats
- behaviour.sandboxVerdicts[0].verdict is clean, and behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false.
- droppedChildren.hasMaliciousChild=false, although all 10 inspected child verdicts are unknown.
- externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0, externalIntel.malwareBazaar.hit=false, and externalIntel.circl.hit=false.
- 13 tier-1 engines reported clean, including BitDefender, Avast, AVG, and Avira.
- prevalence.classification=common_old indicates the sample is established rather than newly observed.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- One completed sandbox run did not issue a malicious result
- No inspected dropped child was confirmed harmful
- No MalwareBazaar, YARAify, or CIRCL hit
- Observed since 2022 with 151 unique submitting sources
- No brand mismatch was detected
- 24/75 antivirus detections
- Three independent high-trust detections
- Unsigned Win32 executable with no signer history
- T1055 process-injection activity
- T1005 data-collection activity
- Incomplete reputation coverage for observed network contacts
Quarantine the file and verify its SHA-256 with the official publisher before considering execution. Keep endpoint protection enabled and use an isolated analysis environment if further testing is necessary.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete24 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial5 of 25 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete.
YARA
Complete1 signature or behavior rule 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
- 22MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 9spawned processes
- 26network contacts
- 39filesystem & 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: Used an input-capture technique that can record credentials or keystrokes.
High concern: Manipulated how the operating system loads code, which can redirect execution.
Moderate concern: Runs hidden system commands (script or shell).
Moderate concern: Removed execution artefacts or logs, which can conceal activity.
Moderate concern: Communicated over a common application protocol; malware can use this for command-and-control.
Moderate concern: Communicates over the network in a non-standard way.
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
WinNetPlayerN5-1214.exe
5698a39f3b627927f8fbf3230fd41d845f1b466d104ab7b6121384d91fc28f32
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
${SamplePath}\5698a39f3b627927f8fbf3230fd41d845f1b466d104ab7b6121384d91fc28f32.exe
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
codec.tmp
C:\DRMsoft\2021\codec.tmp
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
SDL2.dll
C:\DRMsoft\2021\SDL2.dll
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
rz.protect-file.com
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com
Contact observed during runtime.
07Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
7 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.
- rz.protect-file.com
- query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com
- www.microsoft.com
- res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft
- rz.protect-file.com.eo.dnse2.com
- 204.79.197.203
- 121.42.237.152
- 47.104.74.133
- 23.216.147.64
- 20.99.132.105
- 20.99.184.37
- 23.216.147.56
- 20.99.133.109
- 192.229.211.108
- 20.99.186.246
- http://rz.protect-file.com/hmd.html
- HKU\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Direct3D\MostRecentApplication\Name
- HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\MediaResources\DirectSound\\Speaker Configuration\Speaker Configuration
- HKU\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Control Panel\International\iDate
- HKU\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Control Panel\International\sDate
- HKU\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Control Panel\International\sShortDate
- Speaker Configuration\Speaker Configuration
- C:\DRMsoft\2021\codec.tmp
- C:\DRMsoft\2021\SDL2.dll
- C:\DRMsoft\2021\SDL2_mixer.dll
- C:\DRMsoft\2021\avcodec-58.dll
- C:\DRMsoft\2021\avdevice-58.dll
- C:\DRMsoft\2021\codec.tmp
- C:\Windows\System32\spp\store\2.0\cache\cache.dat
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER37D4.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER39C8.tmp.csv
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER39F8.tmp.txt
- Local\DirectSound DllMain mutex (0x00000B48)
- MixerMutex
- Local\__DDrawCheckExclMode__
- DirectSound Administrator shared thread array (lock)
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\DirectSound DllMain mutex (0x00001B84)
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- e3b0c44298fc1c149afb…52b855Never scannednever seen before
- 8571554f60d3d27cc241…332f67Never scannednever seen before
- 0d3ea287bba1c5918e21…1630f1Never scannednever seen before
- 8bbfddf8fd161a3a8fbd…ce8447Never scannednever seen before
- 55ad61a941422fab3aa5…e5085fNever scannednever seen before
- ed74204c6fb9633e290f…8436b4Never scannednever seen before
- e104bde40e10aa974620…0b183bNever scannednever seen before
- db5a042fba149babaa4c…105268Never scannednever seen before
- 5f1836572dd104ea5992…339222Never scannednever seen before
- ac3529ae79f6b6b7a675…5f2309Never 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.
- 1rule hit recorded
- 24 / 75engines flagged
- 151sources 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
24 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including alibabacloud and Bkav.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 03
The hash has a long, established submission history across 151 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 04
Scanned file: WinNetPlayerN5-1214.exe — 5698a39f3b627927f8fbf3230fd41d845f1b466d104ab7b6121384d91fc28f32
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — ${SamplePath}\5698a39f3b627927f8fbf3230fd41d845f1b466d104ab7b6121384d91fc28f32.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: codec.tmp — C:\DRMsoft\2021\codec.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: SDL2.dll — C:\DRMsoft\2021\SDL2.dll
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: rz.protect-file.com — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 10
Contacted host: query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
Category: generic-trojan
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.
Evidence"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"
24 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
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
- WinNetPlayerN5-1214.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 32.3 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 24, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC
5698a39f3b627927f8fbf3230fd41d845f1b466d104ab7b6121384d91fc28f32Safety & 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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