File scan report
Verdict Suspicious
Is Impulsum12-
No antivirus engine detected this 218-byte shortcut-like file, but its misleading double extension, newness, and unexamined destination warrant caution.
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Why Suspicious? The filename uses a misleading-looking '.exe.url' double extension.
Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.
Inspect the shortcut target without opening it, and proceed only if it points directly to the publisher's official domain. Prefer downloading the installer independently from that official site while keeping security protection enabled.
What to do now4 steps
Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.
What to do
Don't open it unless you're sure where it came from.
Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.
If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
If you already opened it
Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.
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Antivirus results
0 of 60 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 60
- No result 15
- Code signing Not applicable
- Test run Not run
- First seen 1mo ago
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Why we think so
5 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
All 60 antivirus engines that checked it returned without a detection, including the available major antivirus engines. However, this is a newly observed 218-byte file ending in “.exe.url,” and no runtime or complete destination-reputation evidence is available, so the apparent installer link should not be opened without verifying its target.
Static scanning produced no detections from 75 antivirus engines, which weighs strongly against a known malware payload. The 218-byte size and “.exe.url” ending indicate that the file may be a shortcut or link rather than an executable installer. Such a link can redirect to content that is not represented by scanning the tiny file alone. The file is with only one recorded submission, leaving little reputation history. No completed observation from the test run or complete reputation result for any destination is available. The evidence therefore supports caution despite the absence of engine detections.
What We Detected
No detections were reported by 75 antivirus engines, including zero major detections. The file is only 218 bytes and its name ends in “.exe.url,” suggesting a shortcut-like object presented as an installer rather than the installer itself.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox observation is available, so the file's runtime actions were not observed. A complete destination-reputation check is also unavailable; therefore, the safety of any website or download opened by the shortcut has not been established. The sample is and has only one recorded submission.
What To Do Now
Do not open the shortcut unless its target can be inspected and confirmed as an official vendor HTTPS address. Obtain the installer directly from the software publisher's official site and keep security software enabled.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- No engine detected the file among 75 engines, including zero major detections.
- No community YARA rule matched, the hash is not in the known-software reference database, and the hash is not listed in the MalwareBazaar malware database, although absent intelligence hits do not prove the shortcut destination is trustworthy.
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 of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it reported a detection.
- No major antivirus engines flagged it and 16 major antivirus engines reported it clean.
- No YARAify, CIRCL, or MalwareBazaar corroboration was found.
- The brand-mismatch flag was not present.
- The filename uses a misleading-looking '.exe.url' double extension.
- The file is with one source and one submission.
- No completed the test run is available.
- No complete destination-reputation result is available.
- The file is too small to be the installer implied by its name.
6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source
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Technical details
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Sep 11, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC
- SHA-256
57f7ca8fe8f6ed39153257e6b577d3b2614b90bfff914e3d5212d7c392c064f9- SHA-1
6f74b1bebfbe988e1c73f3ad3951daebc6150072- MD5
c4eed78b728bd2c907e91382c607d4c0
About this file
Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url is an unknown file of 218 B.
- Type and size
- unknown · 218 B
- Signer
- Not applicable
- First seen
- Sep 11, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
First scanned
Includes every engine result (75) and how widely the file has been seen.
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