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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url safe? Treat it as suspicious.

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.

Don't open it until you know where it came from

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

  1. Don't open it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. 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

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

Not sure what to do?

Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

The link always shows the latest result for this exact file (its SHA-256 fingerprint).

Reads the latest antivirus results for this file's hash. Nothing is uploaded.

Antivirus results

0 of 60 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 60
  • No result 15
FileImpulsum12-Setup.exe.url218 BSHA-256 57f7ca8fe8f6…c064f9
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Not run
  • First seen 1mo ago
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

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Why we think so

5 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

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.

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.

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.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 60 engines flagged it · 15 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesNot runNo sandbox run is recorded for this fileNo date recorded
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededNo sandbox run, so there were no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

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

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Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url safe, or is it malware?
Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. No antivirus engine flags it; the caution comes from other evidence, such as who made it, how widely it is used or what it did in a test run. Don't open it unless you're sure where it came from. Get a fresh copy from the original source.
What is Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url?
Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url is a file, about 218 bytes. VirusTotal first saw it on Sep 11, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url?
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url. A clean antivirus result is not proof of safety; the caution comes from other evidence, such as who made it, how widely it is used or what it did in a test run.
I already downloaded and opened Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url — what should I do?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url is 57f7ca8fe8f6ed39153257e6b577d3b2614b90bfff914e3d5212d7c392c064f9, and its MD5 is c4eed78b728bd2c907e91382c607d4c0. Two files with the same SHA-256 are identical, so use it to check you have exactly this file, not just one with the same name.
How up to date is this analysis of Impulsum12-Setup.exe.url?
This report reflects the scan on Sep 11, 2026. A file's fingerprint never changes, but antivirus engines keep learning, so a rating can change later. To get a newer result, scan the file again: we refresh the antivirus results when the saved ones are out of date.
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