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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is vcredist_x64.exe safe? Yes, no threats found.

The verified Microsoft signature, 0/70 detections, long-established prevalence, and five matching signer precedents strongly support this Visual C++ redistributable package.

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Strong evidence · A verified publisher signature, and no engine flags it.

Run it as usual if it came from the official source

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.

  2. Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.

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Antivirus results

0 of 70 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 70
  • No result 5
Filevcredist_x64.exe7.2 MBSHA-256 681be3e5ba9f…cc4064
  • Code signing Microsoft Corporation
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 12y ago
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

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

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

The executable carries a verified Microsoft Corporation signature, and none of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged it. Its extensive history since 2013, high prevalence, five consistent signer-based precedents, and lack of a malicious sandbox verdict outweigh generic YARA and behavioral hunting signals.

Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
  • 8 community YARA rules matched, including 'botnet_plaintext_c2' and 'HUNTING_SUSP_TLS_SECTION'; these generic hunting matches are not corroborated by antivirus detections.
  • The sandbox's offensive-technique list includes T1055, T1134, T1543.003, and T1547.001, although no sandbox returned a malicious verdict.
  • No contacted-host reputation result was saved, so the observed IP contacts did not receive a complete saved reputation cross-check.
  • The signer-history record includes 1/18 historical samples marked malicious, preventing a perfectly clean publisher-history record.

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 · 5 complete · 1 partial. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 40sandbox rule tags
  • 6spawned processes
  • 5network contacts
  • 40filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by Microsoft Corporation.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 70 engines flagged it · 5 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial5 hosts contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete8 community YARA rules · 1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompletePositive signal: Known software (Director Suite)

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Sep 11, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC
SHA-256
681be3e5ba9fd3da02c09d7e565adfa078640ed66a0d58583efad2c1e3cc4064
SHA-1
1a5d93dddbc431ab27b1da711cd3370891542797
MD5
3c03562b5af9ed347614053d459d7778

About this file

vcredist_x64.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 7.2 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 7.2 MB
Signer
Microsoft CorporationValid code signature.
First seen
Nov 17, 2013On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
3,709 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
8.00 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.

Is vcredist_x64.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in vcredist_x64.exe. None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. It has a valid digital signature from Microsoft Corporation. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is vcredist_x64.exe?
vcredist_x64.exe is a Windows program, about 7.2 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Nov 17, 2013.
How many antivirus engines detected vcredist_x64.exe?
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag vcredist_x64.exe. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
Is vcredist_x64.exe digitally signed?
Yes. vcredist_x64.exe has a valid digital signature from Microsoft Corporation, which shows the file hasn't been changed since that publisher signed it. Malware is sometimes signed with stolen certificates, so a signature alone isn't proof of safety.
What is the SHA-256 hash of vcredist_x64.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of vcredist_x64.exe is 681be3e5ba9fd3da02c09d7e565adfa078640ed66a0d58583efad2c1e3cc4064, and its MD5 is 3c03562b5af9ed347614053d459d7778. 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.
Is it safe to run vcredist_x64.exe?
We found nothing harmful in vcredist_x64.exe, and its digital signature checks out. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of vcredist_x64.exe?
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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