Is Mod1.dll safe?
No antivirus engine detected this established DLL, and its long-standing prevalence and ordinary managed-code structure provide strong benign indicators despite absent runtime data.
All 76 antivirus engines returned no detection, including 18 tier-1 engines. The DLL has circulated for more than three years across 137 sources, while external intelligence and static inspection provide no corroborating malware evidence; however, it is unsigned and no completed runtime observation is available.
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Before using
Use it only as part of software obtained from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
If you already used it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
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.
All 76 antivirus engines returned no detection, including 18 tier-1 engines. The DLL has circulated for more than three years across 137 sources, while external intelligence and static inspection provide no corroborating malware evidence; however, it is unsigned and no completed runtime observation is available.
The strongest evidence is complete detection silence: 0 of 76 engines flagged the sample, including all 18 reporting tier-1 engines. It is also well established, with 160 submissions from 137 sources since May 2023, rather than being a newly encountered artifact. No MalwareBazaar, YARAify, or CIRCL match was present, and static section entropy does not suggest concealed high-entropy code. The managed-code identification is consistent with an ordinary .NET DLL, although the packed indicator and absent signature warrant some caution. Because no sandbox run or complete contacted-host check is available, the conclusion rests on antivirus, prevalence, and static evidence rather than observed execution.
What We Detected
None of the 76 antivirus engines flagged Mod1.dll, and all 18 reporting tier-1 engines returned no detection. The file has been observed for 1,229 days, with 160 submissions from 137 sources, providing substantial exposure without a recognized threat label.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox observation is available, so runtime behavior cannot be characterized. Static inspection identifies a small managed-code DLL built with a Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET pattern; its code section has moderate entropy of 5.32 and is not marked suspicious. No external intelligence match, malicious child, or supported malware family identification is present. A complete contacted-host reputation result is also unavailable.
What To Do Now
Keep endpoint protection enabled and obtain the DLL from its expected application or vendor distribution channel. If its origin is unknown or it appeared unexpectedly, verify the parent application and monitor execution before deploying it broadly.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- signing.signed=false for an executable DLL, so publisher identity and certificate integrity cannot be verified.
- peAnalysis.likelyPacked=true, although highEntropyCode=false and the identified pattern is Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET.
- behaviour=null and contactedHosts=null leave runtime activity and contacted-host reputation unverified.
- The communityComments[0].text links to sample-analysis repositories, but supplies no supported family identification or behavioral finding.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/76 engines reported a detection.
- All 18 reporting tier-1 engines returned no detection.
- Observed across 137 sources and 160 submissions over 1,229 days.
- No MalwareBazaar, YARAify, or CIRCL hit.
- No high-entropy code or suspicious PE section was identified.
- The DLL is unsigned, so its publisher cannot be authenticated.
- peAnalysis.likelyPacked=true introduces limited static-analysis uncertainty.
- No completed runtime observation is available.
- No complete contacted-host reputation result is available.
Normal use is reasonable when the DLL came with a known application or trusted package. Keep protection enabled and investigate further if its source or expected parent program cannot be established.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 76 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
- 0 / 76engines flagged
- 137sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 76 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has a long, established submission history across 137 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 03
No completed runtime observation is available for this file.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceRuntime coverageObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
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.
0 of 76 engines flagged this file
View all 76 engine results
Section entropy & packers
A known packer signature (UPX / Themida / VMProtect / etc.) matched this file. Packers aren't malicious on their own, but most malware uses them.
Packers compress or encrypt the executable and only unpack it at runtime. Legitimate commercial software uses them too — but if the file is also unsigned and rare, it's a strong malware signal.
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
- Mod1.dll
- Format
- Win32 DLL
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 7.0 KB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 5, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC
692f42248e68112b665873b3d2194ea9ccd655435d360783d468448fefea9087Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
Use it only as part of software obtained from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
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