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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 18 hours ago

Is AutoResChanger.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

This unsigned, rarely seen display-resolution tool drew 4 of 75 engine detections and split sandbox results, so the evidence is too contradictory to call it safe or harmful.

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Why Suspicious? 4 antivirus engines flag it and one sandbox test run rated it malicious while another found nothing.

Moderate evidence · More than one sign points to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful.

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

Avoid running this tool unless it came from a trusted official source. Keep your security software enabled and rescan the file later as more evidence becomes available.

What to do now5 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't run 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.

  4. It is only 1 day old. If you're unsure, scan it again in a few days; antivirus engines often catch up on new files.

If you already ran it

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

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AutoResChanger.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

4 of 70 flagged

  • Flagged 4
  • No detection 66
  • No result 5
FileAutoResChanger.exe1.3 MBSHA-256 6982e09e029c…3578ef
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 1d ago
A sandbox test run rated its behaviour as malicious.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

4 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

Four of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this unsigned program, and only one of them is a major antivirus engine using a generic trojan label. The sandbox results were split between malicious and clean. The recorded activity looks ordinary: the program wrote a settings file and a log file. The file was first seen on Oct 25, 2026, with a single submitter, so there is too little history to settle the question.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • A trojan label from one major antivirus engine plus a malicious sandbox label could mark an early-stage threat that other engines have not yet caught up with.
  • The observed activity (a settings file, a log file and a single-instance lock) fits an ordinary display-resolution utility, which argues for a false positive.

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 · all complete. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in 5 isolated tests; 1 test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 5isolated sandbox runs
  • 21sandbox rule tags
  • 2spawned processes
  • 3network contacts
  • 7filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

  • Note: Listed the programs running on the test computer.

  • Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.

  • Note: Looked through folders on the test computer (most installers do this).

  • Note: Loaded extra code modules while running.

  • Note: Checked which security software was installed on the test computer.

Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as code injection, but no injected program was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as setting up auto-start; no auto-start entry was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as changing how Windows loads code; nothing confirms it.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as loading code in memory; nothing confirms it.

This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 7: FileSeen in the test run

      AutoResChanger.exe

      6982e09e029c61d1397baa27ae42c226438e7cbc0b20888f4b9b5d5b393578ef

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      AutoResChanger.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\AutoResChanger.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      AutoResChanger.exe

      "C:\Users\user\Desktop\AutoResChanger.exe"

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      BaseNamedObjects

      \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      config.ini

      C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\AutoResChanger\config.ini

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

    2
    1. Evidence 6 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      150.171.110.194

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    2. Evidence 7 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      199.232.214.172

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

7 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

4 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

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

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 4 of 70 engines flagged it · 5 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxes · CAPA, CAPE Sandbox, VirusTotal JujuboxCompleteWorth noting: 5 runs: 1 malicious, 1 clean, 3 without a verdict Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete3 contacted hosts checked Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 4

  • Ikarus (major engine)Trojan.Win64.Krypt
  • APEXMalicious
  • GoogleDetected
  • McAfeeDti!6982E09E029C

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 25, 2026, 7:21 PM UTC
SHA-256
6982e09e029c61d1397baa27ae42c226438e7cbc0b20888f4b9b5d5b393578ef
SHA-1
146dc8f51b1ff20ba259d9fce5daf047a2c04f52
MD5
260e6bccf8369fa60b7d4d6171bfbc40

About this file

AutoResChanger.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 1.3 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 1.3 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Oct 25, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
Packer
None detected
Entropy
5.37 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is AutoResChanger.exe safe, or is it malware?
AutoResChanger.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 4 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
What is AutoResChanger.exe?
AutoResChanger.exe is a Windows program, about 1.3 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Oct 25, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected AutoResChanger.exe?
4 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag AutoResChanger.exe, including McAfee and Ikarus. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
I already downloaded and ran AutoResChanger.exe — 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 AutoResChanger.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of AutoResChanger.exe is 6982e09e029c61d1397baa27ae42c226438e7cbc0b20888f4b9b5d5b393578ef, and its MD5 is 260e6bccf8369fa60b7d4d6171bfbc40. 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 AutoResChanger.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 25, 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.
Chapter 06

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