File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is Cap
This CapCut installer carries a valid Bytedance signature, is widely submitted, and none of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged it, with clean sandbox behaviour.
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Strong evidence · A verified publisher signature, and no engine flags it.
This installer appears to be the genuine CapCut setup. Obtain it from the official CapCut website and keep your security software enabled.
Good practice2 tips
We found nothing harmful in this file.
Install it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.
No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.
Antivirus results
0 of 70 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 70
- No result 5
- Code signing Bytedance Pte. Ltd.
- Test run Completed
- First seen 7mo ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
0 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
It carries a valid Bytedance Pte. Ltd. signature and has been submitted by over 3,700 sources since it was first seen on Mar 19, 2026. Sandbox runs showed ordinary installer activity contacting CapCut servers, with a clean combined verdict.
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, including all 18 major antivirus engines that returned a result. The signature from Bytedance Pte. Ltd. verified successfully and matches the CapCut product name and the CapCut domains the installer contacted. Over 3,700 distinct sources have submitted the file since Mar 19, 2026, which fits a widely distributed commodity installer. Across seven sandbox runs the combined verdict was clean, no injection targets were recorded, and none of the 11 contacted hosts are known malicious or suspicious in our cache. Files it dropped that matched reference data were known-good entries.
What We Detected
No detections across 75 engines. The file is an NSIS-based CapCut web installer, validly signed by Bytedance Pte. Ltd. and first seen on Mar 19, 2026. It has been submitted by over 3,700 sources. The only community YARA matches are generic NSIS-installer and certificate rules.
Threat Behavior
In seven sandbox runs the installer unpacked its NSIS helper plugins, created CapCut installer program markers and launched the CapCut package installer into the user's AppData folder. It contacted CapCut API and CDN hosts. The combined sandbox verdict was clean, with no high-risk techniques backed by evidence and no process injection.
What To Do Now
The file is consistent with the legitimate CapCut installer. Download CapCut only from its official site and keep your antivirus protection enabled.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- The signer is not on our curated trusted-publisher list and our own history for it covers only one sample, so the signature alone is a modest anchor.
- The installer downloads further components at run time, and those downloaded payloads are not covered by this file's scan results.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file
- Valid code signature from Bytedance Pte. Ltd.
- Widely submitted: over 3,700 sources since Mar 19, 2026
- Clean combined sandbox verdict with no process injection
- None of the contacted hosts are known malicious or suspicious
6 sources checked · all complete. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in 7 isolated tests; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 7isolated sandbox runs
- 27sandbox rule tags
- 4spawned processes
- 11network contacts
- 29filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 7 sandboxes and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Sandbox verdicts
1- VT: CLEANclean
Techniques observed in the sandbox
27MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1010
- T1012
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.002· Obfuscated code
- T1036
- T1045
- T1057· Lists programs
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1070· Covers its tracks
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1112
- T1115
- T1125
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1134
- T1222
- T1486· File encryption
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1497.001· Sandbox evasion
- T1529
- T1547.009· Auto-start
- T1548
- T1560
- T1562· Disables security
- T1562.001· Disables security
Observed activity
Processes started
4Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
CapCut_7618809450723459085_installer.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\CapCut_7618809450723459085_installer.exe"app_package_f58a40270d.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\app_shell_cache_562354\app_package_f58a40270d.exe" /s /create_desktop=1 /create_right_click_menu=0 /right_click_menu_cannot_be_created_reason=NOT_IN_RANGE /install_path="C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\CapCut\Apps"tmpHiRkmz.exeCapCut_7618809450723459085_installer.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\CapCut_7618809450723459085_installer.exe"
Network contacts
1111 hosts, listed as 3 domains, 8 addresses. Links show the host and path only.
- Domain
editor-api-v2-boot.capcutapi.com - Domain
mcs-v2-boot.capcutapi.com - Domain
sf16-web-tos-buz.capcutcdn-us.com - IP address
23.46.228.133 - IP address
23.46.228.145 - IP address
23.46.228.80
Show all 11 entries for network contacts
- IP address
23.53.11.14 - IP address
23.54.127.177 - IP address
23.54.127.237 - IP address
23.205.104.62 - IP address
23.205.104.52
Files
23Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmB6ED.tmp\System.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmB6ED.tmp\res.zip - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmB6ED.tmp\shell_downloader.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmB6ED.tmp\downloader_nsis_plugin.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmB6ED.tmp\BgWorker.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\tos_1e2b7f59d83cf4b4bfce2bab19ca0a28.png
Show all 23 entries for files
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\tos_e7b1e578c5cd4f8b3d4484daeace153d.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\tos_17b5fa72fada169e070e737eeda6eeaf.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\tos_60e9561a1f5345e7affbe498aed092ea.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\tos_705e0680a841d65bef653e357d077bb8.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\app_shell_cache_562354\app_package_f58a40270d.exe - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\E9DDA433-AA83-40F3-BEA5-93BAD32DD698\7zip.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\CapCut\Apps\test_access - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\CapCut\Apps\2026319045410047_1\JYPacket\8.3.0.3497\Resources\aigc_text_template\depends - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\CapCut\Apps\2026319045410047_1\JYPacket\8.3.0.3497\Qt\labs\lottieqt\qmldir - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\app_shell_cache_562354 - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\CapCut\Apps\test_access - Deleted
C:\Users\Virtual\AppData\Local\Temp\nsj13EE.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\Virtual\AppData\Local\Temp\nst138F.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsu78DA.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsv792A.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsd1651.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsj17AA.tmp
Registry and auto-start
4Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop\IconLayouts - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop\IconNameVersion - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts\LastUpdate - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-4270068108-2931534202-3907561125-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithProgids\exefile
Mutexes
6Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
ByteDance_Mutex_Installer_Downloader_CapCutCapCut_Mutex_InstallCapCut_Mutex_UnInstall\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\ByteDance_Mutex_Installer_Downloader_CapCut\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\CapCut_Mutex_Install\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\CapCut_Mutex_UnInstall
Sandbox background — not the file
3The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
Explorer.EXEC:\Windows\Explorer.EXE - VM host
8.8.8.8 - VM host
162.159.36.2
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 8 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- 3eb38ae99653a7dbc724…f2eacaCleantrust 85known-software reference set · not scanned here
- 685e9f64a1915f3663f7…30bbf9Not checkedno saved verdict
- fba3a384172ad9c464ed…863995Not checkedno saved verdict
- e5f5627134d9792e63cb…8dfd34Not checkedno saved verdict
- 50f735ab8f3473423e68…0fb6beCleantrust 85known-software reference set · not scanned here
- 60e185a2a878267d15f2…05a9acNot checkedno saved verdict
- 8ce23efc4fc4c7cf454b…4d5cd9Not checkedno saved verdict
- 64a1e77e7eab4966385b…58dc3bNot checkedno saved verdict
- dbd2e28bf514bb5aa7ae…41781eNot checkedno saved verdict
- 683cb51777c8f8265006…27699aNot checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by Bytedance Pte. Ltd..
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.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Oct 25, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC
- SHA-256
69dbc6f939bf4ac63a90dc56e1e9600b4d4284848a99c4190423c3f856c5961e- SHA-1
46390c027e86d16c9dd8c3e1a46ce3e80898eac7- MD5
0569477873140b15f1330300e5b696a7
About this file
CapCut_[number]_installer.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 2.9 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 2.9 MB
- Signer
- Bytedance Pte. Ltd.Valid code signature.
- First seen
- Mar 19, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 3,704 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 3.03 of 8
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
0 of 70 engines flagged this file
5 of the 75 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-118 engines0flagged
- Tier-235 engines0flagged
- Low-trust17 engines0flagged
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Signatures and behavior heuristics
Community YARA rules matched, but all of them are generic capability, anti-debug or compiler rules that ordinary software also matches. Worth noting, not on their own cause for alarm.
- Detect_NSIS_Nullsoft_Installergeneric
- PE_Digital_Certificategeneric
Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
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.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
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