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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 1 day ago

Is Spotifier.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Four of the 48 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this unsigned, rarely submitted executable, although major antivirus engines and the combined sandbox result did not corroborate malware.

Why Suspicious? 4 antivirus engines flag it, but no major engine agrees; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

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

Avoid executing the file unless its origin and publisher can be independently verified. Keep security protection enabled and prefer a copy obtained directly through the product’s official release channel.

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 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.

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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Spotifier.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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

Antivirus results

4 of 48 flagged

  • Flagged 4
  • No detection 44
  • No result 27
FileSpotifier.exe391.2 kBSHA-256 6a15b20f2aff…21f6e6
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 3mo ago
4 of the 48 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including McAfee and CrowdStrike.

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 48 antivirus engines that checked it produced generic malicious detections, including CrowdStrike and Elastic, but no major antivirus engines identified a threat family. The combined sandbox verdict was clean and showed no named injection target or high-risk technique, leaving a meaningful possibility of false positives but not enough assurance to trust the executable.

Full reasoning

Four of the 48 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable, and the detections represent four independent results. CrowdStrike and Elastic supplied stronger generic warnings, but no major antivirus engines flagged it and no engine consensus identified a real malware family. The combined sandbox verdict was clean, with no named injection target, malicious child, or high-risk technique recorded. The file is unsigned, has only four known submitters, and lacks a trusted release or publisher identity that would explain the detections as benign. Our static analysis was unavailable because the bytes were not uploaded, and no complete contacted-host reputation result is available, so the conflicting evidence remains unresolved.

Detailed assessment

What We Detected

Four of the 48 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable. CrowdStrike and Elastic issued generic malicious assessments, while Bkav and McAfeeD supplied generic or hash-based labels. No major antivirus engines flagged it, and the labels do not establish a malware family.

Threat Behavior

The combined sandbox verdict was clean. No named process-injection target, malicious dropped file, persistence indicator, or high-risk technique was recorded. One defence-related technique label lacked the artefact needed to show actual tampering and therefore does not count as hostile behavior. The only network address recorded was identified as analysis-environment background traffic, not sample activity.

What To Do Now

Do not run this unsigned executable on an important system until its source and publisher can be independently verified. Keep security software enabled, obtain the file from an official distribution channel, and rescan a freshly downloaded copy before use.

Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • The combined sandbox verdict was clean, with no named injection target, malicious child, or high-risk technique recorded.
  • No major antivirus engines flagged the file, and the four detections use generic labels rather than naming a malware family.
  • The antivirus analysis found no packer or unusually high-entropy code.

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

Points in its favour
  • No major antivirus engines flagged the file or agreed on a malware family.
  • The combined sandbox verdict was clean and recorded no named injection target or high-risk technique.
  • No malicious file it created or malware-specific community rule was found.
  • The antivirus analysis found no packing or unusually high-entropy code.
Points against
  • Four independent antivirus detections include generic malicious assessments from CrowdStrike and Elastic.
  • The executable is unsigned, so there is no authenticated publisher identity.
  • Only four submitters are recorded, providing little distribution history.
  • No completed examination of the uploaded bytes is available to explain or corroborate the detections.

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in 3 isolated tests; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 3isolated sandbox runs
  • 16sandbox rule tags
  • 1spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 11filesystem & 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.

  • Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.

  • Note: Read the network settings of 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).

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

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as contacting a server, but no contacted host was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as creating a service; no new service was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as weakening security settings; no setting change was recorded.

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 3: FileSeen in the test run

      Spotifier.exe

      6a15b20f2affb66b6455fb9a16f0330c58643e223564da84a20bbe83ef21f6e6

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    1
    1. Evidence 2 of 3: ProcessSeen in the test run

      Spotifier.exe

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

      Test run

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    1
    1. Evidence 3 of 3: Written fileSeen in the test run

      Connect

      \Device\ConDrv\\Connect

      Test run

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

Runtime behaviour

What this file did when executed

This file was detonated in 3 sandboxes and its runtime behaviour was observed.

1 clean detonation

Sandbox verdicts

1
  • VT: CLEANclean

Techniques observed in the sandbox

16

MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.

  • T1012
  • T1016· Network recon
  • T1027· Obfuscated code
  • T1057· Lists programs
  • T1059· Runs commands
  • T1071· Application protocol
  • T1082· System recon
  • T1083· Scans your files
  • T1087
  • T1129· Loads modules
  • T1213
  • T1497.001· Sandbox evasion
  • T1518· Checks your AV
  • T1543.003· Service install
  • T1562.001· Disables security
  • T1569.002

Observed activity

Processes started
1

Programs the file ran, with their command lines.

  • Spotifier.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\Spotifier.exe"
Files
1

Files the file created, changed or deleted.

  • Written\Device\ConDrv\\Connect
Mutexes
10

Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.

  • Installing
  • \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\.NET CLR Data_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_fe8
  • \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\.NET CLR Networking_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_fe8
  • \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\.NET CLR Networking 4.0.0.0_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_fe8
  • \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\.NET Data Provider for Oracle_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_fe8
  • \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\.NET Data Provider for SqlServer_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_fe8
Show all 10 entries for mutexes
  • \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\.NET Memory Cache 4.0_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_fe8
  • \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\.NETFramework_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_fe8
  • \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\BITS_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_fe8
  • \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\ESENT_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_fe8
Sandbox background — not the file
2

The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.

  • VM processconhost.exeC:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1
  • VM host162.159.36.2

Chapter 04

Technical details

4 of the 48 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 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 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 4 of 48 engines flagged it · 27 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxes · CAPA, CAPE Sandbox, ZenboxComplete3 runs: 1 clean, 2 without a verdict Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded 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

Engines that flagged it 4

  • BkavW32.Malware.8EBA45F4
  • CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_70% (D)
  • Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
  • McAfeeDti!6A15B20F2AFF

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Nov 9, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC
SHA-256
6a15b20f2affb66b6455fb9a16f0330c58643e223564da84a20bbe83ef21f6e6
SHA-1
4c664476eddf15608091713a7b0b681a3178fa42
MD5
cb3af94e6c8f8a1388eda7478451a1de

About this file

Spotifier.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 391.2 kB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 391.2 kB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Aug 6, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
4 distinct sourcesRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
Packer
None detected
Entropy
6.17 of 8

First scanned

Antivirus consensus

4 of 48 engines flagged this file

4 malicious0 suspicious44 not flagged27 no result

27 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-16 engines
    0flagged
  • Tier-229 engines
    2flagged
  • Low-trust13 engines
    2flagged
View all 75 engine results
  • BkavMalicious: W32.Malware.8EBA45F4
  • CrowdStrikeMalicious: win/malicious_confidence_70% (D)
  • ElasticMalicious: malicious (high confidence)
  • McAfeeDMalicious: ti!6A15B20F2AFF
  • AcronisClean
  • AhnLab-V3Clean
  • AlibabaClean
  • alibabacloudNo result
  • ALYacNo result
  • Antiy-AVLClean
  • APEXClean
  • ArcabitNo result
  • AvastNo result
  • Avast-MobileNo result
  • AVGNo result
  • AviraClean
  • BitDefenderNo result
  • BitDefenderFalxNo result
  • CAT-QuickHealClean
  • ClamAVClean
  • CMCClean
  • CTXClean
  • CylanceNo result
  • CynetClean
  • DeepInstinctNo result
  • DrWebClean
  • EmsisoftClean
  • ESET-NOD32No result
  • F-SecureNo result
  • FortinetClean
  • GDataNo result
  • GoogleClean
  • GridinsoftClean
  • huorongClean
  • IkarusNo result
  • JiangminClean
  • K7AntiVirusClean
  • K7GWClean
  • KasperskyNo result
  • KingsoftClean
  • LionicClean
  • MalwarebytesClean
  • MaxSecureClean
  • MicrosoftClean
  • MicroWorld-eScanClean
  • NANO-AntivirusClean
  • PaloaltoClean
  • PandaClean
  • RisingNo result
  • SangforClean
  • SentinelOneNo result
  • SkyhighNo result
  • SophosNo result
  • SUPERAntiSpywareClean
  • SymantecClean
  • SymantecMobileInsightNo result
  • TACHYONClean
  • tehtrisClean
  • TencentClean
  • TrapmineClean
  • TrellixENSNo result
  • TrendMicroNo result
  • TrendMicro-HouseCallNo result
  • TrustlookNo result
  • VaristNo result
  • VBA32No result
  • VIPREClean
  • VirITClean
  • ViRobotClean
  • WebrootClean
  • XcitiumClean
  • YandexNo result
  • ZillyaClean
  • ZoneAlarmClean
  • ZonerClean
PE forensics

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.

ent 6.17Unpacked
Section entropy6 sections
.text
6.42
.rdata
5.60
.data
1.74
.pdata
5.61
.rsrc
3.31
.reloc
5.17
0.0Packed threshold 7.28.0
Prevalence

How widely this file has been seen

Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.

Medium
Unique uploaders
4
Moderate upload volume.
Total submissions
4
Includes repeat uploads by the same source.
First seen
3mo ago
Aug 6, 2026
Prevalence quadrant
Rare · New
Needs evidence-led scrutiny
Common · New
Just-released software
Rare · Old
Niche or internal tooling
Common · Old
Often established software

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is Spotifier.exe safe, or is it malware?
Spotifier.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 4 of the 48 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 Spotifier.exe?
Spotifier.exe is a Windows program, about 391.2 kB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Aug 6, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected Spotifier.exe?
4 of the 48 antivirus engines that checked it flag Spotifier.exe, including McAfee and CrowdStrike. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What should I do if I already ran Spotifier.exe?
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 Spotifier.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Spotifier.exe is 6a15b20f2affb66b6455fb9a16f0330c58643e223564da84a20bbe83ef21f6e6, and its MD5 is cb3af94e6c8f8a1388eda7478451a1de. 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 Spotifier.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Nov 9, 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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