File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is hwmonitor_
Legitimate HWMonitor 1.63 installer from trusted publisher CPUID with perfect clean scan across 70 engines and expected installation behavior.
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Strong evidence · A verified publisher signature, and no engine flags it.
This file is safe and appears to be the genuine HWMonitor installer. Run it confidently, but always prefer downloads from cpuid.com to avoid tampered copies.
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We found nothing harmful in this file.
Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
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Antivirus results
0 of 70 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 70
- No result 4
- Code signing CPUID
- Test run Completed
- First seen 6mo 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
This is the official installer for HWMonitor, a hardware monitoring tool by CPUID. It unpacks cleanly to the expected directory with no detections from the antivirus engines. Minor rule flags for process techniques are common in legitimate installers and do not indicate threats.
No engines flagged this file malicious, with 17 major antivirus engines explicitly reporting clean. The CPUID signature is verified and matches our trusted publisher list. Behavior in the test run shows standard installer actions like dropping HWMonitor.exe to Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor and creating a Start Menu shortcut. Medium prevalence and positive reputation further support legitimacy.
What We Detected
Clean across 70 engines (0 malicious), signed by verified trusted publisher CPUID. HWMonitor is legitimate hardware monitoring software.
Threat Behavior
Installer unpacks to C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\, creates readme and shortcut. Offensive MITRE techniques (T1055 injection) are installer artifacts, not threats—confirmed by no sandbox alerts or malicious files it created.
What To Do Now
Safe to run. Download from official CPUID site for future installs.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- triggeredHeuristics 'one of our behaviour rules' (high severity) cites on Explorer.EXE — could indicate evasion, but no engine detections or malicious runtime outcomes contradict this.
- communityComments[0] claims 'covert stealer behaviours' per anyrun task — unverified single report outweighed by 0/70 engine hits and trusted signer.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Trusted CPUID publisher signature
- 0/70 engine detections
- 17 major clean reports
- Expected HWMonitor install path
- Medium prevalence (5956 submissions)
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 our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 20sandbox rule tags
- 6spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 32filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
20MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1012
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.002· Obfuscated code
- T1033· Reads user info
- T1036
- T1055· Process injection
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1070· Covers its tracks
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1134
- T1485
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1529
- T1539
- T1548
- T1614
- T1614.001
Observed activity
Processes started
6Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
hwmonitor_1.63.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\hwmonitor_1.63.exe"hwmonitor_1.63.tmp"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-5NPS0.tmp\hwmonitor_1.63.tmp" /SL5="$200EA,2198701,776192,C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\hwmonitor_1.63.exe"NOTEPAD.EXE"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\hwm_readme.txthwmonitor_1.63.exeC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-T1SU5.tmp\hwmonitor_1.63.tmp /SL5=$2019E,2198701,776192,C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads\hwmonitor_1.63.exehwmonitor_1.63.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\hwmonitor_1.63.exe"hwmonitor_1.63.tmp"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HD8SA.tmp\hwmonitor_1.63.tmp" /SL5="$402BA,2198701,776192,C:\Users\user\Desktop\hwmonitor_1.63.exe"
Files
29Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-5NPS0.tmp\hwmonitor_1.63.tmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-28NB3.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp - Written
C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\HWMonitor.exe - Written
C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\unins000.dat - Written
C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\is-USUVC.tmp - Written
C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\unins000.exe
Show all 29 entries for files
- Written
C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\is-FFID1.tmp - Written
C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\is-2VTQI.tmp - Written
C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\hwm_readme.txt - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CPUID\HWMonitor\HWMonitor.lnk - Written
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CPUID\HWMonitor\Uninstall HWMonitor.lnk - Written
C:\Users\Public\Desktop\CPUID HWMonitor.lnk - Written
C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\unins000.msg - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache_16.db - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache_32.db - Deleted
C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\is-USUVC.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\is-FFID1.tmp - Deleted
C:\Program Files\CPUID\HWMonitor\is-2VTQI.tmp - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CPUID\HWMonitor\HWMonitor.lnk - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CPUID\HWMonitor\HWMonitor.pif - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CPUID\HWMonitor\HWMonitor.url - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CPUID\HWMonitor\Uninstall HWMonitor.lnk - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CPUID\HWMonitor\Uninstall HWMonitor.pif - Deleted
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CPUID\HWMonitor\Uninstall HWMonitor.url - Deleted
C:\Users\Public\Desktop\CPUID HWMonitor.lnk - Deleted
C:\Users\Public\Desktop\CPUID HWMonitor.pif - Deleted
C:\Users\Public\Desktop\CPUID HWMonitor.url - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-28NB3.tmp\_isetup - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\KnownGameList.bin
Registry and auto-start
5Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\Owner - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\SessionHash - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\Sequence - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\RegFilesHash - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0000\RegFiles0000
Mutexes
3Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
cversions.3.m\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\RstrMgr3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\RstrMgr-3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511-Session0000
Sandbox background — not the file
1The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
Explorer.EXEC:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 8 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.
- 6d4710fc7501868f85c1…5bbbebNot checkedno saved verdict
- 8a0887b83b26fb3d2e1a…c28058Not checkedno saved verdict
- c05ef5541be5ef7ecb87…af70d1Not checkedno saved verdict
- 980c0ef56e8fa669b17a…c73038Not checkedno saved verdict
- d595b569a4fa1558a433…9be23eNot checkedno saved verdict
- 02db6764d1f13b837b0a…4a2d5bNot checkedno saved verdict
- 6270005159ce90cc83e3…9b3b29Not checkedno saved verdict
- f9a3aa9335c68f5ee5fe…5eef3fNot checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by CPUID.
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.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- May 4, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC
- SHA-256
6c8faba4768754c3364e7c400a9d79ccbece156087be607583619f11a09cb064- SHA-1
8ba3b2abd30447ecdb9623c8434271b54bfbdadf- MD5
79248bcce8f639ecb02849d1eafe3844
About this file
hwmonitor_1.63.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 3.1 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 3.1 MB
- Signer
- CPUIDValid code signature.
- First seen
- Apr 3, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 3,457 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 8.00 of 8
First scanned Updated
Antivirus consensus
0 of 70 engines flagged this file
4 of the 74 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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- AcronisClean
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- Antiy-AVLClean
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- Avast-MobileNo result
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- BitDefenderFalxNo result
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Signatures and behavior heuristics
Low-severity pattern matches — worth noting but not on their own cause for alarm.
VirusTotal's sandbox summary maps this run to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection), but no injected process of the sample's own was recorded (the analysis VM's own WMI adapter, crash handlers and Chrome updater are not counted). VirusTotal maps T1055 on about half of all files no engine flags, so the mapping alone is not evidence of injection.
EvidenceT1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)
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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