Is TinyTask.exe safe?
Six of 74 engines flagged this unsigned executable, while process-injection and defense-evasion indicators conflict with weak family consensus and high long-term prevalence.
The executable has meaningful warning signs: six of 74 engines detected it, one community YARA rule matched, and runtime evidence mapped to process injection, service creation, and security-control impairment. However, only one tier-1 engine raised a generic alert, the sandbox issued no malware finding, and the file has extensive historical prevalence, leaving a substantial false-positive possibility.
75e06ac5b7c1adb01a…fe16c7893ffe12Recommended next actions
Before running
Do not run it until the source and publisher can be verified independently.
If you already ran it
Stop using it, scan the device, and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
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.
The executable has meaningful warning signs: six of 74 engines detected it, one community YARA rule matched, and runtime evidence mapped to process injection, service creation, and security-control impairment. However, only one tier-1 engine raised a generic alert, the sandbox issued no malware finding, and the file has extensive historical prevalence, leaving a substantial false-positive possibility.
The antivirus result is mixed: six of 74 engines flagged the sample, but only Fortinet contributed a tier-1 detection and called it a generic possible threat. One sandbox recorded T1055, T1543.003, and T1562.001, yet it did not produce a malicious sandbox finding. The FreddyBearDropper YARA rule adds concern, although a single community rule is not enough to establish that family. The executable is unsigned, but it has circulated widely since 2019 across 3,705 sources and more than 213,000 submissions. Because the contacted-host reputation check was not completed or saved, the recorded no complete contacted-host reputation result was available or hostile.
What We Detected
Six of 74 antivirus engines flagged the executable. Fortinet was the only tier-1 detector and used the generic label W32/PossibleThreat; the other labels ranged from GenericMC and generic malware to a keylogger designation, without dependable family agreement. YARAify also matched one community rule named FreddyBearDropper, which is notable but not independently conclusive.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run mapped activity to T1055 (Process Injection), T1543.003 (Windows Service), and T1562.001 (Impair Defenses). The sandbox did not issue a malicious verdict, and none of 10 inspected dropped children was identified as malicious, although all remained unclassified. IP contacts were recorded, but no complete contacted-host reputation result is available, so those connections cannot be characterized as clean or malicious.
What To Do Now
Keep endpoint protection enabled and avoid running this copy on a production system until its hash is confirmed against the publisher's official release channel. If it was already executed, review persistence locations, scheduled tasks, security-control changes, and unusual outbound traffic, then quarantine the file pending further verification.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- Six detections include Fortinet and Elastic, so the findings cannot be dismissed as low-trust-only noise.
- One sandbox produced no malicious verdict, and droppedChildren.hasMaliciousChild=false, although all 10 children remained unclassified.
- Sixteen of 17 reporting tier-1 engines did not detect the file, and the lone tier-1 label was generic rather than a named family.
- The single FreddyBearDropper YARA match may indicate malicious code, but one community rule alone does not establish that family.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 16 of 17 reporting tier-1 engines did not detect the sample
- No strong tier-1 family consensus
- behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false
- droppedChildren.hasMaliciousChild=false
- Observed since 2019 with 3,705 sources and 213,385 submissions
- 6/74 antivirus detections, including one tier-1 generic alert
- Unsigned Win32 executable
- Runtime mapping to T1055 process injection
- Runtime mapping to T1543.003 Windows service activity
- Runtime mapping to T1562.001 security-control impairment
- Single FreddyBearDropper community YARA match
Keep security protection enabled, quarantine this copy, and obtain a replacement only from the publisher's official channel. If it has run, inspect the system for persistence and security-setting changes.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete6 of 74 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial20 runtime contacts were observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete3 signature or behavior rules matched.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 22MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 20network contacts
- 40filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file does
Observed actions and their security significance
High concern: Created or modified a scheduled task, which can provide persistence.
High concern: Injected code into another process, a technique that can conceal execution.
High concern: Used an input-capture technique that can record credentials or keystrokes.
High concern: Created or modified a system service, which can keep code running.
High concern: Attempted to impair or bypass security controls.
High concern: Manipulated how the operating system loads code, which can redirect execution.
Moderate concern: Contained obfuscated or packed code that makes inspection harder.
These are observed capabilities from an isolated analysis. A technique does not prove malicious intent on its own, and the file never ran on your device.
Attack story
Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.
Input file
The submitted object
- FileObserved
TinyTask.exe
75e06ac5b7c1adb01ab994633466685e3dcef31d635eba1734fe16c7893ffe12
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\executable.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
%SAMPLEPATH%\TinyTask.exe
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
996E.ini
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\EB93A6\996E.ini
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser
C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
192.168.0.51
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
a83f:8110:0:0:100:0:1800:0
Contact observed during runtime.
07Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
7 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- 192.168.0.51
- a83f:8110:0:0:100:0:1800:0
- 23.59.190.203
- a83f:8110:0:0:1b00:100:2800:0
- 192.168.0.108
- a83f:8110:5882:afff:5781:aeff:5680:adff
- a83f:8110:1800:0:0:0:0:0
- a83f:8110:2d00:3200:3100:2d00:3300:3400
- 192.168.0.30
- 192.168.0.16
- C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\EB93A6\996E.ini
- C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\NGenTask.exe.log
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\ngen.log
- \Device\ConDrv
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERE54F.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERE687.tmp.csv
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERE6E6.tmp.txt
- C:\Windows\System32\spp\store\2.0\cache\cache.dat
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER3B00.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- CTF.LBES.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.Compart.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.Asm.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.Layouts.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
- CTF.TMD.MutexDefaultS-1-5-21-1482476501-1645522239-1417001333-500
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- b322c48534c6fd3cc832…168519Never scannednever seen before
- 8a56e5d3288b095f5d27…bf4e83Never scannednever seen before
- 36b5bd5625ebd1a1e284…eaa01eNever scannednever seen before
- 29b5d3506f3cef84af8a…f4e14cNever scannednever seen before
- 10d5d718062f6ba13264…87cdeaNever scannednever seen before
- 5f66a997b617f20dcbf6…4a6620Never scannednever seen before
- f6991bf0472818bfa6aa…8ff797Never scannednever seen before
- 027f58ea864ae1bffbb0…430ca0Never scannednever seen before
- dea37666ea6a0d73741e…9e883dNever scannednever seen before
- 0950336e0d633eb645e0…f636e7Never scannednever seen before
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 3rule hits recorded
- 6 / 74engines flagged
- 3,705sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
2 high-confidence signature or behavior rules matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 02
6 of 74 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Elastic and Fortinet.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 03
The hash has a long, established submission history across 3,705 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 04
Scanned file: TinyTask.exe — 75e06ac5b7c1adb01ab994633466685e3dcef31d635eba1734fe16c7893ffe12
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\executable.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — %SAMPLEPATH%\TinyTask.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: 996E.ini — C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\EB93A6\996E.ini
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser — C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 192.168.0.51 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 10
Contacted host: a83f:8110:0:0:100:0:1800:0 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
One or more independent reference databases matched this hash.
Signatures and behavior heuristics
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
- FreddyBearDropper
The saved runtime evidence maps this activity to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection). The mapping supports possible process injection, but it does not prove the exact injection method or the operator's intent.
Evidence"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\executable.exe"The sample contacted an external IP address directly and no application domain was recorded. Direct-IP traffic also occurs in legitimate installers and infrastructure, so this is supporting context only and requires corroboration from host reputation and other runtime evidence.
Evidencea83f:8110:0:0:100:0:1800:0 · 23.59.190.203 · a83f:8110:0:0:1b00:100:2800:0
6 of 74 engines flagged this file
View all 74 engine results
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.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- TinyTask.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 35.5 KB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 20, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC
75e06ac5b7c1adb01ab994633466685e3dcef31d635eba1734fe16c7893ffe12Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
We couldn't fully clear this file. Treat it with caution.
- Recovery step 01
Don't run it unless you're certain it came from a source you trust.
- Recovery step 02
Check where you got it — an unexpected attachment or a random download link is a red flag.
- Recovery step 03
If its origin cannot be confirmed, delete this file and use a fresh copy from a trusted source. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- Recovery step 04
If you're still unsure, scan it again in a day or two — detections often catch up on newer files.
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