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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 6 days ago

Is index.php safe? Yes, no threats found.

This small PHP script has no detections from any of 73 antivirus engines, no threat-intelligence hits, and no hostile behaviour in its sandbox run.

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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.

Open it as usual if it came from the official source

This script can be used if it came from a source you trust; if it appeared unexpectedly on a web server, compare it against the original project files.

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.

  2. Keep your security software and system updates switched on.

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index.php: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

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

Antivirus results

0 of 57 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 57
  • No result 16
Fileindex.php2.7 kBSHA-256 7b2718232c95…fcc60d
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 4y ago
None of the 57 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

0 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

None of the 57 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this PHP script, including every major antivirus engine that analysed it. Public malware databases and community rules hold no record of it, and its sandbox run showed only ordinary system background activity.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • The sandbox run recorded a contact with a Discord domain, which some web shells and stealers use, but the other contacts look like ordinary macOS background traffic and no host was flagged.
  • Server-side PHP code often does nothing visible in a desktop sandbox, so the observation from the test run says little about what the script does on a web server.

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 1 isolated test; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 1isolated sandbox run
  • 0spawned processes
  • 15network contacts
  • 15filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 57 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

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 · 73 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 57 engines flagged it · 16 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxes · VirusTotal Box of ApplesComplete1 run, no sandbox verdict recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete15 contacted hosts checked Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 20, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC
SHA-256
7b2718232c95775d944e42038faa76c10e1140f06c1de870c1a57011fbfcc60d
SHA-1
4cd7f7cec31738ed25d5ea533841e53c08881d14
MD5
6fd3638bcad34eb0bce94cbf0af66c24

About this file

index.php is a PHP file of 2.7 kB.

Type and size
PHP · 2.7 kB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Apr 20, 2022On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
4 distinct sourcesRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is index.php safe?
We found nothing harmful in index.php. None of the 57 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.
What is index.php?
index.php is a file, about 2.7 kB. VirusTotal first saw it on Apr 20, 2022.
How many antivirus engines detected index.php?
None of the 57 antivirus engines that checked it flag index.php. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
What is the SHA-256 hash of index.php?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of index.php is 7b2718232c95775d944e42038faa76c10e1140f06c1de870c1a57011fbfcc60d, and its MD5 is 6fd3638bcad34eb0bce94cbf0af66c24. 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.
Is it safe to open index.php?
We found nothing harmful in index.php. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of index.php?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 20, 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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