Is Mots croisés safe?
No engine among 75 detected a threat in this PNG, although its recent appearance and absent runtime analysis modestly limit certainty.
Static scanning produced no malicious or suspicious detections among 75 engines, including no alerts from the 17 reporting tier-one engines. The sample is a newly observed PNG without runtime data, so normal caution remains appropriate despite the consistently benign static evidence.
7ba4734a77211fb86e…40116caa3d62a1Recommended next actions
Before opening
Open it only when its sender or download source is one you independently trust.
If you already opened it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
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.
Static scanning produced no malicious or suspicious detections among 75 engines, including no alerts from the 17 reporting tier-one engines. The sample is a newly observed PNG without runtime data, so normal caution remains appropriate despite the consistently benign static evidence.
The file is identified as a PNG, for which code signing is not applicable. None of 75 antivirus engines reported malicious or suspicious content, and all 17 reporting tier-one engines were silent. Research intelligence produced no MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify match. Five prior filetype-based comparisons received benign outcomes, although those loose matches carry limited weight. Because the sample is newly observed and no completed sandbox run exists, the conclusion rests primarily on strong static-scan agreement rather than runtime confirmation.
What We Detected
The sample is identified as a 1,427,894-byte PNG. Static analysis found no malicious or suspicious detection among 75 antivirus engines, including no alert from the 17 reporting tier-one engines. No matching MalwareBazaar record, CIRCL record, or YARAify rule was found.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox observation is available, so runtime behavior cannot be characterized. No complete contacted-host reputation result is available either. The absence of these results is a coverage limitation rather than evidence of benign network activity.
What To Do Now
The evidence supports ordinary handling as an image file. Keep endpoint protection enabled, obtain the file from a trusted source, and avoid opening it in outdated image software if its origin is unexpected.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- prevalence.classification=rare_new: only one source and one submission have been recorded, so long-term reputation is unavailable.
- behaviour=null: no completed sandbox observation is available to confirm what the file does when processed.
- contactedHosts=null: no complete contacted-host reputation result is available.
- The 5/5 prior safe similarHashes entries are filetype-only matches, which provide weak similarity evidence.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 antivirus engines reported malicious or suspicious content.
- All 17 reporting tier-one engines produced no detection.
- No MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify intelligence hit was present.
- The file is identified as a PNG rather than an executable.
- All five filetype-based historical comparisons had prior safe outcomes.
- Only one source and one submission are recorded.
- No completed runtime observation is available.
- No complete contacted-host reputation result is available.
Handle it as a normal image if it came from an expected source, while keeping endpoint protection enabled. If the source is unknown, preview it with fully updated software or a restricted viewer.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
PartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox environment is recorded.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime behavior was not available
The report does not treat a missing runtime observation as a clean result.
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 1sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
No completed runtime observation is available for this file.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceRuntime coverageObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 1 time from 1 source.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
0 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
PE structure
Not applicablePE structure analysis applies to Windows executable formats, not this file type.
How widely this file has been seen
Barely seen in the wild and first surfaced recently. That limits reputation evidence, but rarity alone is not proof of malware.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- Mots croisés
- Format
- PNG
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 1.4 MB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 2, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC
7ba4734a77211fb86ed92225c5dedddcede9608ee120d0418240116caa3d62a1Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
Open it only when its sender or download source is one you independently trust.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
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