File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is Retrac.
No antivirus engine flagged this shortcut, and static analysis found a normal executable target without arguments, hidden execution, downloads, or other hostile behavior.
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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.
Good practice2 tips
We found nothing harmful in this file.
Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.
Keep your security software and system updates switched on.
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Antivirus results
0 of 62 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 62
- No result 13
- Code signing Not applicable
- Test run Not run
- First seen Today
Chapter 02
Why we think so
4 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
None of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the shortcut, and our static analysis found no hostile command or decisive finding. It points to a relative executable using normal display settings and no arguments; however, it was first seen on Nov 4, 2026, has little submission history, and lacks observation from the test run.
None of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, including the major engines represented in the results. Our static analysis found a Windows shortcut pointing to a relative executable, with no command-line arguments and normal display settings. It found no download command, script interpreter, encoded content, hidden launch, or other decisive hostile construction. A long-relative-path indicator matched, but no static behavior rule accompanied it, so that indicator is not enough to establish harmful intent. Confidence is moderated because the file was first seen on Nov 4, 2026, has only one submitting source, and has no completed observation from the test run.
What We Detected
None of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this Windows shortcut. Our static analysis found that it points to a relative executable and supplies no command-line arguments. It uses normal display settings rather than attempting a hidden launch.
Threat Behavior
No static rule identified downloading, script execution, encoded commands, defence changes, or another decisive hostile action. A long-relative-path indicator matched, but it was not accompanied by hidden arguments or hostile shortcut behavior. No completed observation from the test run is available, and no complete host-reputation result is available.
What To Do Now
The shortcut itself contains no identified harmful action. Because it launches a separate executable, keep security software enabled and verify that the target executable is expected before opening the shortcut, especially given its limited submission history.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- The file was first seen on Nov 4, 2026 and has only one submitting source, so there is little reputation history.
- No completed observation from the test run is available, so the executable launched by the shortcut was not observed.
- Our static analysis matched a long-relative-path shortcut indicator, although it found no hidden arguments or hostile shortcut behavior.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- None of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file.
- Our static analysis found no decisive hostile construction or behavior rule.
- The shortcut uses no command-line arguments and does not request a hidden launch.
- No public malware-database or malware-specific rule hit was found.
- The shortcut was first seen on Nov 4, 2026 and has been submitted by only one source.
- No completed observation from the test run is available.
- The shortcut launches a separate executable whose safety is not established by examining the shortcut alone.
- A long-relative-path shortcut indicator matched during static analysis.
7 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source
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Technical details
None of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.
No risky structure found
We opened the uploaded Windows shortcut in an isolated sandbox and read its structure without running it.
Checked on Nov 4, 2026 while the file was uploaded. MalwareTips deleted its copy afterwards; VirusTotal keeps the uploaded file.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
7 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not run · 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
- Nov 4, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC
- SHA-256
8101d9675f225325f9d3268797f788fbb9e21d90a883afd8d769f2672598a2eb- SHA-1
f7dcfebef4640f62b7327d6477aad6fa58782465- MD5
cc2412cd55f19702e81e60d8b222d871
About this file
Retrac.lnk is a Windows shortcut file of 2.0 kB.
- Type and size
- Windows shortcut · 2.0 kB
- Signer
- Not applicable
- First seen
- Nov 4, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
0 of 62 engines flagged this file
13 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-118 engines0flagged
- Tier-233 engines0flagged
- Low-trust11 engines0flagged
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- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaNo result
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXNo result
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceNo result
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctNo result
- DrWebClean
- ElasticNo result
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusClean
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoNo result
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisNo result
- TencentClean
- TrapmineNo result
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootNo result
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
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.
Chapter 04
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