Is Windscribe.exe safe?
No engine detections, a verified Windscribe Limited signature, broad prevalence, and non-offensive installer activity strongly support this executable's legitimacy.
All 74 antivirus engines returned no detection, including 17 high-trust engines, and the executable carries a verified Windscribe Limited signature. One completed sandbox run showed installer-style extraction with no offensive-only techniques or malicious runtime assessment, while 267 sources have submitted the file.
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Before running
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
If you already ran 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.
All 74 antivirus engines returned no detection, including 17 high-trust engines, and the executable carries a verified Windscribe Limited signature. One completed sandbox run showed installer-style extraction with no offensive-only techniques or malicious runtime assessment, while 267 sources have submitted the file.
The strongest evidence is complete silence across 74 antivirus engines, including 17 high-trust engines. The executable is signed and verified by Windscribe Limited, with no detected conflict between its claimed brand and signer. One completed runtime observation showed archive extraction and temporary installer files, but no offensive-only techniques, persistence indicators, or malicious sandbox assessment. Three extracted children were inspected without a malicious finding, although their individual verdicts remain unknown. The file is only ten days old, but submissions from 267 sources indicate broad distribution rather than an isolated sample. No complete host-reputation result is available because the contacted-host cross-check was not saved.
What We Detected
None of 74 antivirus engines flagged the executable, and all 17 reporting high-trust engines returned no detection. The file has a verified digital signature from Windscribe Limited, and no brand-to-signer mismatch was detected. It has also been submitted by 267 distinct sources across 279 submissions.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run observed installer-style extraction using 7zr.exe and creation of temporary installation files. It recorded no offensive-only MITRE techniques, persistence indicators, contacted domains, IP addresses, or URLs, and no malicious sandbox assessment. Three extracted children were inspected without a malicious finding, although their individual status remains unknown. A separate host-reputation cross-check was not saved, so no complete host-reputation conclusion is available.
What To Do Now
Use the executable only if it came from Windscribe's official release channel, and keep endpoint protection enabled during installation. If its source is uncertain, compare its SHA-256 value and digital signature with the vendor's published download before running it.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- signing.signerStats.found=false, so there is no historical publisher record in this dataset to reinforce the valid signature.
- droppedChildren.children contains three unknown verdicts; hasMaliciousChild=false does not establish those extracted files as benign.
- contactedHosts=null means no saved host-reputation cross-check is available.
- The sample was first submitted 10 days ago, so its long-term reputation remains limited.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/74 antivirus engines reported a detection.
- 17 high-trust engines reported no detection.
- The signature from Windscribe Limited is verified.
- No brand mismatch or packed high-entropy code was detected.
- One sandbox run found no offensive-only techniques or malicious assessment.
- The file was first submitted only 10 days ago, limiting long-term reputation.
- No historical signer statistics are available for Windscribe Limited in this dataset.
- All three extracted children have unknown individual verdicts.
- The contacted-host reputation cross-check was not completed or saved.
Obtain the installer from Windscribe's official release channel and verify its signature before use. Keep antivirus and endpoint protection enabled.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 74 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
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 flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 10MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 3spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 9filesystem & mutex artifacts
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
Windscribe.exe
821ff217d87b4acbd71408303d9a5bc35abfefdada6761f7fd2944a92d5609d2
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\user\Desktop\Windscribe_2.24.13_amd64.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller6651a53219ed4421edf575b2fc0ddcc4\7zr.exe" x -y -bb3 -bd -o"C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller6651a53219ed4421edf575b2fc0ddcc4" "C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller6651a53219ed4421edf575b2fc0ddcc4\windscribeinstaller.7z"
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
Windscribe
C:\ProgramData\Windscribe
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
installer.log
C:\ProgramData\Windscribe\installer.log
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
5 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.
- C:\ProgramData\Windscribe
- C:\ProgramData\Windscribe\installer.log
- C:\Windows\Temp
- C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller6651a53219ed4421edf575b2fc0ddcc4
- C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller6651a53219ed4421edf575b2fc0ddcc4\7zr.exe
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\DBWinMutex
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 3 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- dc07d7e302abcc206b9c…ecb784Never scannednever seen before
- f998608126c11ee1ce7d…027022Never scannednever seen before
- 4844affc0d290d385931…24275cNever 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.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 0 / 74engines flagged
- 267sources 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 74 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The file has a valid code signature from Windscribe Limited.
ProvenanceObservedSourceCode-signing metadataObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 279 times from 267 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: Windscribe.exe — 821ff217d87b4acbd71408303d9a5bc35abfefdada6761f7fd2944a92d5609d2
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\user\Desktop\Windscribe_2.24.13_amd64.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — "C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller6651a53219ed4421edf575b2fc0ddcc4\7zr.exe" x -y -bb3 -bd -o"C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller6651a53219ed4421edf575b2fc0ddcc4" "C:\Windows\Temp\WindscribeInstaller6651a53219ed4421edf575b2fc0ddcc4\windscribeinstaller.7z"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: Windscribe — C:\ProgramData\Windscribe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: installer.log — C:\ProgramData\Windscribe\installer.log
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved 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 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
Lots of people are uploading this but it's recent — typical of newly-released legitimate software. Low prior for malware.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- Windscribe.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- Signature valid: Windscribe Limited
- Size
- 40.1 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 18, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC
821ff217d87b4acbd71408303d9a5bc35abfefdada6761f7fd2944a92d5609d2Safety & 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
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source 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.
Safety FAQ
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