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Verdict Malicious

Analyzed , 9 days ago

Is Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon safe? No, we rate this exact file malicious.

A major antivirus engine and another detector corroborate a licensing-crack hacking tool label, while the apparent Autodesk signature cannot be verified.

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Moderate evidence · Several antivirus engines agree.

Remove it unless you use it on purpose

Keep it only if you installed it on purpose for security testing. Otherwise delete it and run a full antivirus scan.

What to do now4 steps

This is a hacking tool. It is risky to keep and run, but finding it is not by itself a sign that the device is infected.

What to do

  1. Don't run it unless you got it on purpose for security testing on systems you own. Delete it, then empty the Recycle Bin.

  2. If you didn't put it on the device yourself, delete it and run a full antivirus scan: something else may have brought it.

  3. Tools like this often come with cracked or pirated software. If it came that way, treat the whole download as unsafe and scan everything it installed.

If you already ran it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

If you opened or installed it

Avoid banking and sign-ins on that device until it is clean. These free MalwareTips guides walk you through it.

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Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon: Malicious — MalwareTips file scan

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

Antivirus results

4 of 68 flagged

  • Flagged 4
  • No detection 64
  • No result 4
FileAutodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon2.9 MBSHA-256 82be4ec8ba54…cbd6ae
  • Code signing Signer not verified
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 2y ago
4 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including ESET and Yandex.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

5 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

ESET-NOD32 and alibabacloud independently identify the executable as a crack-related hacktool. Although most engines remained silent and one sandbox issued no malicious verdict, the unverified Autodesk signature and observed service-related technique provide insufficient reassurance.

Where this verdict could be wrong5 caveats
  • Only 4/68 engines flagged the sample, while 15 of 16 reporting major antivirus engines did not detect it.
  • No sandbox returned a malicious verdict in the one completed sandbox run, and no dropped file is known to be malicious across three inspected children.
  • The absence of community YARA matches and the absence of a known-software database match provide no researcher-curated corroboration, although absence of such hits is not proof of harmlessness.
  • The file is common and old, with 2,922 sources and 4,896 submissions since 2023.
  • No contacted-host reputation result was saved, so no complete reputation result is available for the observed IP contacts.

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 · 5 complete · 1 partial. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 19sandbox rule tags
  • 2spawned processes
  • 5network contacts
  • 19filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.

  • Note: Read the network settings of the test computer.

  • Note: Read the user name of the test computer.

  • Note: Talked to servers over the internet during the test run.

  • Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.

Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as creating a service; no new service was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as changing how Windows loads code; nothing confirms it.

This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.

Threat context

How hacking tools are used

Hacking tools are programs that can switch off security software, test passwords or attack other computers. Security professionals use them on purpose; criminals also bundle them with malware.

Bottom line:Keep it only if you installed it on purpose, and check how it got onto the device if you didn't.

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 7: FileSeen in the test run

      Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon

      82be4ec8ba546ebf1e3448976d06e163e9c4e258301cfceb9ce8a2d76ecbd6ae

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      file.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\file.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      82be4ec8ba546ebf1e3448976d06e163e9c4e258301cfceb9ce8a2d76ecbd6ae.exe

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      ConDrv

      \Device\ConDrv

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      Connect

      \Device\ConDrv\\Connect

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

    2
    1. Evidence 6 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      104.100.61.237

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    2. Evidence 7 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      23.6.103.183

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

7 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

4 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; a signature that did not verify.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 72 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 4 of 68 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial5 hosts contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 4

  • ESET-NOD32 (major engine)Win64/HackTool.Crack.DT potentially unsafe application
  • alibabacloudHackTool:Win/Crack.DS
  • MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.684672789.susgen
  • YandexTrojan.Igent.b6lkNo.2

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 17, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC
SHA-256
82be4ec8ba546ebf1e3448976d06e163e9c4e258301cfceb9ce8a2d76ecbd6ae
SHA-1
d448155e737c544e1cce77fc44098809004b93e2
MD5
e974687b0135a662623056078a8e58e1

About this file

Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon is a Win32 EXE file of 2.9 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 2.9 MB
Signer
Autodesk, Inc. (unverified signature)Worth noting: Malware sometimes copies or steals a company's signature, so this does not mean that company made it.
First seen
Nov 14, 2023On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
2,922 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
7.65 of 8

First scanned Updated

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 9 questions people ask most about this file.

Is Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon malware?
Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon is a hacking tool. It is flagged because it can be misused, not because it infects a device by itself. Keep it only if you use it on purpose; otherwise, delete it, then empty the Recycle Bin. 4 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.
What is Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon?
Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon is a Windows program, about 2.9 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Nov 14, 2023.
How many antivirus engines detected Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon?
4 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon, including ESET and Yandex. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count. The rating comes from all the evidence together, not from this count alone.
I already downloaded and ran Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon — what should I do?
1) If you ran it on purpose, for testing on systems you own, remove it when you are done. 2) If you didn't download it yourself, delete it and run a full antivirus scan: something else may have brought it. 3) If it came with cracked or pirated software, treat that whole download as unsafe, scan everything it installed and change passwords you typed on the device since.
How do I remove Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon?
To remove Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon: 1) Delete it, then empty the Recycle Bin. 2) Run a full scan with your antivirus to check that nothing else came with it. 3) Check Settings > Apps and your startup apps for anything you don't recognise.
What kind of program is Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon?
Antivirus engines classify Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon as a hacking tool: a program that can switch off security software, test passwords or attack other computers.
Is Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon digitally signed?
It carries a signature in the name of Autodesk, Inc. that could not be verified. Malware sometimes copies or steals a company's signature, so this does not mean that company made it.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon is 82be4ec8ba546ebf1e3448976d06e163e9c4e258301cfceb9ce8a2d76ecbd6ae, and its MD5 is e974687b0135a662623056078a8e58e1. 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.
How up to date is this analysis of Autodesk Licensing Vendor Daemon?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 17, 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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