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Is rufus-4.15.exe safe?

Verdict
Safe

No antivirus engine detected this verified Akeo Consulting executable, and the completed sandbox produced no malicious verdict or malicious child artifact.

The executable is verified as signed by Akeo Consulting, and 0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged it. One sandbox observed storage and USB-related activity without issuing a malicious verdict; packing and one defense-related technique merit caution, so obtain it from the official Rufus channel.

Run with normal care

Use the file only if downloaded from the official Rufus release channel and Windows confirms the Akeo Consulting signature. Keep endpoint protection enabled.

Read the full analysis
Saved file evidenceAntivirus consensus
0of 75 flagged
Flagged 0No detection 75
Digital specimenrufus-4.15.exe84c8a437f8af892575…de46ac0afbe106
Size1.9 MB
Code signingAkeo Consulting
SandboxRuntime complete
First seen3mo ago
Evidence3 priority signals
0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.

Recommended next actions

01

Before running

Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.

02

If you already ran it

Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.

Chapter 02

Intelligence

The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.

91%Confidence
Very high
Analyst conclusion

The executable is verified as signed by Akeo Consulting, and 0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged it. One sandbox observed storage and USB-related activity without issuing a malicious verdict; packing and one defense-related technique merit caution, so obtain it from the official Rufus channel.

Where this verdict could be wrong5 caveats
  • behaviour.offensiveTechniques includes T1562.001, indicating activity associated with impairing defenses, although the completed sandbox did not issue a malicious verdict.
  • peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=true and peAnalysis.likelyPacked=true, with the UPX1 section at entropy 8; packing can conceal code but is also used by legitimate compact utilities.
  • Community annotations report suspicious or malicious automated assessments, but they have zero votes and are not corroborated by the 0/75 engine result or curated external intelligence.
  • contactedHosts=null, so no complete host-reputation cross-check is available.
  • signing.signerStats contains only 1 historical sample, limiting the strength of publisher-history evidence despite the verified trusted-publisher match.

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

Recommended action

Use the file only if downloaded from the official Rufus release channel and Windows confirms the Akeo Consulting signature. Keep endpoint protection enabled.

Scan transparency

Coverage & freshness

4 of 5 complete

Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.

  • Antivirus

    Complete

    0 of 75 engines flagged the file.

  • Sandbox

    Complete

    1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.

  • Network

    Not run

    No contacted-host reputation check is recorded.

    No timestamp recorded

  • YARA

    Complete

    Rule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.

  • External intel

    Complete

    3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.

Chapter 03

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
Recorded behavior

Attack story

Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.

ObservedDerived

5 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.

Chapter 04

Detection & Forensics

Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.

Chapter 05

Safety & 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.

  1. Recovery step 01

    Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.

  2. Recovery step 02

    A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.

  3. Recovery step 03

    Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.

Safety FAQ

Direct answers grounded in the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

7 evidence-based answers
Is rufus-4.15.exe safe?
Evidence-based answer
rufus-4.15.exe appears safe. 0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged it. It carries a verified digital signature from Akeo Consulting. Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
What is rufus-4.15.exe?
Evidence-based answer
rufus-4.15.exe is a Windows executable program, about 1.9 MB. Our analysis did not identify a verdict-driving threat signal. It carries a verified digital signature from Akeo Consulting. A file's name can be reused by different files, so we identify it by its cryptographic hash (below).
How many antivirus engines detected rufus-4.15.exe?
Evidence-based answer
None — 0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged rufus-4.15.exe. That's reassuring, though it is not proof that a file is safe, so we also weigh its behaviour, identity, and reputation.
Is rufus-4.15.exe digitally signed?
Evidence-based answer
Yes — rufus-4.15.exe carries a valid digital signature from Akeo Consulting, which confirms the file hasn't been tampered with since that publisher signed it. A valid signature is a positive signal, but note that malware is occasionally signed with stolen or abused certificates, so it isn't proof of safety on its own.
What is the SHA-256 hash of rufus-4.15.exe?
Evidence-based answer
The SHA-256 hash of rufus-4.15.exe is 84c8a437f8af89257524478489e5c85f1edf25f761d299e2bcde46ac0afbe106, and its MD5 is 9ec58202a786e33506e852dc9ddd03f7. This hash is the file's unique fingerprint — two files with the same SHA-256 are identical. Use it to confirm you're looking at exactly this file (not just one with the same name) when comparing against antivirus databases or a download's published checksum.
Is it safe to run rufus-4.15.exe?
Evidence-based answer
Based on the recorded evidence, rufus-4.15.exe has a low observed risk and is properly signed. The important caveat is source: make sure you downloaded it from the official website or a trusted store, because attackers sometimes distribute malware-laced copies under a legitimate file's name. If your own antivirus flags it, verify the source and the exact hash before overriding the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of rufus-4.15.exe?
Evidence-based answer
This report reflects the scan run on September 23, 2026. Because a file's hash never changes, the identity of rufus-4.15.exe is fixed — but antivirus coverage improves over time, so a file that looks clean today can pick up detections later (and vice-versa). If you need the latest picture, MalwareTips staff can re-run the analysis from scratch.
Chapter 06

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