File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is rustdesk.
No antivirus engine detected this signed, broadly submitted RustDesk executable, although one sandbox recorded sensitive process activity that deserves source verification.
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Strong evidence · A verified publisher signature, and no engine flags it.
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Antivirus results
0 of 71 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 71
- No result 4
- Code signing PURSLANE
- Test run Completed
- First seen 25d ago
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
All 71 antivirus engines that checked it were silent, including 17 major antivirus engines, and the executable has a verified PURSLANE signature with no brand mismatch. One sandbox nevertheless mapped process injection and apparent access to the Windows password store, so the file should be used only if it came from RustDesk's official release channel.
The strongest evidence is the complete absence of detections across 75 antivirus engines, including 17 major antivirus engines. The verified PURSLANE signature, lack of brand mismatch, broad submission base, and absence of packing further support an ordinary RustDesk distribution. Ten dropped files produced no malicious child finding, although their individual verdicts remain unknown. Host-reputation coverage was incomplete because only 10 of 17 distinct observed contacts were inspected, so the network evidence cannot be described as fully cleared.
What We Detected
None of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable, and all 17 reporting major antivirus engines returned no detection. The file carries a verified signature from PURSLANE, has no detected brand mismatch, is not apparently packed, and has been submitted 305 times by 268 sources.
Threat Behavior
These are meaningful caution signals, but the sandbox issued no malicious verdict, no engine identified a malware family, and no inspected child was marked malicious. Only 10 of 17 distinct observed network contacts received a saved reputation check, so complete host-reputation coverage is unavailable.
What To Do Now
Confirm that this exact executable came from RustDesk's official download or release channel and that Windows still reports the PURSLANE signature as valid. Keep security software enabled, and avoid using the file if its source or signature cannot be verified.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- The 'PURSLANE' signature is verified, but the signer is not on the recognised-publisher list and this signer has no saved history, so publisher history does not independently establish trust.
- The cross-check of 10 hosts does not cover every one of the 17 distinct domains, IPs, and URLs listed under behaviour, so no complete host-reputation result is available.
- communityComments[1] references a unwanted program rule for RustDesk, but no community YARA rule matched and 0/71 engines detected this sample.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/71 antivirus detections
- Verified PURSLANE code signature
- No detected brand mismatch or packing
- 10 inspected children with no malicious child finding
- Sandbox mapping to process injection
- Offensive mappings T1485, T1486, and T1562.001
- No established history for signer 'PURSLANE'
- Incomplete reputation coverage for observed network contacts
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- 24sandbox rule tags
- 9spawned processes
- 12network contacts
- 36filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
24MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1012
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.002· Obfuscated code
- T1033· Reads user info
- T1036
- T1055· Process injection
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1069
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1106
- T1112
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1202
- T1485
- T1486· File encryption
- T1497.001· Sandbox evasion
- T1553
- T1553.002
- T1562.001· Disables security
- T1564· Hides artifacts
- T1564.003· Hides artifacts
- T1574· Execution hijack
Observed activity
Processes started
9Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
rustdesk-1.5.0-x86_64.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\rustdesk-1.5.0-x86_64.exe"taskkill"taskkill" /F /IM RuntimeBroker_rustdesk.exerustdesk.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\.\rustdesk.exe"cmd"cmd" /c "taskkill /F /IM RuntimeBroker_rustdesk.exe"IM RuntimeBroker_rustdesk.exetaskkill /F /IM RuntimeBroker_rustdesk.exerustdesk.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\.\rustdesk.exe" --check-hwcodec-config
Show all 9 entries for processes started
IM RuntimeBroker_rustdesk.exetaskkill /F /IM RuntimeBroker_rustdesk.exerustdesk.exeC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\.\rustdesk.exerustdesk.exeC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\rustdesk.exe --portable-service --portable-service-shmem-name=_portable_service_2208_83ddfc24
Network contacts
1212 hosts, listed as 8 domains, 4 addresses, 2 links. Links show the host and path only.
- Domain
stun.cloudflare.com - Domain
stun.l.google.com - Domain
rs-ny.rustdesk.com - Domain
stun.antisip.com - Domain
stun.nextcloud.com - Domain
crt.sectigo.com
Show all 14 entries for network contacts
- Domain
api.rustdesk.com - Domain
api.msn.com - IP address
172.64.149.23 - IP address
49.12.46.241 - IP address
104.18.38.233 - IP address
209.250.254.15 - URL
http://crt.sectigo.com/SectigoPublicCodeSigningCAEVR36.crt - URL
http://crt.sectigo.com/SectigoPublicCodeSigningRootR46.p7c
Files
26Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nwgC0FE.tmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\desktop_drop_plugin.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\desktop_multi_window_plugin.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\dylib_virtual_display.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\file_selector_windows_plugin.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\flutter_custom_cursor_plugin.dll
Show all 26 entries for files
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\flutter_gpu_texture_renderer_plugin.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\flutter_windows.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\librustdesk.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\printer_driver_adapter.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\rustdesk.exe - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\screen_retriever_plugin.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\texture_rgba_renderer_plugin.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\uni_links_desktop_plugin.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\rustdesk\url_launcher_windows_plugin.dll - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\RustDesk\log\rustdesk_rCURRENT.log - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\RustDesk\config\RustDesk_local.2488_ThreadId(35)_1790829671898204600 - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\RustDesk\config\RustDesk.2488_ThreadId(14)_1790829671808326200 - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\RustDesk\config\RustDesk.2488_ThreadId(14)_1790829672472405500 - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\RustDesk\config\RustDesk2.2488_ThreadId(19)_1790829673294537500 - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\RustDesk\config\RustDesk.2488_ThreadId(44)_1790829674249832400 - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\RustDesk\config\RustDesk_hwcodec.2488_ThreadId(14)_1790829675458775300 - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\RustDesk\config\RustDesk2.2488_ThreadId(42)_1790829675830075900 - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\RustDesk\log\check-hwcodec-config\rustdesk_rCURRENT.log - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nwgC7E5.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nwg1BCE.tmp
Registry and auto-start
5Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates\0185FF9961FF0AA2E431817948C28E83D3F3EC70\Blob - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates\329B78A5C9EBC2043242DE90CE1B7C6B1BA6C692\Blob - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-4270068108-2931534202-3907561125-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithProgids\exefile - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates\329B78A5C9EBC2043242DE90CE1B7C6B1BA6C692 - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates\0185FF9961FF0AA2E431817948C28E83D3F3EC70
Mutexes
10Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
data_obj_mutexGlobal\LOADPERF_MUTEX.NET CLR Data_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_8a0.NET CLR Networking_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_8a0.NET CLR Networking 4.0.0.0_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_8a0.NET Data Provider for Oracle_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_8a0
Show all 10 entries for mutexes
.NET Data Provider for SqlServer_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_8a0.NET Memory Cache 4.0_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_8a0.NETFramework_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_8a0ASP.NET_Perf_Library_Lock_PID_8a0
Sandbox background — not the file
9The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
services.exeC:\Windows\system32\services.exe - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s StorSvc - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -s W32Time - VM process
lsass.exeC:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
Show all 9 entries for sandbox background — not the file
- VM host
cl-glcb907925.gcdn.co - VM host
assets.msn.com - VM host
8.8.8.8
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 10 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- 1b9c8b836389d35102f4…de0a80Not checkedno saved verdict
- 3feb445086c26cc0db51…e61522Not checkedno saved verdict
- 05b03480a9b044acb99d…231af7Not checkedno saved verdict
- b8520bb0397257021199…4f87c0Not checkedno saved verdict
- 4d6ecc2b455713825760…5b3488Not checkedno saved verdict
- 45bd7de758b979cb6b87…3cd1a7Not checkedno saved verdict
- 4191b3cffaa6ed716715…e2d329Not checkedno saved verdict
- 906376b04000dba1692e…7ca98aNot checkedno saved verdict
- 435a7f4cf6e2fb449ac3…287d54Not checkedno saved verdict
- c82401190b54604d878b…541b65Not checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
None of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by PURSLANE.
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.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Oct 9, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC
- SHA-256
8555777215510d83d2d61c9dc984e4fcc838bd7e79f9d18a42585431f5e8bb47- SHA-1
d6eebe44fb400018a0af0d13d953237e0845e0cb- MD5
cc370c3f4205f4ee40ceedbfc5b81a19
About this file
rustdesk.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 25.9 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 25.9 MB
- Signer
- PURSLANEValid code signature.
- First seen
- Sep 30, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 268 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 7.95 of 8
First scanned Updated
Antivirus consensus
0 of 71 engines flagged this file
4 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-236 engines0flagged
- Low-trust17 engines0flagged
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- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- 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
- PaloaltoClean
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisClean
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Low-severity pattern matches — worth noting but not on their own cause for alarm.
VirusTotal's sandbox summary maps this run to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection), but no injected process of the sample's own was recorded (the analysis VM's own WMI adapter, crash handlers and Chrome updater are not counted). VirusTotal maps T1055 on about half of all files no engine flags, so the mapping alone is not evidence of injection.
EvidenceT1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)
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.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.
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Community
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