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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 13 days ago

Is version.dll safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Three of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it raised generic warnings, but no major antivirus engines or family-specific intelligence corroborated them, leaving an unresolved…

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Why Suspicious? 3 antivirus engines flag it, but no major engine agrees; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

Don't use it until you know where it came from

If it came from a link, an attachment or a stranger, delete it.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't use it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already used it

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

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version.dll: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

3 of 70 flagged

  • Flagged 3
  • No detection 67
  • No result 5
Fileversion.dll4.0 MBSHA-256 97988357101c…2b78ca
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 18d ago
3 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including Skyhigh (McAfee) and Cynet.

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Why we think so

4 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

Only 3 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this unsigned DLL, and none of the 17 major antivirus engines identified a threat. The warnings are generic, but no completed sandbox run is available to resolve them, so avoid loading the DLL until its source can be verified.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • Skyhigh’s smaller dropper label is a meaningful warning even though no major antivirus engines corroborated it.
  • The DLL is unsigned and was first observed on Oct 7, 2026, so its publisher and longer-term reputation remain unestablished.

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 not needed or not applicable. 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
  • 0spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 0filesystem & mutex artifacts

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Technical details

3 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

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

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 3 of 70 engines flagged it · 5 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 3

  • CynetMalicious (score: 100)
  • SkyhighBehavesLike.Win64.Dropper.wh
  • Trapminemalicious.moderate.ml.score

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 13, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC
SHA-256
97988357101cc02d4270e5fdf888076c978b9c3b25b7194c1e80d27e4e2b78ca
SHA-1
a1bf6d1f07823b21e18ed1115117d86db60c88c7
MD5
582df9997c1c30ae77b8b40938cbe181

About this file

version.dll is a Win32 DLL file of 4.0 MB.

Type and size
Win32 DLL · 4.0 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Oct 7, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
11 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
6.35 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is version.dll safe, or is it malware?
version.dll is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 3 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't use it unless you're sure where it came from. If a program needs this file, reinstall that program from its official website instead of replacing the file on its own.
What is version.dll?
version.dll is a Windows library (DLL), about 4.0 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Oct 7, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected version.dll?
3 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag version.dll, including Skyhigh (McAfee) and Cynet. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
I already downloaded and used version.dll — what should I do?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of version.dll?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of version.dll is 97988357101cc02d4270e5fdf888076c978b9c3b25b7194c1e80d27e4e2b78ca, and its MD5 is 582df9997c1c30ae77b8b40938cbe181. 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 version.dll?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 13, 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.
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