File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is aero.
This small Windows theme configuration file is flagged by none of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it and matches a known-software reference entry, consistent with a…
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Strong evidence · Listed in a database of known software.
This theme file can be kept and used normally; obtain theme files from trusted sources.
Good practice2 tips
We found nothing harmful in this file.
Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.
Keep your security software and system updates switched on.
No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.
Antivirus results
0 of 61 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 61
- No result 14
- Code signing Not applicable
- Test run Not run
- First seen 5y ago
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Why we think so
0 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
It is a small text configuration file, first seen on Jun 26, 2021 and submitted by 57 sources, with no malicious intelligence listings.
The file is a 1,940-byte INI-format theme definition named like the standard Windows Aero theme. None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flagged it, including 18 major antivirus engines that reported it clean. It matches a known-software reference database entry, which is a benign anchor. It is not listed in public malware sample databases and no malware-specific rules matched. No sandbox or own static analysis is available, but theme files are plain text settings files with little capacity to cause harm.
What We Detected
None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this file. It is a small text theme definition file that matches a known-software reference database entry, first seen on Jun 26, 2021 and submitted by 57 sources.
Threat Behavior
No observation from the test run is available. This is a plain configuration file describing Windows visual settings such as colours, sounds and wallpaper; it contains no executable code. No malware-specific rules or public malware database listings matched it.
What To Do Now
No action is needed. As with any theme file, apply it only from a source you trust, since themes can point to wallpaper or sound files elsewhere on disk.
Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
- No sandbox run or own static analysis is available, so the file's contents were not inspected by us directly; for a small text theme file this leaves little room for hidden risk.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file
- Listed in a known-software reference database
- Plain text Windows theme configuration file with no executable code
- Seen since 2021 from 57 different sources
6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source
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Technical details
None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Oct 24, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC
- SHA-256
9dcb7383396a3b0a4d13ce0bc887baf457107db5e4f2b27da2393045f253e9c4- SHA-1
d20dd016862a861dd176b6ba42421482cc19385d- MD5
afa0d813cf61acf25d5f4ef6ca1536f1
About this file
aero.theme is an INI file of 1.9 kB.
- Type and size
- INI · 1.9 kB
- Signer
- Not applicable
- First seen
- Jun 26, 2021On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 57 distinct sources
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
0 of 61 engines flagged this file
14 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-232 engines0flagged
- Low-trust11 engines0flagged
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- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaNo result
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXNo result
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceNo result
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctNo result
- DrWebClean
- ElasticNo result
- 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
- PaloaltoNo result
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneNo result
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisNo result
- TencentClean
- TrapmineNo result
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootNo result
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
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