Is SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win.rar safe?
No antivirus engine detected the established archive, and its broad circulation plus uneventful sandbox result outweigh one isolated defense-impairment technique.
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged this archive, including all 17 participating tier-1 engines. It has circulated broadly for years, and one sandbox produced no adverse verdict, though an isolated defense-impairment technique and two children with unresolved individual classifications warrant ordinary source verification.
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Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
The reasoning behind this verdict
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None of 75 antivirus engines flagged this archive, including all 17 participating tier-1 engines. It has circulated broadly for years, and one sandbox produced no adverse verdict, though an isolated defense-impairment technique and two children with unresolved individual classifications warrant ordinary source verification.
The strongest evidence is complete detection silence across 75 antivirus engines, with no tier-1 alerts. The archive is also established rather than newly observed, appearing in 2,301 submissions from 2,081 sources over 1,004 days. One completed sandbox run did not issue a malicious verdict and recorded no network contacts or persistence indicators. T1562.001 is a legitimate concern, but it lacks corroboration from engines, child analysis, or the sandbox verdict. The two inspected children were not identified as malicious, although their individual classifications remain unresolved and no complete host-reputation result is available.
What We Detected
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged the RAR archive, and all 17 participating tier-1 engines reported no detection. The sample has an established footprint: 2,301 submissions from 2,081 sources since December 2023.
Threat Behavior
One sandbox run produced no malicious verdict, no persistence indicators, and no recorded domain, IP, or URL contacts. It did record T1562.001, associated with impairing defenses, but that isolated observation was not corroborated by engine detections. Two extracted child hashes were inspected and neither was identified as malicious, although their individual classifications remain unresolved. No complete contacted-host reputation check was available.
What To Do Now
Obtain the archive from the official tool vendor or another trusted distribution channel and verify its checksum when available. Keep endpoint protection enabled while extracting and using the package.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- T1562.001 indicates attempted impairment of defenses, but it appears without an adverse sandbox verdict or corroborating engine detection.
- The two extracted child hashes have unknown individual verdicts despite droppedChildren.hasMaliciousChild=false.
- contactedHosts=null means a complete host-reputation result was not available.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 antivirus engines detected the archive.
- 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection.
- 2,301 submissions from 2,081 sources indicate broad, established prevalence.
- One sandbox run produced no malicious verdict.
- No inspected child was identified as malicious.
- Sandbox observation included MITRE technique T1562.001.
- Both extracted child hashes have unresolved individual classifications.
- No complete contacted-host reputation cross-check was available.
- File reputation is -1.
Use a copy obtained from the official or otherwise trusted release channel, and keep endpoint protection enabled. Re-scan extracted executables before launching them.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 7MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 5spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 15filesystem & mutex artifacts
Attack story
Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.
Input file
The submitted object
- FileObserved
SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win.rar
a00de51f112d9268d10100708345056053dd36cf030006b79a26061009f7cf32
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\unarchiver.exe" "C:\Users\user\Desktop\sample.rar"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\7za.exe "C:\Windows\System32\7za.exe" x -pinfected -y -o"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ktoapjer.23y" "C:\Users\user\Desktop\sample.rar"
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
ktoapjer.23y
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ktoapjer.23y
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ktoapjer.23y\SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
5 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ktoapjer.23y
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ktoapjer.23y\SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ktoapjer.23y\SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win\BromAdapterTool.ini
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ktoapjer.23y\SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win\Credits.txt
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ktoapjer.23y\SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win\CustPT.ini
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 2 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- e83977ce5b28470dd943…f46223Never scannednever seen before
- 8089630d0e2ed040b775…7c878bNever scannednever seen before
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 2,081sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has a long, established submission history across 2,081 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 2,301 times from 2,081 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win.rar — a00de51f112d9268d10100708345056053dd36cf030006b79a26061009f7cf32
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\unarchiver.exe" "C:\Users\user\Desktop\sample.rar"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\SysWOW64\7za.exe "C:\Windows\System32\7za.exe" x -pinfected -y -o"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ktoapjer.23y" "C:\Users\user\Desktop\sample.rar"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: ktoapjer.23y — C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ktoapjer.23y
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win — C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ktoapjer.23y\SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
0 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
PE structure
Not applicablePE structure analysis applies to Windows executable formats, not this file type.
How widely this file has been seen
Widely seen in the wild for a long time. High prior this is legitimate; isolated detections on common-old files are usually false positives.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1924_Win.rar
- Format
- RAR
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 36.3 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 12, 2026, 5:54 PM UTC
a00de51f112d9268d10100708345056053dd36cf030006b79a26061009f7cf32Safety & 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.
- Recovery step 01
Open or extract it only when its sender or download source has been independently verified.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
Safety FAQ
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