Is NewBlue TotalFX 3 v3.0.140827 (64 bits) Patch.exe safe?
No antivirus engine identified malware in this long-circulating file, though its unsigned patch origin and injection-related runtime activity still justify source verification.
All 75 antivirus engines returned without a malicious or suspicious detection, and the file has circulated extensively since 2014. However, it is an unsigned patch executable, and one sandbox mapped activity to process injection and token manipulation, so obtain it only from a source you trust.
a1eaf9e4b57e7afbf9…f852de845a8e9aRecommended next actions
Before running
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
If you already ran it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
All 75 antivirus engines returned without a malicious or suspicious detection, and the file has circulated extensively since 2014. However, it is an unsigned patch executable, and one sandbox mapped activity to process injection and token manipulation, so obtain it only from a source you trust.
The strongest evidence is the complete absence of detections across 75 antivirus engines, including 16 reporting tier-1 engines. The file is also old and widely submitted, with 610 sources and 728 submissions since 2014, making an undetected established malware campaign less likely. One completed sandbox run mapped activity to T1055 and T1134 but did not issue a malicious runtime verdict. Five dropped children were inspected without an established malicious child, although their individual classifications remain unknown. The executable has no verified signature, and reputation checks were not completed for its observed IP contacts, so the runtime findings cannot be dismissed entirely. The imphash-only historical matches involve different signers and therefore add little weight.
What We Detected
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged the executable, including Avast, BitDefender, ESET-NOD32, Kaspersky, and Fortinet. It has been observed since 2014 across 610 sources and 728 submissions, and no corroborating CIRCL, MalwareBazaar, or YARAify intelligence was present.
Threat Behavior
One sandbox run mapped activity to T1055 (Process Injection) and T1134 (Access Token Manipulation), alongside numerous installer-common techniques. The run did not produce a malicious sandbox verdict, and no malicious dropped child was established among five inspected files. The sample also contacted multiple IP addresses directly, but contactedHosts=null means no complete reputation result is available for those contacts.
What To Do Now
Because this is an unsigned patch executable, verify its hash and origin before running it, preferably using the software vendor's official distribution channel. Keep endpoint protection enabled and test the file in an isolated environment if its provenance cannot be confirmed.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- The executable is unsigned: signing.signed=false and signing.signerStats.found=false, so publisher identity and signer history provide no assurance.
- MalwareTips.Synth.ProcessInjection fired for T1055, an offensive technique that warrants caution even though the sandbox issued no malicious verdict.
- MalwareTips.Synth.DirectIpC2 fired after direct-IP contacts; contactedHosts=null leaves their reputation unresolved.
- Community annotations include third-party malicious assessments, but these are uncorroborated by the 0/75 engine result, saved sandbox verdict, or externalIntel feeds.
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 reported a malicious or suspicious result
- 16 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- Observed since 2014 across 610 sources and 728 submissions
- behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false
- droppedChildren.hasMaliciousChild=false
- Unsigned Windows executable with no established signer history
- Filename identifies the file as a software patch
- Sandbox mapping includes T1055 process injection
- Sandbox mapping includes T1134 access-token manipulation
- Direct-IP network activity lacks a completed host-reputation check
- Five dropped children remain individually unclassified
Use only a copy obtained from a trusted, authorized source and verify its hash before execution. Keep endpoint protection enabled; isolate or discard the file if its origin cannot be established.
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
Partial20 runtime contacts were observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete2 signature or behavior rules matched.
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
- 20MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 20network contacts
- 39filesystem & 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
NewBlue TotalFX 3 v3.0.140827 (64 bits) Patch.exe
a1eaf9e4b57e7afbf956c6fd308c9646d1b6afa8f8666968e4f852de845a8e9a
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-RO39D.tmp\file.tmp" /SL5="$500D6,38620964,118784,C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
a1eaf9e4b57e7afbf956c6fd308c9646d1b6afa8f8666968e4f852de845a8e9a.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-G8UI9.tmp\a1eaf9e4b57e7afbf956c6fd308c9646d1b6afa8f8666968e4f852de845a8e9a.tmp
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
_setup64.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HS8VT.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
23.216.147.64
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
20.99.132.105
Contact observed during runtime.
07Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
7 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.
- 23.216.147.64
- 20.99.132.105
- 20.99.185.48
- 20.22.113.133
- 192.229.211.108
- 23.216.147.76
- 20.99.186.246
- 20.99.184.37
- 20.99.133.109
- 192.168.0.14
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-G8UI9.tmp\a1eaf9e4b57e7afbf956c6fd308c9646d1b6afa8f8666968e4f852de845a8e9a.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HS8VT.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HS8VT.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HS8VT.tmp\Splash.bmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER6611.tmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER269D.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER2749.tmp.csv
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER2779.tmp.txt
- C:\Windows\System32\spp\store\2.0\cache\cache.dat
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER2C2C.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- Local\RstrMgr3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511
- Local\RstrMgr-3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511-Session0000
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\RstrMgr3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\RstrMgr-3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511-Session0000
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\MozillaFirefoxDefaultBrowserAgentRegistryMutex
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 5 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- 5580e5be641b1378d34d…dd7960Never scannednever seen before
- 9884e9d1b4f8a873ccbd…360d87Never scannednever seen before
- b20a8d88c550981137ed…bc37d1Never scannednever seen before
- a2dffa62948abaa31750…fec551Never scannednever seen before
- 55dfd76490fa364dc3d9…941808Never 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.
- 2rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 610sources 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 610 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 03
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 04
Scanned file: NewBlue TotalFX 3 v3.0.140827 (64 bits) Patch.exe — a1eaf9e4b57e7afbf956c6fd308c9646d1b6afa8f8666968e4f852de845a8e9a
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-RO39D.tmp\file.tmp" /SL5="$500D6,38620964,118784,C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: a1eaf9e4b57e7afbf956c6fd308c9646d1b6afa8f8666968e4f852de845a8e9a.tmp — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-G8UI9.tmp\a1eaf9e4b57e7afbf956c6fd308c9646d1b6afa8f8666968e4f852de845a8e9a.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: _setup64.tmp — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HS8VT.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 23.216.147.64 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 10
Contacted host: 20.99.132.105 — Contact observed during runtime.
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.
Signatures and behavior heuristics
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
The saved runtime evidence maps this activity to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection). The mapping supports possible process injection, but it does not prove the exact injection method or the operator's intent.
Evidence"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"The sample contacted an external IP address directly and no application domain was recorded. Direct-IP traffic also occurs in legitimate installers and infrastructure, so this is supporting context only and requires corroboration from host reputation and other runtime evidence.
Evidence23.216.147.64 · 20.99.132.105 · 20.99.185.48
0 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
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
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
- NewBlue TotalFX 3 v3.0.140827 (64 bits) Patch.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 37.2 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 16, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC
a1eaf9e4b57e7afbf956c6fd308c9646d1b6afa8f8666968e4f852de845a8e9aSafety & FAQ
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What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
- 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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