Malicious
Strong tier-1 consensus and offensive behaviour mark this as the Mikey stealer.
a45c4de2159e034731…eee9bfccebThe reasoning behind this verdict
The MT AI Engine weighs every signal from this scan — antivirus detections, sandbox behaviour, code signing, prevalence and historical matches — to reach a single, evidence-based verdict.
The combination of tier-1 family consensus on Mikey, explicit offensive techniques, and suspicious outbound URLs outweighs the lack of external YARA hits. The file is unsigned and carries exploit/spreader tags that match known attack tooling. No benign signer or RAG history exists to provide counter-evidence.
Each signal cites a concrete token from the evidence the arbiter saw — engine name, MITRE technique, signer string, or an exact count.
engines.tier1Malicious=13 and tier1FamilyConsensus.strong=true citing BitDefender, GData, Emsisoft on Gen:Variant.Mikey.188692
behaviour.offensiveTechniques=[T1134,T1543.003] and contactedUrls containing theend.lat + discord webhook
file.tags=[peexe,spreader,exploit,cve-2019-16098] and popularThreatLabel=trojan.mikey/stealer
signing.signed=false with no signerStats history
- Strong tier-1 malware consensus
- Offensive MITRE techniques present
- Contact with known malicious infrastructure patterns
- Unsigned binary with exploit tags
Treat as malicious; remove immediately and investigate any network activity to theend.lat domains.
What this file does
What it attempted when executed in an isolated sandbox
High concern: Records what you type — keylogger behaviour.
High concern: Installs itself as a Windows service to stay running.
Moderate concern: Obfuscates or packs its code to avoid detection.
Moderate concern: Lists running programs — often to find security tools.
Moderate concern: Deletes traces of itself to cover its tracks.
Moderate concern: Scans through your files and folders.
Moderate concern: Stops services or apps running on your PC.
Translated from the file's technical behaviour during analysis. It never ran on your device.
Threat context
How info-stealers work
An info-stealer runs quietly in the background and copies your private data — saved passwords, browser cookies, autofill details, and crypto wallets — then sends it to criminals. You usually won't notice anything is wrong.
Bottom line:Stolen logins are used to break into your accounts or sold in bulk on criminal markets.
What to do now
This file is dangerous. Treat it as harmful and remove it.
Don't open or run this file. Delete it from your Downloads (or wherever you saved it), then empty the Recycle Bin.
If you already opened it, disconnect from the internet and run a full scan with your antivirus — Windows Security, built into Windows, is sufficient.
From a different, clean device, change the passwords on your important accounts (email and banking first) and turn on two-factor authentication.
In future, only download software from the official website or an official app store.
mikey corroborated by 2 sources
- VT (75 engines)mikey
- MT AI Enginemikey
49 detections across 75 engines
Section entropy & packers
Section-level entropy and packer detection from the PE header. Nothing suspicious here — entropy is within the normal range for unpacked code.
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Forensic fingerprint
- File name
- Arp Spoofer.exe
- Size
- 5.46 MB
- MIME type
- (unknown)
- Detected type
- Win32 EXE
- SHA-256
- a45c4de2159e034731993156ea41ea6eff82e243a51e7a79632253eee9bfcceb
- MD5
- e773d8d5679ac231d75b1c8b4bbed0a0
- SHA-1
- df8ce5ea4c68368f14638fbbddf57dafee3093d5
- PE imphash
- abd6f6f1fa12f3ceae610ce9ba5c3415
- First seen (VT)
- 5/19/2026, 1:46:00 PM
- Last analysis (VT)
- 6/3/2026, 1:31:37 AM
- First scan (MalwareTips)
- 6/3/2026, 7:26:15 AM
- Last scan (MalwareTips)
- 6/3/2026, 7:26:15 AM
Safety FAQ
Common questions about Arp Spoofer.exe, answered from the scan data above.
- Yes — Arp Spoofer.exe is malicious, so do not run it, and delete it. 49 of 75 antivirus engines flag it (family: mikey). It behaves as an information stealer/spyware, built to harvest passwords, cookies, and wallet data. If you've already run it, see the removal and recovery steps below.
- Arp Spoofer.exe is a Windows executable program, about 5.5 MB. Our analysis identifies it as malicious (family: mikey) — an information stealer/spyware, built to harvest passwords, cookies, and wallet data. Because a file's name and icon can be faked, the safest way to identify it is by its cryptographic hash (below), not its filename.
- 49 of 75 antivirus engines flagged Arp Spoofer.exe, 49 of them as outright malicious. A detection rate at this level is a reliable signal that the file is dangerous.
- Act quickly. 1) Disconnect the device from the internet to stop the malware communicating or spreading. 2) Run a full scan with reputable anti-malware software (such as Malwarebytes) and quarantine everything it finds. 3) Change your important passwords from a DIFFERENT, clean device — many threats log keystrokes or steal saved credentials. 4) If you bank or shop on this device, watch closely for fraud and alert your bank. 5) For a confirmed infection, the most reliable fix is to back up your personal files and reinstall the operating system for a clean start.
- To remove Arp Spoofer.exe: 1) restart into Safe Mode (Safe Mode with Networking if you need to download a tool) so the malware doesn't auto-start. 2) Run a full scan with reputable anti-malware software and let it quarantine or delete the detections. 3) Delete the original Arp Spoofer.exe file and empty the Recycle Bin/Trash. 4) Check your browser extensions, startup items, and scheduled tasks for anything unfamiliar. 5) Reboot and scan again to confirm it's gone. If detections keep coming back, a clean operating-system reinstall is the most dependable cure.
- Arp Spoofer.exe is classified as an information stealer/spyware, built to harvest passwords, cookies, and wallet data. Engines attribute it to the mikey family. Knowing the family matters because it tells you the likely impact — data theft, remote control, file encryption, or unwanted ads — and guides the cleanup.
- The SHA-256 hash of Arp Spoofer.exe is a45c4de2159e034731993156ea41ea6eff82e243a51e7a79632253eee9bfcceb, and its MD5 is e773d8d5679ac231d75b1c8b4bbed0a0. This hash is the file's unique fingerprint — two files with the same SHA-256 are identical. Use it to confirm you're looking at exactly this file (not just one with the same name) when comparing against antivirus databases or a download's published checksum.
- This report reflects the scan run on June 3, 2026. Because a file's hash never changes, the identity of Arp Spoofer.exe is fixed — but antivirus coverage improves over time, so a file that looks clean today can pick up detections later (and vice-versa). If you need the latest picture, MalwareTips staff can re-run the analysis from scratch.
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