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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is portable.exe safe? Yes, no threats found.

Only Trapmine flagged this unsigned executable, while 74 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it did not flag it and evidence from the test run showed no corroborated…

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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.

Run it as usual if it came from the official source

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.

  2. Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.

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portable.exe: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

1 of 71 flagged

  • Flagged 1
  • No detection 70
  • No result 4
Fileportable.exe14.3 MBSHA-256 a7eab90137b4…dd335f
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 1mo ago
When we scanned it, 54 sources had submitted it to VirusTotal (58 submissions).

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 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

Trapmine alone produced a generic machine-learning alert; no major antivirus engines flagged the file, and no malware family was identified. The sandbox summary recorded no named injection target, malicious child, or corroborating high-risk technique, making the isolated alert likely a false positive.

Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • The executable is unsigned, so its publisher cannot be authenticated.
  • A prior file with the same import-table fingerprint received a suspicious decision, although it had more detections and no matching signer.
  • A complete reputation check was not available for every observed network address.

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 partial. 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
  • 18sandbox rule tags
  • 7spawned processes
  • 1network contact
  • 36filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

1 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

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

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteWorth noting: 1 of 71 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result · treated as non-decisive Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial1 host contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 1

The saved verdict treats these detections as likely false positives.

  • Trapminemalicious.high.ml.score

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Sep 7, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC
SHA-256
a7eab90137b449877579d066372df0c5e699f22c06d8b5a6be18c5aa13dd335f
SHA-1
aa8bd9407d44052474179b59c629ce3f30da0a33
MD5
e8771b7b038fd074f357579d705cdaf5

About this file

portable.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 14.3 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 14.3 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Sep 7, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
54 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
6.32 of 8

First scanned Updated

Verdict history

  1. Suspicious
  2. Safeafter a re-check of the saved evidence

Ratings change when antivirus engines, our checks or MalwareTips staff learn more about a file.

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is portable.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in portable.exe. 1 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; after weighing the other evidence we treat that alert as false alarms. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is portable.exe?
portable.exe is a Windows program, about 14.3 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Sep 7, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected portable.exe?
1 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flags portable.exe (Trapmine). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What is the SHA-256 hash of portable.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of portable.exe is a7eab90137b449877579d066372df0c5e699f22c06d8b5a6be18c5aa13dd335f, and its MD5 is e8771b7b038fd074f357579d705cdaf5. 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.
Is it safe to run portable.exe?
We found nothing harmful in portable.exe. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of portable.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Sep 7, 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.
Chapter 06

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