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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 6 days ago

Is Verse serial checker.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

An unsigned, VMProtect-protected program flagged by 14 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it, including three major ones, though only with generic labels and with no…

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Why Suspicious? 14 antivirus engines flag it and one of our detection rules matched it.

Moderate evidence · More than one sign points to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful.

Don't run it until you know where it came from

Avoid running this program unless it comes from a source you trust. If you already ran it, run a full antivirus scan and change any credentials you entered into it.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already ran it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

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Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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Verse serial checker.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

The link always shows the latest result for this exact file (its SHA-256 fingerprint).

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Antivirus results

14 of 70 flagged

  • Flagged 14
  • No detection 56
  • No result 5
FileVerse serial checker.exe2.4 MBSHA-256 a9f0abf43754…f97d06
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 3mo ago
14 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including Microsoft and Symantec (Norton).

Chapter 02

Why we think so

4 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

Fourteen of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this program, including Microsoft, Symantec and Trend Micro, but every label is generic or machine-learning based. It is unsigned and wrapped in the VMProtect protector. Four sandbox runs showed no high-risk behaviour. The evidence leans negative without proving malware.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • Every detection is a generic or machine-learning label, and VMProtect-protected tools commonly attract such rules without being malware.
  • The sandbox runs recorded no high-risk techniques, no injection and no network activity beyond background traffic.

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 · all complete. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in 4 isolated tests; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 4isolated sandbox runs
  • 25sandbox rule tags
  • 1spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 0filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.

  • Note: Read the network settings of the test computer.

  • Note: Read the user name of the test computer.

  • Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.

  • Note: Looked through folders on the test computer (most installers do this).

Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as recording keystrokes; no keylogging was confirmed.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as contacting a server, but no contacted host was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as creating a service; no new service was recorded.

This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 2: FileSeen in the test run

      Verse serial checker.exe

      a9f0abf437543a7a18d15d808b6bd7328df5afb22cb3a328227755c1b7f97d06

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    1
    1. Evidence 2 of 2: ProcessSeen in the test run

      Verse serial checker.exe

      "C:\Users\user\Desktop\Verse serial checker.exe"

      Test run

2 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

14 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

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

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 14 of 70 engines flagged it · 5 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxes · C2AE, CAPA, CAPE SandboxComplete4 runs, no sandbox verdict recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete4 contacted hosts checked
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteWorth noting: 1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 14

  • Microsoft (major engine)Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
  • Symantec (major engine)ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
  • TrendMicro-HouseCall (major engine)Trojan.Win64.Gen.TL0101GU26YT
  • APEXMalicious
  • BkavW32.Malware.EE962051
  • CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
  • DeepInstinctMALICIOUS
  • Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
6 more in the full engine list

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 20, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC
SHA-256
a9f0abf437543a7a18d15d808b6bd7328df5afb22cb3a328227755c1b7f97d06
SHA-1
ec465399338bfef2b04b268f13c11cd4d452b72f
MD5
7c4ca2adb105c12b4378fa7b477d775f

About this file

Verse serial checker.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 2.4 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 2.4 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Jul 27, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
66 distinct sources
Packer
VMProtect 2.XX-3.XX (DetectItEasy protector)Packing hides code; legitimate installers use it too.
Entropy
6.36 of 8

First scanned Updated

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is Verse serial checker.exe safe, or is it malware?
Verse serial checker.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 14 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
What is Verse serial checker.exe?
Verse serial checker.exe is a Windows program, about 2.4 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Jul 27, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected Verse serial checker.exe?
14 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag Verse serial checker.exe, including Microsoft and Symantec (Norton). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What should I do if I already ran Verse serial checker.exe?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Verse serial checker.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Verse serial checker.exe is a9f0abf437543a7a18d15d808b6bd7328df5afb22cb3a328227755c1b7f97d06, and its MD5 is 7c4ca2adb105c12b4378fa7b477d775f. 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.
How up to date is this analysis of Verse serial checker.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 20, 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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