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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 2 months ago

Is mod_generator.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Unsigned 36 MB executable with one sandbox run showing and three less reliable detections.

Why Suspicious? 3 antivirus engines flag it, but no major engine agrees; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

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

Treat as untrusted; run additional sandbox analysis before any execution on sensitive systems.

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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mod_generator.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

3 of 42 flagged

  • Flagged 3
  • No detection 39
  • No result 33
Filemod_generator.exe36.8 MBSHA-256 ab984e01b0ef…585047
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 9mo ago
3 of the 42 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including McAfee and APEX.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 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

Three less reliable engines flagged the file while major antivirus engines stayed silent. The binary is unsigned, wrote ten files it created, and executed in a single sandbox run with no malicious verdict returned.

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. 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
  • 14sandbox rule tags
  • 2spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 16filesystem & 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: Unpacked hidden content while it ran.

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

  • Note: Listed the programs running on the test computer.

  • Note: Deleted files or logs during the test run (installers often clean up after themselves).

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

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

  • 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 using an unusual network protocol, but no contacted host was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: Showed activity a sandbox rule links to file encryption; no ransomware behaviour was confirmed.

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 5: FileSeen in the test run

      mod_generator.exe

      ab984e01b0ef581a433a2808c26e76a10f5b2cca4dfdecf4282ff10949585047

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run

      mod_generator.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\mod_generator.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run

      mod_generator.exe

      "C:\Users\user\Desktop\mod_generator.exe"

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run

      zlib1.dll

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI44242\zlib1.dll

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run

      ucrtbase.dll

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI44242\ucrtbase.dll

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

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

Chapter 04

Technical details

3 of the 42 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

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

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 3 of 42 engines flagged it · 33 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 3

  • APEXMalicious
  • BkavW32.Malware.9E47A482
  • McAfeeDti!AB984E01B0EF

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Aug 25, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC
SHA-256
ab984e01b0ef581a433a2808c26e76a10f5b2cca4dfdecf4282ff10949585047
SHA-1
66d666ba6fa8b32cabd5b91f9605249dfd5a4bdb
MD5
f3da1b131322acfdbcd131fb9643a77d

About this file

mod_generator.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 36.8 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 36.8 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Jan 12, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
5 distinct sourcesRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
Packer
None detected
Entropy
8.00 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is mod_generator.exe safe, or is it malware?
mod_generator.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 3 of the 42 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 mod_generator.exe?
mod_generator.exe is a Windows program, about 36.8 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Jan 12, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected mod_generator.exe?
3 of the 42 antivirus engines that checked it flag mod_generator.exe, including McAfee and APEX. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What should I do if I already ran mod_generator.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 mod_generator.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of mod_generator.exe is ab984e01b0ef581a433a2808c26e76a10f5b2cca4dfdecf4282ff10949585047, and its MD5 is f3da1b131322acfdbcd131fb9643a77d. 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 mod_generator.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Aug 25, 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.
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