Is FL Studio Pro.exe safe?
Two tier-1 detections, an absent publisher signature, and runtime indicators for process injection and defense impairment make this newly observed executable high risk.
Six of 75 engines flagged the executable, including Microsoft and Ikarus, while runtime evidence mapped activity to process injection and defense impairment. The sample lacks a verified publisher signature, and its observed executable name referenced an activator rather than the advertised product, so it should not be run on a normal system.
b323232b0f30c391c7…c8138f3079016dRecommended next actions
Before running
Do not run it until the source and publisher can be verified independently.
If you already ran it
Stop using it, scan the device, and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
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.
Six of 75 engines flagged the executable, including Microsoft and Ikarus, while runtime evidence mapped activity to process injection and defense impairment. The sample lacks a verified publisher signature, and its observed executable name referenced an activator rather than the advertised product, so it should not be run on a normal system.
Two independent tier-1 engines detected trojan-like activity, although they did not agree on a single malware family. One completed sandbox run recorded techniques associated with process injection and impairing defenses, but the sandbox itself did not issue a malware finding. The executable is unsigned despite presenting itself as commercial software, leaving no publisher identity to validate its origin. Host-reputation coverage found no complete contacted-host reputation result was available, but one contacted service was rated suspicious. These mixed signals do not establish a canonical family, yet the combination is too risky to treat as a routine false positive.
What We Detected
Six of 75 antivirus engines flagged the executable. Microsoft identified Wacatac-like activity, Ikarus reported an Evo trojan label, and Varist used a WinGo-family label; however, the tier-1 engines did not converge on one family. The executable has no verified publisher signature despite using the name of commercial software.
Threat Behavior
A completed sandbox run recorded T1055, associated with process injection, and T1562.001, associated with impairing defenses. The run also showed a process path referring to an activator, which does not align with the displayed filename. All seven distinct contacted domains and IPs were checked: none was already known as malicious, while telegram.me was rated suspicious. No malicious child file was identified, and the sandbox did not itself return a malware finding.
What To Do Now
Do not launch this executable on a production or personal system. Keep endpoint protection enabled, quarantine or delete the file, and obtain the software only through the publisher's official release channel. If it has already run, perform a full security scan and review the system for unexpected processes, startup entries, and account activity.
Where this verdict could be wrong5 caveats
- Eight tier-1 engines reported no detection, and tier1FamilyConsensus.family=null, so the antivirus findings do not identify one established family.
- behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false; the completed sandbox labeled the run clean despite recording T1055 and T1562.001.
- contactedHosts inspected all seven distinct contacted domains and IPs and found no complete contacted-host reputation result was available, although telegram.me was rated suspicious.
- externalIntel.yaraify.ruleCount=0, externalIntel.circl.hit=false, and externalIntel.malwareBazaar.hit=false.
- peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false and peAnalysis.likelyPacked=false provide no packing-related support for the detections.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Eight tier-1 engines reported no detection
- No strong tier-1 family consensus was present
- The completed sandbox did not issue a malware finding
- No contacted host was already known as malicious
- No malicious child file was identified
- 6/75 antivirus detections, including two independent tier-1 engines
- Unsigned Win32 executable presenting itself as commercial software
- Runtime mapping to T1055 process injection
- Runtime mapping to T1562.001 defense impairment
- Observed process name referenced an activator rather than the displayed product
- telegram.me received a suspicious host-reputation score of 79
Quarantine or delete the executable and download FL Studio only from Image-Line's official channel. If the file was executed, keep protection enabled and run a full system scan.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete6 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial7 of 8 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete.
YARA
Complete1 signature or behavior rule 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
- 21MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 2spawned processes
- 9network contacts
- 1filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file does
Observed actions and their security significance
High concern: Injected code into another process, a technique that can conceal execution.
High concern: Changed an auto-start location that can make code run after sign-in or restart.
High concern: Attempted to impair or bypass security controls.
Moderate concern: Contained obfuscated or packed code that makes inspection harder.
Moderate concern: Runs hidden system commands (script or shell).
Moderate concern: Communicated over a common application protocol; malware can use this for command-and-control.
Moderate concern: Scans through your files and folders.
These are observed capabilities from an isolated analysis. A technique does not prove malicious intent on its own, and the file never ran on your device.
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
FL Studio Pro.exe
b323232b0f30c391c77239ab50a3eaf1653513670128a88c67c8138f3079016d
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\Capcut pro activator.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\user\Desktop\Capcut pro activator.exe"
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostDerived
telegram.me
Saved reputation verdict: suspicious.
04Contacted-host cross-check - Contacted hostObserved
eip-terr-na.cdp1.digicert.com.akahost.net
Contact observed during runtime.
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
5 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.
- eip-terr-na.cdp1.digicert.com.akahost.net
- a1672.dscr.akamai.net
- telegram.me
- img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net
- www.bing.com
- nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
- 217.60.102.236
- 162.159.36.2
- https://217.60.102.236/
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TS_a08d7447
- Sasfa214fra
Servers this file contacts
This file contacts 1 host we've flagged suspicious in our own URL scanner.
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 1rule hit recorded
- 6 / 75engines flagged
- 21sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 02
6 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file, including Bkav and Elastic.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 27 times from 21 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: FL Studio Pro.exe — b323232b0f30c391c77239ab50a3eaf1653513670128a88c67c8138f3079016d
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\Capcut pro activator.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — "C:\Users\user\Desktop\Capcut pro activator.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
Contacted host: telegram.me — Saved reputation verdict: suspicious.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceContacted-host cross-checkObserved at - 08
Contacted host: eip-terr-na.cdp1.digicert.com.akahost.net — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
Category: generic-trojan
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>\Desktop\Capcut pro activator.exe"
6 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
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- FL Studio Pro.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 17.8 MB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 1, 2026, 7:19 PM UTC
b323232b0f30c391c77239ab50a3eaf1653513670128a88c67c8138f3079016dSafety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
We couldn't fully clear this file. Treat it with caution.
- Recovery step 01
Don't run it unless you're certain it came from a source you trust.
- Recovery step 02
Check where you got it — an unexpected attachment or a random download link is a red flag.
- Recovery step 03
If its origin cannot be confirmed, delete this file and use a fresh copy from a trusted source. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- Recovery step 04
If you're still unsure, scan it again in a day or two — detections often catch up on newer files.
Safety FAQ
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