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Verdict Malicious

Analyzed , 8 days ago

Is dependecies.zip safe? No, we rate this exact file malicious.

A rare, archive whose bundled program is flagged by 14 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it, including ESET and Ikarus, as an Inno Setup-based trojan downloader.

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Strong evidence · Two or more major antivirus engines agree.

Don't open or extract this archive

Do not extract or run this archive; delete it, and if it was already run, perform a full scan with your security software enabled.

What to do now3 steps

This ZIP archive is harmful. Don't open or extract it, and delete it.

If you haven't opened or extracted it

  1. Don't open or extract this archive. Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash.

If you already opened or extracted it

  1. If you already extracted it, delete the extracted files too and run a full antivirus scan.

  2. If a page it opened asked for a password or card details and you entered them, change that password and call your bank.

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Avoid banking and sign-ins on that device until it is clean. These free MalwareTips guides walk you through it.

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dependecies.zip: Malicious — MalwareTips file scan

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

Antivirus results

14 of 68 flagged

  • Flagged 14
  • No detection 54
  • No result 7
Filedependecies.zip5.7 MBSHA-256 ba4a2be41dab…9517e1
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Not run
  • First seen 8d ago
When we scanned it, 2 sources had submitted it to VirusTotal.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

5 points against it and 0 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

The file is and rare, with no publisher identity.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • Fortinet labels the file as riskware rather than a trojan, and no major family consensus exists, so some engines may be reacting to a bundling installer rather than a damaging payload.
  • No sandbox run or host-reputation check is available to confirm what the downloader actually fetches.

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 · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

No completed test run is saved for this file.

Threat context

How downloaders work

This file is a delivery vehicle. On its own it can look small and harmless, but its job is to fetch and install the real payload, often a password stealer, ransomware or a bot, from a server the attacker controls.

Bottom line:Because the dangerous part arrives later, early scans can look cleaner than the threat really is.

Chapter 04

Technical details

14 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 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: 14 of 68 engines flagged it · 7 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesNot runNo sandbox run is recorded for this fileNo date recorded
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededNo sandbox run, so there were 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 14

  • ESET-NOD32 (major engine)Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.IPE trojan
  • Fortinet (major engine)Riskware/InnoMod
  • Ikarus (major engine)Trojan.Win32.OffLoader
  • AhnLab-V3Infostealer/Win.InnoLoader.R790171
  • DeepInstinctMALICIOUS
  • Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
  • GoogleDetected
  • huorongHEUR:TrojanDownloader/Agent.a!crit
6 more in the full engine list

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 18, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC
SHA-256
ba4a2be41dab28b7d6371bfd67485cd3842e5b5cd89b92df579b25d4839517e1
SHA-1
416bf94e20daca37de94a9954ca76396883adbf6
MD5
e1addeb143c483d32472107fce729d3e

About this file

dependecies.zip is a ZIP file of 5.7 MB.

Type and size
ZIP · 5.7 MB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Oct 18, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
2 distinct sourcesRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 8 questions people ask most about this file.

Is dependecies.zip a virus?
Yes. This copy of dependecies.zip (SHA-256 ba4a2be4…17e1) is malicious. Other files with the same name can be different, so check the hash. Don't open or extract it. Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash. 14 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, some as OffLoader. Antivirus engines classify it as a downloader whose job is to fetch more malware onto the device. If you've already opened or extracted it, see the steps below.
What is dependecies.zip?
dependecies.zip is a ZIP archive, about 5.7 MB. VirusTotal first saw it on Oct 18, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected dependecies.zip?
14 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag dependecies.zip, including ESET and Malwarebytes. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count. The rating comes from all the evidence together, not from this count alone.
What should I do if I already opened or extracted dependecies.zip?
1) Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash. 2) Run a full scan with your antivirus. 3) If it asked you to enable editing or macros, or a page it opened asked for a password or card details, change that password from another device and call your bank if you paid.
How do I remove dependecies.zip?
Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash. If you ran anything that was inside it, run a full scan with your antivirus.
What kind of malware is dependecies.zip?
Antivirus engines classify dependecies.zip as a downloader whose job is to fetch more malware onto the device. Engines attribute it to the OffLoader family.
What is the SHA-256 hash of dependecies.zip?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of dependecies.zip is ba4a2be41dab28b7d6371bfd67485cd3842e5b5cd89b92df579b25d4839517e1, and its MD5 is e1addeb143c483d32472107fce729d3e. 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 dependecies.zip?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 18, 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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