File scan report

Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 3 months ago

Is this email message safe? Yes, no threats found.

This Outlook email message raised no detections across 74 engines, and in the sandbox it only opened in Outlook and loaded mail-gateway banner images.

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

Open it as usual if it came from the official source

The message file is not malicious code, but treat its contents as phishing: do not click links or enter credentials, and report it to your security team.

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Open it only after checking with the sender through a phone number or address you already have.

  2. Keep your security software and system updates switched on.

No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.

Reads the latest antivirus results for this file's hash. Nothing is uploaded.

Antivirus results

0 of 61 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 61
  • No result 13
FileEmail message1.2 MBSHA-256 c24e3287ccf6…258d76
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 3mo ago
None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

1 point against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this Outlook message, and the test run showed only Outlook opening it and fetching email-security banner images. The file itself carries no malicious code we could find. Because it appears to be a saved phishing email, avoid clicking links or entering credentials from it.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • Its original file name (hidden on this page for privacy) indicates it was saved as a phishing email; antivirus engines scan attachments and code, not deceptive links or social-engineering text, so links inside the message may still lead to a phishing page.
  • Not every contacted address had a completed reputation check.

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
  • 17sandbox rule tags
  • 3spawned processes
  • 5network contacts
  • 40filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

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 · 74 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 61 engines flagged it · 13 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial2 of 5 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete2 MalwareTips behaviour rules Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

File name
Email message
Format
Outlook
Size
1.2 MB
Code signing
Not applicable to this file type
Last analyzed
Jul 24, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC
SHA-256
c24e3287ccf64fcf5a9c7ab6db474f792ececee1d24b3885701d846640258d76
SHA-1
b8014242161a3b53fba7830b8c496e738fc3c357
MD5
98dc898ccd6bf72a3592f98029e76a90

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 this email message safe?
We found nothing harmful in this email message. None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Open it only after checking with the sender through a phone number or address you already have.
What is this email message?
This email message is about 1.2 MB. Its original file name is hidden on this page for privacy, so we identify it by its SHA-256 fingerprint. VirusTotal first saw it on Jul 4, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected this email message?
None of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag this email message. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
What is the SHA-256 hash of this email message?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of this email message is c24e3287ccf64fcf5a9c7ab6db474f792ececee1d24b3885701d846640258d76, and its MD5 is 98dc898ccd6bf72a3592f98029e76a90. 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 open this email message?
We found nothing harmful in this email message. 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 this email message?
This report reflects the scan on Jul 24, 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

Community

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