Is Streamlabs Desktop.lnk safe?
No engine detected this shortcut, but its newness and absent runtime or target details warrant verifying that it came from the expected installation.
All 75 antivirus engines returned without a malicious or suspicious detection, including 16 tier-1 engines reporting no detection. However, this shortcut is newly observed, and no sandbox run, parsed shortcut target, or complete contacted-host reputation check is available, so its source and destination should still be verified.
c2fb12ff8975191cce…c8b0eb5bc6c773Recommended next actions
Before opening
Open it only when its sender or download source is one you independently trust.
If you already opened it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
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.
All 75 antivirus engines returned without a malicious or suspicious detection, including 16 tier-1 engines reporting no detection. However, this shortcut is newly observed, and no sandbox run, parsed shortcut target, or complete contacted-host reputation check is available, so its source and destination should still be verified.
The strongest available evidence is the absence of detections across 75 engines, with no tier-1 engine identifying malware. Independent research feeds also produced no family, YARA, or known-malicious match. Code-signing evidence is not applicable to a Windows shortcut, so the lack of a signature does not count against it. Confidence is moderated because the file is newly observed and has only one submission. No completed runtime observation or comprehensive host-reputation result is available, and the supplied evidence does not expose the shortcut target or command-line arguments.
What We Detected
None of the 75 antivirus engines flagged the shortcut, and 16 tier-1 engines reported no detection. MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, and YARAify supplied no corroborating family or rule match.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox observation is available, so the shortcut's runtime actions cannot be characterized. The contacted-host check was not completed or saved, and the evidence does not include the shortcut target or arguments; therefore, no conclusion can be drawn about what it launches or whether it reaches external hosts.
What To Do Now
Confirm that the shortcut came from the expected Streamlabs installation and inspect its Properties before opening it. The target should point to the locally installed application rather than PowerShell, a script interpreter, an unfamiliar executable, or a remote URL; keep endpoint protection enabled.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- prevalence.classification=rare_new and file.ageDays=0 mean the shortcut has almost no established reputation.
- behaviour=null and contactedHosts=null leave the shortcut target, command line, runtime actions, and contacted-host reputation unverified.
- A Windows shortcut can launch commands or remote content, yet the payload provides no parsed target or arguments for direct inspection.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 engines reported malicious or suspicious results
- 16 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- No MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify hit
- No brand mismatch detected
- No triggered heuristic rules
- Newly observed file with only one submission from one source
- Windows shortcuts can conceal executable targets and command-line arguments
- No completed sandbox observation
- No complete contacted-host reputation result
- Shortcut target and arguments were not provided
Verify the shortcut's source and inspect its Target field before use. If it points anywhere unexpected, delete it and obtain Streamlabs Desktop through its official release channel while keeping security protection enabled.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
PartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox environment is recorded.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime behavior was not available
The report does not treat a missing runtime observation as a clean result.
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 1sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
No completed runtime observation is available for this file.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceRuntime coverageObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 1 time from 1 source.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
0 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
PE structure
Not applicablePE structure analysis applies to Windows executable formats, not this file type.
How widely this file has been seen
Barely seen in the wild and first surfaced recently. That limits reputation evidence, but rarity alone is not proof of malware.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- Streamlabs Desktop.lnk
- Format
- Windows shortcut
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 1.9 KB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 13, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC
c2fb12ff8975191ccef5c287b710743366c0cb7018e0e518bfc8b0eb5bc6c773Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
Open it only when its sender or download source is one you independently trust.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
Safety FAQ
Direct answers grounded in the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is Streamlabs Desktop.lnk safe?
What is Streamlabs Desktop.lnk?
How many antivirus engines detected Streamlabs Desktop.lnk?
What is the SHA-256 hash of Streamlabs Desktop.lnk?
Is it safe to open Streamlabs Desktop.lnk?
How up to date is this analysis of Streamlabs Desktop.lnk?
Community
Member reviews and reports for this exact file hash.