Is Google Password Manager (1).download safe?
No antivirus engine detected malware in this shortcut, although its long command-line tag and newly observed status justify source verification before opening.
All 74 antivirus engines returned without a malicious or suspicious finding, including 17 tier-1 engines. However, this is a newly observed Windows shortcut tagged for long command-line arguments, and no runtime or contacted-host assessment was completed, so open it only if its source and destination are expected.
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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 74 antivirus engines returned without a malicious or suspicious finding, including 17 tier-1 engines. However, this is a newly observed Windows shortcut tagged for long command-line arguments, and no runtime or contacted-host assessment was completed, so open it only if its source and destination are expected.
The strongest evidence is the complete absence of detections across 74 antivirus engines, with all 17 participating tier-1 engines reporting no detection. Research intelligence also produced no MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify hit. The file is nevertheless a Windows shortcut with a long-command-line tag, a format capable of launching commands rather than merely storing data. It was first observed today from one source, which limits reputation-based assurance. No completed sandbox observation or complete contacted-host reputation result is available, so the shortcut's actual target and effects remain unverified. The five previous safe decisions are only broad file-type matches and therefore provide limited additional support.
What We Detected
No malicious or suspicious result was returned by any of 74 antivirus engines. All 17 tier-1 engines that participated, including Microsoft, Kaspersky, BitDefender, ESET-NOD32, and Avast, reported no detection. CIRCL, MalwareBazaar, and YARAify also supplied no malicious match.
Threat Behavior
The object is a 2,855-byte Windows shortcut tagged with long command-line arguments. Shortcuts can launch programs, scripts, or commands, but no completed sandbox run is available to establish what this one executes. No complete contacted-host reputation result is available either, so network effects cannot be assessed.
What To Do Now
Confirm that the shortcut came from an expected source and inspect its target or command line before opening it. If it arrived unexpectedly, claims to install a password-management component, or redirects to an unfamiliar executable or script, delete it or submit it for runtime analysis while keeping endpoint protection enabled.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- The sample is newly observed from one source, so the 0/74 detection result has little historical reputation behind it.
- behaviour=null and contactedHosts=null leave the shortcut's command execution and any resulting network activity unobserved.
- The five prior safe records are file-type-only matches, including unrelated formats, so they are weak evidence for this exact shortcut.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/74 engines reported a malicious or suspicious result
- 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- No MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify hit
- No brandMismatch.detected signal
- 5/5 broad file-type matches have prior safe verdicts
- Newly observed sample with file.ageDays=0
- Only 1 submitting source and 1 recorded submission
- Windows shortcut capable of launching commands
- file.tags contains 'long-command-line-arguments'
- No completed runtime observation
- No complete contacted-host reputation assessment
Verify the shortcut's source and inspect its target command before opening it. Keep endpoint protection enabled, and avoid launching it if the target invokes an unexpected script, shell, downloader, or unfamiliar website.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 74 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 / 74engines 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 74 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 74 engines flagged this file
View all 74 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
- Google Password Manager (1).download
- Format
- Windows shortcut
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 2.8 KB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 17, 2026, 1:27 AM UTC
c69932892829d40967fe35a27d706aafb65b35e488d11089526d47f069067539Safety & 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.
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