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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 9 days ago

Is Patcher.exe safe? Yes, no threats found.

Single less reliable engine flag on a signed research-tool-named executable with no major detections.

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

Run it as usual if it came from the official source

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We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.

  2. Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.

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Patcher.exe: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

1 of 72 flagged

  • Flagged 1
  • No detection 71
  • No result 4
FilePatcher.exe1.7 MBSHA-256 c838463544ea…296bfd
  • Code signing Vertigo Games, Inc.
  • Test run Not run
  • First seen 4y ago
No sandbox test run results are available for this file.

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Why we think so

0 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

One less reliable engine (VBA32) flagged the file as suspected Trojan.Downloader.gen; all 18 major antivirus engines remained silent. The file is signed by Vertigo Games, shows research-tool filename patterns, and has medium prevalence over 1457 days.

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

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Technical details

1 of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; signed by Vertigo Games, Inc..

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 · 76 enginesCompleteWorth noting: 1 of 72 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result · treated as non-decisive 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 1

The saved verdict treats these detections as likely false positives.

  • VBA32suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 17, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC
SHA-256
c838463544ea04533087e70db0f4eb90f164b101b0190495b52bfc79ca296bfd
SHA-1
e4fed528397330186b6f74b2d51b3cbc77295e89
MD5
cb1fd5e527ea44561800169fbb5cc5fa

About this file

Patcher.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 1.7 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 1.7 MB
Signer
Vertigo Games, Inc.Valid code signature.
First seen
Aug 26, 2022On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
13 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
7.63 of 8

First scanned Updated

Chapter 04

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.

Is Patcher.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in Patcher.exe. 1 of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; after weighing the other evidence we treat that alert as false alarms. It has a valid digital signature from Vertigo Games, Inc.. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is Patcher.exe?
Patcher.exe is a Windows program, about 1.7 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Aug 26, 2022.
How many antivirus engines detected Patcher.exe?
1 of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flags Patcher.exe (VBA32). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
Is Patcher.exe digitally signed?
Yes. Patcher.exe has a valid digital signature from Vertigo Games, Inc., which shows the file hasn't been changed since that publisher signed it. Malware is sometimes signed with stolen certificates, so a signature alone isn't proof of safety.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Patcher.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Patcher.exe is c838463544ea04533087e70db0f4eb90f164b101b0190495b52bfc79ca296bfd, and its MD5 is cb1fd5e527ea44561800169fbb5cc5fa. 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 run Patcher.exe?
We found nothing harmful in Patcher.exe, and its digital signature checks out. 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 Patcher.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 17, 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.
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