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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is vpnus-setup.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Only 1 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it detected the unsigned installer, but observed activity and three reputation-unchecked IP connections justify caution.

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Why Suspicious? One antivirus engine (Deep Instinct) flags it; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

Don't install it until you know where it came from

Avoid installing it until the publisher and official distribution source are verified. Keep security protection enabled and use an isolated test environment if further examination is required.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't install it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already installed it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

Not sure what to do?

Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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vpnus-setup.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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

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Antivirus results

1 of 69 flagged

  • Flagged 1
  • No detection 68
  • No result 6
Filevpnus-setup.exe32.6 MBSHA-256 da6ee86ea45f…6bbd5b
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 1mo ago
1 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flags it (Deep Instinct).

Chapter 02

Why we think so

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

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

The antivirus result is weak: DeepInstinct alone flagged the file, while no major antivirus engines identified malware or a family.

Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
  • Sixteen major antivirus engines reported no detection, including Avast, BitDefender, ESET-NOD32, Kaspersky, and Fortinet.
  • No sandbox returned a malicious verdict, and no dropped file is known to be malicious across four inspected children.
  • The absence of a MalwareBazaar listing and the absence of community YARA matches provide no independent malware-family corroboration.
  • The import-table fingerprint history points toward OfferCore, but all five matches lack a matching signer and may reflect a shared installer framework rather than shared payload code.

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
  • 15sandbox rule tags
  • 6spawned processes
  • 2network contacts
  • 7filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Hid files or windows on the test computer.

  • Note: Read the user name of the test computer.

  • Note: Deleted files or logs during the test run (installers often clean up after themselves).

  • Note: Talked to servers over the internet during the test run.

  • Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.

Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as code injection, but no injected program was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as weakening security settings; no setting change was recorded.

This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 7: FileSeen in the test run

      vpnus-setup.exe

      da6ee86ea45f3990dc39afe071e38f16efade26690a52eb985fb568ffa6bbd5b

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      vpnus-setup.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\vpnus-setup.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      vpnus-setup.tmp

      "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-3D9MYK9YIT.tmp\vpnus-setup.tmp" /SL5="$1A006E,31280549,986624,C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\vpnus-setup.exe"

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      vpnus-setup.tmp

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-3D9MYK9YIT.tmp\vpnus-setup.tmp

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      gui.log

      C:\ProgramData\VPNUS\gui.log

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

    2
    1. Evidence 6 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      5.129.240.234

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    2. Evidence 7 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      34.160.81.0

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

7 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

1 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; no publisher signature.

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 · 75 enginesCompleteWorth noting: 1 of 69 engines flagged it · 6 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial2 hosts contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 1

  • DeepInstinctMALICIOUS

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Sep 10, 2026, 6:41 AM UTC
SHA-256
da6ee86ea45f3990dc39afe071e38f16efade26690a52eb985fb568ffa6bbd5b
SHA-1
fae83ab3a55128e5bb322b0c2dbb00eb18fdb45b
MD5
2ce55315dc0d8b3b91e73da65ddc5dff

About this file

vpnus-setup.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 32.6 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 32.6 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Sep 8, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
18 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
8.00 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is vpnus-setup.exe safe, or is it malware?
vpnus-setup.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 1 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flags it. Don't install it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the software, download a fresh installer from the developer's own website.
What is vpnus-setup.exe?
vpnus-setup.exe is a software installer, about 32.6 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Sep 8, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected vpnus-setup.exe?
1 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flags vpnus-setup.exe (Deep Instinct). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
I already downloaded and installed vpnus-setup.exe — what should I do?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of vpnus-setup.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of vpnus-setup.exe is da6ee86ea45f3990dc39afe071e38f16efade26690a52eb985fb568ffa6bbd5b, and its MD5 is 2ce55315dc0d8b3b91e73da65ddc5dff. 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 vpnus-setup.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Sep 10, 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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