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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 3 days ago

Is VencordInstaller.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Widely submitted, unsigned installer that no antivirus engine flags, but a combined sandbox malware label and broad ransomware-pattern rules keep the evidence contradictory.

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Why Suspicious? A community rule for known malware matched it and one of our detection rules matched it.

Moderate evidence · More than one sign points to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful.

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

If it came from a link, an attachment or a stranger, delete it.

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 run 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 ran 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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VencordInstaller.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

0 of 69 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 69
  • No result 6
FileVencordInstaller.exe10.3 MBSHA-256 dc0826657a00…13e871
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 2y ago
A sandbox test run rated its behaviour as malicious.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

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

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

None of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this installer, and it has been submitted by over 3,600 sources since Jan 23, 2024. It is unsigned, though. The combined sandbox verdict labelled it malware, and four community rules aimed at Go-built malware and ransomware matched it. Those rules often match harmless Go programs, but without a verified publisher the conflict cannot be settled here.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • The ransomware-named YARA rules are broad patterns that frequently match ordinary Go-built programs, and none of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it detects the file.
  • The sandbox activity seen fits an installer for a Discord client modification: it writes a Vencord folder and contacts GitHub's API. The only injection target is the file's own process.

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 · all complete. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in 6 isolated tests; 1 test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 6isolated sandbox runs
  • 23sandbox rule tags
  • 4spawned processes
  • 22network contacts
  • 18filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • High concern: Injected code into another program on the test computer.

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

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Used an unusual way to talk to a server.

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

  • Note: Listed the programs running on the test computer.

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

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

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as recording keystrokes; no keylogging was confirmed.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as changing how Windows loads code; nothing confirms it.

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

      VencordInstaller.exe

      dc0826657a005009f43bdc3a0933d08352f8b22b2b9b961697a2db6e9913e871

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

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

      software.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"

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

      dc0826657a005009f43bdc3a0933d08352f8b22b2b9b961697a2db6e9913e871.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

      KsecDD

      \Device\KsecDD

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

      Vencord

      C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Vencord

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

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

      api.github.com

      Contacted during the test run.

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

      crt.sectigo.com

      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

None of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · all complete. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 69 engines flagged it · 6 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxes · C2AE, CAPE Sandbox, Microsoft SysinternalsCompleteRisk signal: 6 runs: 1 malicious, 5 without a verdict Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete24 contacted hosts checked Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteRisk signal: 28 community YARA rules (4 malware-specific) · 1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 23, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC
SHA-256
dc0826657a005009f43bdc3a0933d08352f8b22b2b9b961697a2db6e9913e871
SHA-1
f8daf2bea3d4a6bfc99455d69c3754054de3baa5
MD5
1b8ee61ddcfd1d425821d76ea54ca829

About this file

VencordInstaller.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 10.3 MB.

Claims to be
Vencord InstallerFrom the file's own version information, written by whoever built it.
Type and size
Win32 EXE · 10.3 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Jan 23, 2024On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
3,687 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
6.08 of 8

First scanned Updated

Verdict history

  1. Safe
  2. Suspicious

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 VencordInstaller.exe safe, or is it malware?
VencordInstaller.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. No antivirus engine flags it; the caution comes from other evidence, such as who made it, how widely it is used or what it did in a test run. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
What is VencordInstaller.exe?
VencordInstaller.exe is a Windows program, about 10.3 MB. Its version information says it is “Vencord Installer”. Version information is written by whoever built the file, so it is a claim, not proof of who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Jan 23, 2024.
How many antivirus engines detected VencordInstaller.exe?
None of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flag VencordInstaller.exe. A clean antivirus result is not proof of safety; the caution comes from other evidence, such as who made it, how widely it is used or what it did in a test run.
I already downloaded and ran VencordInstaller.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 VencordInstaller.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of VencordInstaller.exe is dc0826657a005009f43bdc3a0933d08352f8b22b2b9b961697a2db6e9913e871, and its MD5 is 1b8ee61ddcfd1d425821d76ea54ca829. 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 VencordInstaller.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 23, 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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