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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 6 months ago

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

Only Zillya flagged this widely submitted executable, while all major antivirus engines remained silent and evidence from the test run showed no corroborating high-risk activity.

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Strong evidence · Widely seen for a long time, and nothing harmful found.

Run it as usual if it came from the official source

Good practice2 tips

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.

No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.

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DRTCP.exe: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

1 of 72 flagged

  • Flagged 1
  • No detection 71
  • No result 4
FileDRTCP.exe53.8 kBSHA-256 de08e3d24dc3…c945b6
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 19y ago
It has a long history: seen by 400 sources over more than six months.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 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

Only 1 of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable, using an adware label that no other engine corroborated; all 18 reporting major antivirus engines were silent. Its history spans 400 submission sources since it was first seen on Feb 20, 2007, and the sandbox summary found no high-risk techniques, injected processes, or malicious dropped files.

Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • Zillya labels the executable Adware.DLBoost.Win32.22, although no other engine corroborates that unwanted program label.
  • The executable is unsigned, so its publisher cannot be authenticated.
  • Our static analysis was not available, and no complete reputation result is available for all observed contacts.

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
  • 9sandbox rule tags
  • 3spawned processes
  • 1network contact
  • 22filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

1 of the 72 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 · 76 enginesCompleteWorth noting: 1 of 72 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result · treated as non-decisive Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial1 host contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check Details for contacted hosts
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 Safe verdict weighed these detections and treats them as non-decisive.

  • ZillyaAdware.DLBoost.Win32.22

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Apr 23, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC
SHA-256
de08e3d24dc3cafea087936be9b2016951b0b9f5c96399b74c0cc3b2e1c945b6
SHA-1
597d16a19baf7d15a045be41c907b956d1de706b
MD5
5db09a8e32164e4669f5eadc0cf50182

About this file

DRTCP.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 53.8 kB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 53.8 kB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Feb 20, 2007On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
400 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
5.46 of 8

First scanned Updated

Verdict history

  1. Suspicious
  2. Maliciousafter a new scan
  3. Safeafter a re-check of the saved evidence

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 DRTCP.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in DRTCP.exe. 1 of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; after weighing the other evidence we treat that alert as false alarms. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is DRTCP.exe?
DRTCP.exe is a Windows program, about 53.8 kB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Feb 20, 2007.
How many antivirus engines detected DRTCP.exe?
1 of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flags DRTCP.exe (Zillya). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What is the SHA-256 hash of DRTCP.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of DRTCP.exe is de08e3d24dc3cafea087936be9b2016951b0b9f5c96399b74c0cc3b2e1c945b6, and its MD5 is 5db09a8e32164e4669f5eadc0cf50182. 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 DRTCP.exe?
We found nothing harmful in DRTCP.exe. 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 DRTCP.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Apr 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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