File verdict·Decided by the MT AI Engine
Our call

Suspicious

Unsigned JDownloader installer shows mixed AV signals with process injection behavior but benign drops and no malicious runtime verdicts.

Trust score55Caution
JDownloader2Setup_windows-x86_v11_0_29.exe
83.1 MB
de8b2bdfc61d6358535b502bd95e
Antivirus engines
9 of 75 flagged
Code signing
Unsigned
Age
First seen 2mo ago
MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

The MT AI Engine weighs every signal from this scan — antivirus detections, sandbox behaviour, code signing, prevalence and historical matches — to reach a single, evidence-based verdict.

75%Confidence
High
Reasoning

The file matches a known legitimate installer for JDownloader, which uses install4j and extracts Java runtime components. Tier-1 detections are generic (FileRepMalware) common for recent files, outweighed by 14 clean tier-1 scans. Process injection (T1055) into svchost and LSASS heuristic are red flags but lack corroboration from sandbox verdicts or drops. Unsigned status and new age contribute to caution without strong malicious consensus.

Key signals · 5

Each signal cites a concrete token from the evidence the arbiter saw — engine name, MITRE technique, signer string, or an exact count.

  1. tier1FamilyConsensus.family='filerepmalware' (2 engines: Avast/AVG)

  2. triggeredHeuristics[0].rule='MalwareTips.Synth.ProcessInjection' fired=true severity=high evidence='svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p'

  3. behaviour.filesWritten includes 'i4jruntime.jar' 'flatlaf.jar' 'java.exe -version'

  4. engines.tier1Malicious=3 vs tier1ReportedClean=14 (e.g., ESET-NOD32, Kaspersky, BitDefender undetected)

  5. droppedChildren.hasMaliciousChild=false (10 unknown)

Points in its favour
  • 14 tier-1 engines clean (ESET, Kaspersky, etc.)
  • Benign installer drops (install4j, JRE)
  • No malicious sandbox verdict
  • No malicious contacted hosts/children
  • Filename matches legit JDownloader installer
Points against
  • Unsigned executable
  • Recent first submission (2 days)
  • Process injection (T1055) into svchost
  • LSASS-targeting heuristic
  • 3 tier-1 malicious detections
  • Generic 'FileRepMalware' labels
Recommended action

Treat as potentially risky due to heuristics and detections; obtain from trusted official source and scan thoroughly. Avoid if possible until more scans agree clean.

What this file does

What it attempted when executed in an isolated sandbox

  • High concern: Hides inside another running program to evade antivirus.

  • High concern: Talks to a remote server to take commands or send out your data.

  • High concern: Downloads more malware onto your PC.

  • High concern: Hijacks how Windows loads programs so it runs automatically.

  • Moderate concern: Obfuscates or packs its code to avoid detection.

  • Moderate concern: Runs hidden system commands (script or shell).

  • Moderate concern: Scans through your files and folders.

Translated from the file's technical behaviour during analysis. It never ran on your device.

What to do now

We couldn't fully clear this file. Treat it with caution.

  1. Don't run it unless you're certain it came from a source you trust.

  2. Check where you got it — an email attachment or a random download link is a red flag.

  3. If you're unsure, delete it. You can always re-download a clean copy from the official source.

  4. If you're still unsure, scan it again in a day or two — detections often catch up on newer files.

Threat family attribution

filerepmalware corroborated by 1 source

  • VT (75 engines)
    filerepmalware
Runtime behaviour

What this file did when executed

This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.

MITRE ATT&CK
15

Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

T1027· Obfuscated codeT1027.002· Obfuscated codeT1033· Reads user infoT1055· Process injectionT1059· Runs commandsT1071· Remote server (C2)T1074T1082· System reconT1083· Scans your filesT1105· Downloads malwareT1106T1129· Loads modulesT1497· Sandbox evasionT1539T1574· Execution hijack
Spawned processes
10
$(unnamed)
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\JDownloader2Setup_windows-x86_v11_0_29.exe"
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p
$(unnamed)
"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp11FA.exe"
$(unnamed)
"c:\users\bruno\appdata\local\INSTAL~1\t\E4J498~1.TMP\jre\bin\java.exe" -version
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s StorSvc
+2 more processes captured.
Filesystem & mutexes
21
Files written15
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp11FA.exe
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\install4j\t\i4j_nlog_1.log
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\install4j\t\e4j4987.tmp_dir1778084974\i4jruntime.jar
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\install4j\t\e4j4987.tmp_dir1778084974\i4jparams.conf
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\install4j\t\e4j4987.tmp_dir1778084974\i4j_extf_2_69g5ss_14qfchv.png
+10 more
Files deleted4
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\install4j\t\e4jtw29889004
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\install4j\t\e4j4987.tmp_dir1778084974\jre.tar.gz
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\JDownloader\i4j_writeperm_test
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\JDownloader
Mutexes created2
  • A9A48A31
  • Global\OneSettingQueryMutex+compat+encapsulation
Dropped payload

Files this sample writes at runtime

This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.

10 unseen
  • da63081db591b7346d44129e67Never scanned
    never seen before
  • 48a4a9a7ebca4f7b88409533ccNever scanned
    never seen before
  • 71c44233dd548b0e504206ad15Never scanned
    never seen before
  • d816710152ba53e1a1a59ddfdeNever scanned
    never seen before
  • 231290d6ac51b2b5639fec68a9Never scanned
    never seen before
  • 34833b22dff8186f79204af4cbNever scanned
    never seen before
  • 073ed831ed3eadfd87f4998093Never scanned
    never seen before
  • 652479f4613baa3782ac7df640Never scanned
    never seen before
  • 88c0cddf6b8b3e28d548fd495cNever scanned
    never seen before
  • bedcce48ca63cc72b24b323c5aNever scanned
    never seen before
No researcher-database hits
External threat-intel sources were not collected for this scan.
Signature matches

YARA & heuristic rule matches

A researcher-curated or high-severity heuristic rule matched this sample. These rules target specific malware families and are near-definitive.

2 synthesis
MITRE ATT&CK profile
Defense evasion× 1Cred access× 1
MalwareTips synthesis rules
Our own detection rules, applied to the scan data and sandbox behaviour
  • ProcessInjectionhigh

    MITRE T1055 (Process Injection) observed — CreateRemoteThread / APC / reflective-DLL injection. The payload is being smuggled into a legitimate process to bypass AV hooks.

    Evidence
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p
  • CredentialDumpermedium

    Sandbox observed process activity targeting LSASS (Windows credential store). Legitimate software has no business reading LSASS memory — this is Mimikatz-shape behaviour.

    Evidence
    C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
Antivirus engine breakdown

9 detections across 75 engines

9 malicious0 suspicious66 clean
Tier-117 engines
3flag
Top commercial AVs (low FP rate)
Tier-241 engines
2flag
Mainstream engines with mixed FP rates
Low-trust17 engines
4flag
Heuristic / generic-AI engines (high FP rate)
Avast
malicious
FileRepMalware [Misc]
AVG
malicious
FileRepMalware [Misc]
Bkav
malicious
W32.Malware.3A071CB4
DeepInstinct
malicious
MALICIOUS
Google
malicious
Detected
Ikarus
malicious
Trojan.Win64.Krypt
McAfeeD
malicious
ti!DE8B2BDFC61D
Rising
malicious
Trojan.Kryptik@AI.80 (RDML:235PalrdQqZJ5gQtK0qWtw)
Trapmine
malicious
suspicious.low.ml.score
Hash de8b2bdfc61d… cross-referenced against 75 AV engines via our AV network.
PE forensics

Section entropy & packers

Section-level entropy and packer detection from the PE header. Nothing suspicious here — entropy is within the normal range for unpacked code.

Unpacked
Section entropy7 sections
.text
6.49
.rdata
4.67
.data
2.30
.pdata
4.87
.fptable
0.00
.rsrc
8.00
.reloc
4.94
0.0Packed threshold 7.28.0
Prevalence

How widely this file has been seen

Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.

Medium
Unique uploaders
9
Moderate upload volume.
Total submissions
10
Includes repeat uploads by the same source.
First seen
2mo ago
May 6, 2026
Prevalence quadrant
Rare · New
Targeted malware lives here
Common · New
Just-released software
Rare · Old
Niche or internal tooling
Common · Old
Trusted legitimate binaries
File identity

Forensic fingerprint

File biography
First seen (VT)
5/6/2026, 4:28:13 AM
First seen (MalwareBazaar)
Last analysis (VT)
5/8/2026, 7:36:02 AM
Scanned here
5/8/2026, 1:16:29 PM
File name
JDownloader2Setup_windows-x86_v11_0_29.exe
Size
83.12 MB
MIME type
(unknown)
Detected type
Win32 EXE
SHA-256
de8b2bdfc61d63585329b8cfca2a012476b46387435410b995aeae5b502bd95e
MD5
d3b398a757b424f91e645985ade00516
SHA-1
c5997e6a28a46041180780eb52842b668a65e4e2
PE imphash
cebbab50025aad300d9290d50864f4ef
First seen (VT)
5/6/2026, 4:28:13 AM
Last analysis (VT)
5/8/2026, 7:36:02 AM
First scan (MalwareTips)
5/8/2026, 7:33:43 AM
Last scan (MalwareTips)
5/8/2026, 1:16:29 PM
Community reputation
-1flagged
Behavior tags
peexe64bits
Frequently asked

Safety FAQ

Common questions about JDownloader2Setup_windows-x86_v11_0_29.exe, answered from the scan data above.

  • JDownloader2Setup_windows-x86_v11_0_29.exe is suspicious — treat it as unsafe until you're sure. 9 of 75 antivirus engines flag it, which isn't a strong consensus but is enough to be cautious. Don't run it unless you fully trust where it came from, and prefer downloading the software fresh from its official site.
  • JDownloader2Setup_windows-x86_v11_0_29.exe is a Windows executable program, about 83.1 MB. We identify a file by its cryptographic hash rather than its name, because the same filename can be reused by completely different files — the hash below is the reliable fingerprint.
  • 9 of 75 antivirus engines flagged JDownloader2Setup_windows-x86_v11_0_29.exe, 9 of them as outright malicious. A small number of detections can include false positives, so we weigh which engines flagged it and what else the file does, not just the raw count.
  • Act quickly. 1) Disconnect the device from the internet to stop the malware communicating or spreading. 2) Run a full scan with reputable anti-malware software (such as Malwarebytes) and quarantine everything it finds. 3) Change your important passwords from a DIFFERENT, clean device — many threats log keystrokes or steal saved credentials. 4) If you bank or shop on this device, watch closely for fraud and alert your bank. 5) For a confirmed infection, the most reliable fix is to back up your personal files and reinstall the operating system for a clean start.
  • To remove JDownloader2Setup_windows-x86_v11_0_29.exe: 1) restart into Safe Mode (Safe Mode with Networking if you need to download a tool) so the malware doesn't auto-start. 2) Run a full scan with reputable anti-malware software and let it quarantine or delete the detections. 3) Delete the original JDownloader2Setup_windows-x86_v11_0_29.exe file and empty the Recycle Bin/Trash. 4) Check your browser extensions, startup items, and scheduled tasks for anything unfamiliar. 5) Reboot and scan again to confirm it's gone. If detections keep coming back, a clean operating-system reinstall is the most dependable cure.
  • The SHA-256 hash of JDownloader2Setup_windows-x86_v11_0_29.exe is de8b2bdfc61d63585329b8cfca2a012476b46387435410b995aeae5b502bd95e, and its MD5 is d3b398a757b424f91e645985ade00516. This hash is the file's unique fingerprint — two files with the same SHA-256 are identical. Use it to confirm you're looking at exactly this file (not just one with the same name) when comparing against antivirus databases or a download's published checksum.
  • This report reflects the scan run on May 8, 2026. Because a file's hash never changes, the identity of JDownloader2Setup_windows-x86_v11_0_29.exe is fixed — but antivirus coverage improves over time, so a file that looks clean today can pick up detections later (and vice-versa). If you need the latest picture, MalwareTips staff can re-run the analysis from scratch.
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