Is r6downloader.bat safe?
No antivirus engine detected the batch file, and its completed sandbox run showed only routine activity, although it downloaded content from shared GitHub infrastructure.
All 74 antivirus engines returned without a detection, including 17 tier-1 products. One sandbox run showed no offensive techniques, persistence, malicious child files, or malicious runtime verdict, though the script contacted raw.githubusercontent.com, which carries a suspicious host reputation in the cache.
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Before running
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If you already ran it
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Intelligence
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The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
All 74 antivirus engines returned without a detection, including 17 tier-1 products. One sandbox run showed no offensive techniques, persistence, malicious child files, or malicious runtime verdict, though the script contacted raw.githubusercontent.com, which carries a suspicious host reputation in the cache.
The strongest evidence is complete agreement across 74 antivirus engines, with zero malicious or suspicious results. One completed sandbox run observed four common system or scripting techniques but no offensive techniques, persistence indicators, malicious verdict, or dropped files. The script contacted three GitHub-related domains, and the host check covered all three without identifying a known-malicious host. However, raw.githubusercontent.com was rated suspicious, so content retrieved from that shared service deserves caution. No MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify intelligence corroborated malware, while 206 sources submitted the sample 233 times without producing detections.
What We Detected
None of 74 antivirus engines flagged the batch file, including all 17 reporting tier-1 engines. External intelligence checks returned no MalwareBazaar match, CIRCL record, or YARAify rule match.
Threat Behavior
One sandbox run observed command-shell execution, .NET SDK discovery, and connections to api.github.com, github.com, and raw.githubusercontent.com. It recorded no offensive techniques, persistence indicators, dropped files, or malicious sandbox verdict. The reputation check covered all three contacted domains and found no known-malicious host, although raw.githubusercontent.com was marked suspicious; as shared infrastructure, its risk depends on the specific downloaded content.
What To Do Now
Obtain the script from its official project source and verify its SHA-256 hash before running it. Keep endpoint protection enabled, and review the batch commands or test it in an isolated environment if the source is uncertain.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- contactedHosts.suspiciousHosts includes raw.githubusercontent.com; this shared hosting domain can deliver either legitimate or harmful scripts, so its reputation is not conclusive.
- A communityComments[0] annotation links the hash to malware-research repositories, but it has zero votes and provides no family identification or independent detection.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/74 engines produced malicious or suspicious detections.
- All 17 reporting tier-1 engines returned without detection.
- One sandbox run produced no malicious verdict and no offensive techniques.
- No persistence indicators or dropped-file hashes were observed.
- MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, and YARAify returned no corroborating hits.
- The batch script can retrieve content from raw.githubusercontent.com, a shared host marked suspicious in contactedHosts.suspiciousHosts.
- Batch scripts are unsigned by design, so publisher identity cannot be authenticated through code signing.
- The downloaded content itself was not represented by a dropped-file hash in behaviour.droppedFileHashes.
Use the file only if it came from the expected project or author, and verify hash e49135e218581163677fc6333c899f3321b3eba69cf8da5af50cf1a1fa691b6e. Keep endpoint protection enabled and inspect any content it downloads.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 74 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Complete3 contacted hosts were cross-checked.
YARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 4MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 14spawned processes
- 3network contacts
- 2filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- api.github.com
- github.com
- raw.githubusercontent.com
- \Device\ConDrv\\Connect
- stdout
Servers this file contacts
This file contacts 1 host we've flagged suspicious in our own URL scanner.
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 0 / 74engines flagged
- 206sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 74 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has been submitted 233 times from 206 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 03
Scanned file: r6downloader.bat — e49135e218581163677fc6333c899f3321b3eba69cf8da5af50cf1a1fa691b6e
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 04
Observed process — "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c start /wait "" "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\r6downloader.bat"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 05
Observed process — C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /K "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\r6downloader.bat"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
File written: Connect — \Device\ConDrv\\Connect
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: stdout
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
Contacted host: raw.githubusercontent.com — Saved reputation verdict: suspicious.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceContacted-host cross-checkObserved at - 09
Contacted host: api.github.com — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
0 of 74 engines flagged this file
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PE structure
Not applicablePE structure analysis applies to Windows executable formats, not this file type.
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- r6downloader.bat
- Format
- DOS batch file
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 29.4 KB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 2, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC
e49135e218581163677fc6333c899f3321b3eba69cf8da5af50cf1a1fa691b6eSafety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
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