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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 13 hours ago

Is HWiNFO64.EXE safe? Yes, no threats found.

None of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this validly signed HWiNFO64 executable, and the sandbox runs showed no malicious behaviour.

Strong evidence · A verified publisher signature, and no engine flags it.

Run it as usual if it came from the official source

This file appears safe to use. Keep it updated and download new versions only from the official HWiNFO site.

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.

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Antivirus results

0 of 69 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 69
  • No result 6
FileHWiNFO64.EXE11.5 MBSHA-256 e4ce0c85c428…a3c9d3
  • Code signing REALiX, s.r.o.
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 1mo ago
It has a valid digital signature from REALiX, s.r.o..

Chapter 02

Why we think so

2 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

This file has a valid signature from REALiX, s.r.o., matching the HWiNFO64 name. It is a hardware information tool, and its UPX packing is common for such utilities.

Full reasoning

None of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, including all 18 major antivirus engines that reported. The code signature verifies and the signer matches the product name, so there is no brand conflict. The sandbox runs gave a clean combined verdict, and the only technique mapping, process injection, has no named target process. The only network contact was the analysis VM's own background traffic. The file is widely submitted and absent from public malware databases. UPX packing explains the high entropy and is typical for this tool.

Detailed assessment

What We Detected

No engine flagged the file, and the signature from REALiX, s.r.o. is valid. The file name matches the signer's product, HWiNFO64.

Threat Behavior

The sandbox runs showed no malicious activity. A scanner comment citing keylogger and anti-VM capability is a guess about what the code can do, which suits a hardware-monitoring tool, and no antivirus engine agrees with it.

What To Do Now

Download HWiNFO only from its official site and confirm the signature matches REALiX, s.r.o. before running it.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • The file is UPX-packed with high entropy, which can hide content, though UPX is routinely used on legitimate utilities.
  • A community comment from an automated scanner labelled it malicious with keylogger and anti-VM tags, but these are capability guesses that fit a hardware-monitoring tool and no engine agrees.
  • Our own history holds no record for this signer, so publisher trust rests on the valid signature alone.

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

Points in its favour
  • Valid code signature from REALiX, s.r.o. matching the HWiNFO64 file name
  • No detections from any of the 75 antivirus engines, 18 of them major
  • Clean sandbox verdict with no dropped files or malicious contacts
  • Submitted by 930 different sources and absent from public malware databases
Points against
  • The file is UPX-packed with high entropy, which hides its contents from simple inspection.
  • We hold no history for this signer, so trust rests on the valid signature alone.

6 sources checked · all complete. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in 4 isolated tests; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 4isolated sandbox runs
  • 9sandbox rule tags
  • 1spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 1filesystem & mutex artifacts
Runtime behaviour

What this file did when executed

This file was detonated in 4 sandboxes and its runtime behaviour was observed.

1 clean detonation

Sandbox verdicts

1
  • VT: CLEANclean

Techniques observed in the sandbox

9

MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.

  • T1027· Obfuscated code
  • T1027.002· Obfuscated code
  • T1036
  • T1055· Process injection
  • T1071· Application protocol
  • T1129· Loads modules
  • T1497.001· Sandbox evasion
  • T1553
  • T1553.002

Observed activity

Processes started
1

Programs the file ran, with their command lines.

  • HWiNFO64.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\HWiNFO64.exe"
Mutexes
1

Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.

  • HWiNFO64
Sandbox background — not the file
2

The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.

  • VM hostcl-glcb907925.gcdn.co
  • VM host162.159.36.2

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by REALiX, s.r.o..

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 · CAPA, CAPE Sandbox, VirusTotal JujuboxComplete4 runs: 1 clean, 3 without a verdict Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete1 contacted host checked
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Nov 10, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC
SHA-256
e4ce0c85c4288fa7e8eb12ebeece99efff4d81e0b13de53f091daabc81a3c9d3
SHA-1
bfa07d6723d805ac021c7e2918b69163e8fa7fc1
MD5
39b43b0ec0630e9b20be2e60a9ae9c0b

About this file

HWiNFO64.EXE says it is HWiNFO® 64 (x64) (Hardware Info Program for x64 (HWiNFO® 64)), 11.5 MB.

Claims to be
HWiNFO® 64 (x64) (Hardware Info Program for x64 (HWiNFO® 64))From the file's own version information, written by whoever built it.
Original name
HWiNFO64.EXEMatches the shared file name.
Type and size
Win32 EXE · 11.5 MB
Signer
REALiX, s.r.o.Valid code signature.
First seen
Sep 30, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
930 distinct sources
Packer
UPX 5.21 (DetectItEasy packer)Packing hides code; legitimate installers use it too.
Entropy
7.96 of 8A code section is highly compressed or encrypted.

First scanned

Antivirus consensus

0 of 69 engines flagged this file

0 malicious0 suspicious69 not flagged6 no result

6 of the 75 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.

  • Tier-118 engines
    0flagged
  • Tier-235 engines
    0flagged
  • Low-trust16 engines
    0flagged
No antivirus engine flagged this file.
View all 75 engine results
  • AcronisClean
  • AhnLab-V3Clean
  • AlibabaClean
  • alibabacloudClean
  • ALYacClean
  • Antiy-AVLClean
  • APEXClean
  • ArcabitClean
  • AvastClean
  • Avast-MobileNo result
  • AVGClean
  • AviraClean
  • BitDefenderClean
  • BitDefenderFalxNo result
  • BkavClean
  • CAT-QuickHealClean
  • ClamAVClean
  • CMCClean
  • CrowdStrikeClean
  • CTXClean
  • CylanceClean
  • CynetNo result
  • DeepInstinctClean
  • DrWebClean
  • ElasticClean
  • EmsisoftClean
  • ESET-NOD32Clean
  • F-SecureClean
  • FortinetClean
  • GDataClean
  • GoogleNo result
  • GridinsoftClean
  • huorongClean
  • IkarusClean
  • JiangminClean
  • K7AntiVirusClean
  • K7GWClean
  • KasperskyClean
  • KingsoftClean
  • LionicClean
  • MalwarebytesClean
  • MaxSecureClean
  • McAfeeDClean
  • MicrosoftClean
  • MicroWorld-eScanClean
  • NANO-AntivirusClean
  • PaloaltoClean
  • PandaClean
  • RisingClean
  • SangforClean
  • SentinelOneClean
  • SkyhighClean
  • SophosClean
  • SUPERAntiSpywareClean
  • SymantecClean
  • SymantecMobileInsightNo result
  • TACHYONClean
  • tehtrisClean
  • TencentClean
  • TrapmineClean
  • TrellixENSClean
  • TrendMicroClean
  • TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
  • TrustlookNo result
  • VaristClean
  • VBA32Clean
  • VIPREClean
  • VirITClean
  • ViRobotClean
  • WebrootClean
  • XcitiumClean
  • YandexClean
  • ZillyaClean
  • ZoneAlarmClean
  • ZonerClean
Rule-based evidence

Signatures and behavior heuristics

Low-severity pattern matches — worth noting but not on their own cause for alarm.

1 heuristic
MITRE ATT&CK profile
Defense evasion× 1
Behavior heuristics
Deterministic patterns derived from scan data and observed runtime behavior
  • ProcessInjection
    T1055
    low

    VirusTotal's sandbox summary maps this run to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection), but no injected process of the sample's own was recorded (the analysis VM's own WMI adapter, crash handlers and Chrome updater are not counted). VirusTotal maps T1055 on about half of all files no engine flags, so the mapping alone is not evidence of injection.

    Evidence
    T1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)
PE forensics

Section entropy & packers

Executable sections have high entropy (7.2+) — the code is compressed or encrypted and only decrypted at runtime. Classic packing behaviour.

ent 7.96Likely packed
Section entropy3 sections
UPX0
0.00
UPX1
8.00packed
.rsrc
4.39
0.0Packed threshold 7.28.0
Detected packers
UPX 5.21 (DetectItEasy packer)

Packers compress or encrypt the executable and only unpack it at runtime. Legitimate commercial software uses them too — but if the file is also unsigned and rare, it's a strong malware signal.

Prevalence

How widely this file has been seen

Widely uploaded, but first seen within the last six months. No strong prior applies.

Common
Unique uploaders
930
Hundreds of people have uploaded this — common.
Total submissions
993
Includes repeat uploads by the same source.
First seen
1mo ago
Sep 30, 2026
Prevalence quadrant
Rare · New
Needs evidence-led scrutiny
Common · New
Just-released software
Rare · Old
Niche or internal tooling
Common · Old
Often established software

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.

Is HWiNFO64.EXE safe?
We found nothing harmful in HWiNFO64.EXE. None of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. It has a valid digital signature from REALiX, s.r.o.. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is HWiNFO64.EXE?
HWiNFO64.EXE is a Windows program, about 11.5 MB. Its version information says it is “HWiNFO® 64 (x64)” (Hardware Info Program for x64 (HWiNFO® 64)). The digital signature from REALiX, s.r.o. checks out. VirusTotal first saw it on Sep 30, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected HWiNFO64.EXE?
None of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flag HWiNFO64.EXE. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
Is HWiNFO64.EXE digitally signed?
Yes. HWiNFO64.EXE has a valid digital signature from REALiX, s.r.o., which shows the file hasn't been changed since that publisher signed it. Malware is sometimes signed with stolen certificates, so a signature alone isn't proof of safety.
What is the SHA-256 hash of HWiNFO64.EXE?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of HWiNFO64.EXE is e4ce0c85c4288fa7e8eb12ebeece99efff4d81e0b13de53f091daabc81a3c9d3, and its MD5 is 39b43b0ec0630e9b20be2e60a9ae9c0b. 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 HWiNFO64.EXE?
We found nothing harmful in HWiNFO64.EXE, and its digital signature checks out. 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 HWiNFO64.EXE?
This report reflects the scan on Nov 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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