File scan report
Verdict Low Risk
Is ETAPSDB.
None of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flag this large Windows library, but its signature claiming ETAP Automation Inc fails verification because the file was modified…
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Why not Safe? Its signature could not be verified.
Limited evidence · Nothing points to a problem, but little confirms who made it.
Use this DLL only if it came from the official ETAP installer; otherwise reinstall the software from the vendor to obtain an intact, properly signed copy.
Good practice2 tips
Low Risk: no threat found, but we could not fully confirm this file.
Get it from the publisher's own website or app store, not from a re-upload or a link someone sent you.
Keep your security software on, and stop if the file does anything you didn't expect.
Reads the latest antivirus results for this file's hash. Nothing is uploaded.
Antivirus results
0 of 72 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 72
- No result 4
- Code signing Signer not verified
- Test run Completed
- First seen 4y ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
2 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
None of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this DLL, and the sandbox runs recorded no high-risk activity. However, its code signature claiming ETAP Automation Inc failed verification because the file changed after it was signed, so its origin cannot be confirmed. Obtain it from the vendor's official installer rather than a loose copy.
Its signature names ETAP Automation Inc but failed verification as tampered, meaning the bytes differ from what was signed; this can stem from appended data but also from modification by a third party. The sandbox runs only loaded the DLL through rundll32 with no injection targets, no persistence and no network activity of its own. The file has been submitted by 18 sources since it was first seen on Jul 13, 2022, which is moderate rather than widespread. Without a valid signature or broad prevalence, the evidence is too thin to confirm the file is the genuine vendor component.
What We Detected
None of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this Windows DLL. The file carries a code signature claiming ETAP Automation Inc, but that signature failed verification because the file was modified after it was signed. It is not packed and shows no obfuscated code sections.
Threat Behavior
The sandbox runs loaded the library through rundll32 and called a few of its exported functions. No processes were injected, no persistence was set and no network activity of the sample's own was recorded. The only network contact was background traffic of the analysis machine.
What To Do Now
If you use ETAP software, replace this file with a copy from the vendor's official installer or update package. Do not use a standalone copy from an unknown source, and keep your security software enabled.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- The signature failure may simply reflect data appended to a large commercial library after signing, which would make the file a benign component despite the failed check.
- No antivirus engine flagged the file over several years of availability, which leans toward it being legitimate software.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- None of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, including all major engines.
- The sandbox runs recorded no injection, persistence or network activity of the sample's own.
- The file is not packed and has been publicly known since Jul 13, 2022 without detections.
- The code signature claiming ETAP Automation Inc failed verification because the file was modified after signing.
- The file is only moderately prevalent, so there is no broad usage history to vouch for it.
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. 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- 7sandbox rule tags
- 7spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 1filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
7MITRE 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
- T1055· Process injection
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1218.011
- T1496
- T1497.001· Sandbox evasion
Observed activity
Processes started
7Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\init.dll",#1loaddll64.exeC:\Windows\System32\loaddll64.exe loaddll64.exe "C:\Users\user\Desktop\init.dll"cmd.exeC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe cmd.exe /C rundll32.exe "C:\Users\user\Desktop\init.dll",#1rundll32.exeC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe rundll32.exe "C:\Users\user\Desktop\init.dll",#1rundll32.exeC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe rundll32.exe C:\Users\user\Desktop\init.dll,??0?$CMapEx@V?$CStringT@_WV?$StrTraitMFC_DLL@_WV?$ChTraitsCRT@_W@ATL@@@@@ATL@@AEAV12@_NAEA_N@@QEAA@H@Zrundll32.exeC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe rundll32.exe C:\Users\user\Desktop\init.dll,??0?$CMultiUnitValueTemplate@M@@QEAA@AEAV0@@Z
Show all 7 entries for processes started
rundll32.exeC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe rundll32.exe C:\Users\user\Desktop\init.dll,??0?$CMultiUnitValueTemplate@M@@QEAA@XZ
Files
1Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
\Device\ConDrv\\Connect
Sandbox background — not the file
2The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
conhost.exeC:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 - VM host
162.159.36.2
Chapter 04
Technical details
None of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; a signature that did not verify.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Sep 7, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC
- SHA-256
ef6694ac6245b53da054a278abbc144477703ef7182531e28e5248b8e5285f66- SHA-1
d6d3c0e20809e0bafde93b9b2e4760dad36665f7- MD5
8b2273da6d3a48745fe5ef4157d6aded
About this file
ETAPSDB.DLL is a Win32 DLL file of 23.1 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 DLL · 23.1 MB
- Signer
- ETAP Automation Inc (unverified signature)Worth noting: Malware sometimes copies or steals a company's signature, so this does not mean that company made it.
- First seen
- Jul 13, 2022On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 18 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 7.32 of 8
First scanned Updated
Verdict history
- Safe
- Low Riskafter a re-check of the saved evidence
Ratings change when antivirus engines, our checks or MalwareTips staff learn more about a file.
Antivirus consensus
0 of 72 engines flagged this file
4 of the 76 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 engines0flagged
- Tier-236 engines0flagged
- Low-trust18 engines0flagged
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- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BaiduClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- 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
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Low-severity pattern matches — worth noting but not on their own cause for alarm.
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.
EvidenceT1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)
Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
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