Safe
Unsigned .exe-named file claiming to be an Office document with zero detections but submitted only today.
f1b405ae52c1289c77…2eee35485fThe 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.
All 66 reporting engines returned clean results with no tier-1 or low-trust malicious flags. The file type metadata indicates an Office document while the filename ends in .exe, and the sample is less than one day old with only a single submission. No signing certificate, no prior similar-hash verdicts, and no behavioural data are present. These contradictory indicators place the sample in mixed-signals territory rather than a definitive safe or malicious determination.
Each signal cites a concrete token from the evidence the arbiter saw — engine name, MITRE technique, signer string, or an exact count.
engines.malicious=0 and engines.tier1Malicious=0 across 66 reporting engines
file.fileType="Office Open XML Document" vs fileName="l8km03l.exe" mismatch
prevalence.classification="rare_new" (1 submitter, 1 submission, ageDays=0)
signing.signed=false and signing.signerStats.found=false
- Zero malicious detections from 66 engines
- No external intelligence hits
- Filename ends in .exe while fileType claims Office document
- Zero-age submission (rare_new)
- Unsigned binary with no publisher history
Submit the file to a sandbox or rename and re-scan before opening; treat as untrusted pending further analysis.
What to do now
This file looks safe based on everything we checked.
This file is safe to use.
Good habit: only download files from the official website or an app store.
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
1 contradiction resolved by the scoring engine
0 detections across 74 engines
How widely this file has been seen
Barely seen in the wild and first surfaced recently. This is the footprint of targeted malware the AV industry hasn't signatured yet — extra scrutiny is warranted.
Forensic fingerprint
- File name
- l8km03l.exe
- Size
- 12.0 KB
- MIME type
- (unknown)
- Detected type
- Office Open XML Document
- SHA-256
- f1b405ae52c1289c7789abd57bdb1aaa625c3c544e33cf49e877d02eee35485f
- MD5
- 896627d9576adf1217e18a53e60790fe
- SHA-1
- e0e02f5ba5bb1597bf6ad984f16257caa13a00ca
- First seen (VT)
- 7/18/2026, 11:28:09 AM
- Last analysis (VT)
- 7/18/2026, 11:28:09 AM
- First scan (MalwareTips)
- 7/18/2026, 11:33:48 AM
- Last scan (MalwareTips)
- 7/18/2026, 11:33:48 AM
Safety FAQ
Common questions about l8km03l.exe, answered from the scan data above.
- l8km03l.exe appears safe. 74 of 74 antivirus engines report it clean. As a habit, only run files you downloaded from the official source, since attackers sometimes distribute trojanised copies of legitimate software under the same name.
- l8km03l.exe is a Windows executable program, about 12 KB. Our analysis found no threat indicators for it. A file's name can be reused by different files, so we identify it by its cryptographic hash (below).
- None — all 74 antivirus engines we queried report l8km03l.exe as clean. That's reassuring, though brand-new malware can briefly evade detection before vendors add signatures, so we also weigh the file's behaviour and reputation.
- The SHA-256 hash of l8km03l.exe is f1b405ae52c1289c7789abd57bdb1aaa625c3c544e33cf49e877d02eee35485f, and its MD5 is 896627d9576adf1217e18a53e60790fe. 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.
- Based on this scan, yes — l8km03l.exe shows no threat indicators. The important caveat is source: make sure you downloaded it from the official website or a trusted store, because attackers sometimes distribute malware-laced copies under a legitimate file's name. If your own antivirus flags it while we report it clean, that is most often a false positive, but verify the source before overriding your antivirus.
- This report reflects the scan run on July 18, 2026. Because a file's hash never changes, the identity of l8km03l.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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