Is clean_and_fix.bat safe?
None of 75 antivirus engines detected a threat, while the completed sandbox run found no offensive behavior, persistence, network contacts, or dropped payloads.
All 75 antivirus engines returned without a malicious or suspicious detection, including 17 tier-1 engines. One completed sandbox run showed only local directory creation, with no offensive techniques, persistence, network contacts, malicious verdict, or dropped payloads.
f2606e6bb248c06f52…200ceeb08fe176Recommended next actions
Before running
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
If you already ran it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
All 75 antivirus engines returned without a malicious or suspicious detection, including 17 tier-1 engines. One completed sandbox run showed only local directory creation, with no offensive techniques, persistence, network contacts, malicious verdict, or dropped payloads.
The strongest evidence is the complete absence of detections across 75 antivirus engines, including 17 reporting tier-1 products. A completed sandbox run observed the batch script creating local directories but found no offensive techniques, persistence indicators, network contacts, or dropped file hashes. Independent intelligence checks produced no MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify matches. Code signing is not applicable to a DOS batch file, so its unsigned state is neutral. No separate contacted-host reputation result was saved, although the runtime record contained no hosts requiring that cross-check.
What We Detected
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged the 478-byte batch file, and all 17 reporting tier-1 engines returned without a detection. MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, and YARAify supplied no matching threat intelligence.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run observed command-shell execution and creation of several local directories under the Desktop. It recorded no offensive techniques, persistence indicators, dropped file hashes, domains, IP addresses, or URLs, and the sandbox did not issue a malicious verdict. No separate contacted-host reputation result was saved, but there were no observed network contacts to cross-check.
What To Do Now
The evidence is consistent with a small local maintenance or workspace-setup script. Keep endpoint protection enabled and, if the file came from an unexpected source, inspect its short batch-script contents before running it.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- The batch file created multiple directories under Desktop during execution, including '_Work' and 'Saves'; this is filesystem modification but was not accompanied by offensive techniques, persistence, or payload drops.
- contactedHosts=null, so no separate contacted-host reputation cross-check is available; however, the sandbox recorded no domains, IPs, or URLs to inspect.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 antivirus engines reported a malicious or suspicious result.
- All 17 reporting tier-1 engines returned without detection.
- The completed sandbox run had no malicious verdict and 0 offensive techniques.
- No persistence indicators, dropped file hashes, or network contacts were observed.
- MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, and YARAify returned no hits.
- The script creates multiple directories under the user's Desktop.
- contactedHosts=null, so no separately saved host-reputation check is available.
Normal use is reasonable if the script came from an expected source. Keep endpoint protection enabled and review the script text first if its origin is uncertain.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
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
- 3MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 4spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 11filesystem & 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.
- C:\Users\user\Desktop\Saves
- C:\Users\user\Desktop\Saves\current
- C:\Users\user\Desktop\_Work
- C:\Users\user\Desktop\_Work\Data
- C:\Users\user\Desktop\_Work\Data\Anims
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 / 75engines flagged
- 8sources 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 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has been submitted 13 times from 8 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 03
Scanned file: clean_and_fix.bat — f2606e6bb248c06f524d706deb812a4cf49be01f4d06056c62200ceeb08fe176
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 04
Observed process — "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c start /wait "" "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\clean_and_fix.bat"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 05
Observed process — C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /K "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\clean_and_fix.bat"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
File written: Saves — C:\Users\user\Desktop\Saves
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: current — C:\Users\user\Desktop\Saves\current
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 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
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
- clean_and_fix.bat
- Format
- DOS batch file
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 478 B
- Last analyzed
- Sep 27, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC
f2606e6bb248c06f524d706deb812a4cf49be01f4d06056c62200ceeb08fe176Safety & 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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