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Verdict Malicious

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar safe? No, we rate this exact file malicious.

RAR archive flagged by four major antivirus engines as Farfli backdoor with no prior history.

Strong evidence · Two or more major antivirus engines agree.

Don't open or extract this archive

Treat the archive as malicious and delete it; do not extract or execute any contents.

What to do now3 steps

This RAR archive is harmful. Don't open or extract it, and delete it.

If you haven't opened or extracted it

  1. Don't open or extract this archive. Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash.

If you already opened or extracted it

  1. If you already extracted it, delete the extracted files too and run a full antivirus scan.

  2. If a page it opened asked for a password or card details and you entered them, change that password and call your bank.

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Avoid banking and sign-ins on that device until it is clean. These free MalwareTips guides walk you through it.

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Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar: Malicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

8 of 62 flagged

  • Flagged 8
  • No detection 54
  • No result 13
FileInvitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar20.2 MBSHA-256 f44225290a0c…7fc533
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Not run
  • First seen 1mo ago
8 of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including Kaspersky and Avast.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 points against it and 0 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

Eight of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, four of them major, converging on the Farfli backdoor family. The archive is has no sandbox or network data, and no researcher rules corroborate the detection.

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

No completed test run is saved for this file.

Threat context

How remote-access malware works

This opens a secret way into the computer. Once it runs, an attacker can control the PC from anywhere: see the screen, read files, install more malware or use the machine to attack others.

Bottom line:It is built to stay hidden and keep that connection open for as long as possible.

Chapter 04

Technical details

8 of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 8 of 62 engines flagged it · 13 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesNot runNo sandbox run is recorded for this fileNo date recorded
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededNo sandbox run, so there were no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 8

  • Avast (major engine)Win32:Malware-gen
  • AVG (major engine)Win32:Malware-gen
  • Avira (major engine)TR/W32.Malware
  • F-Secure (major engine)Trojan.TR/W32.Malware
  • Kaspersky (major engine)HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Farfli.gen
  • AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win.Malware-gen.R791672
  • Antiy-AVLTrojan[Backdoor]/Win32.Farfli
  • CynetMalicious (score: 99)

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Sep 1, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC
SHA-256
f44225290a0ca9bd6f15224e4f2a5b628d439ca4772dfa8cd926198e6f7fc533
SHA-1
6232e4ab8f425a18476eb65d7e7946898f9cc663
MD5
86cef152277816c1d83bf3062cdfb755

About this file

Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar is an RAR file of 20.2 MB.

Type and size
RAR · 20.2 MB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Sep 1, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 8 questions people ask most about this file.

Is Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar a virus?
Yes. This copy of Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar (SHA-256 f4422529…c533) is malicious. Other files with the same name can be different, so check the hash. Don't open or extract it. Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash. 8 of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, some as farfli. Antivirus engines classify it as a remote-access trojan that lets an attacker control the device. If you've already opened or extracted it, see the steps below.
What is Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar?
Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar is a RAR archive, about 20.2 MB. VirusTotal first saw it on Sep 1, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar?
8 of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flag Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar, including Kaspersky and Avast. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count. The rating comes from all the evidence together, not from this count alone.
What should I do if I already opened or extracted Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar?
1) Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash. 2) Run a full scan with your antivirus. 3) If it asked you to enable editing or macros, or a page it opened asked for a password or card details, change that password from another device and call your bank if you paid.
How do I remove Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar?
Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash. If you ran anything that was inside it, run a full scan with your antivirus.
What kind of malware is Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar?
Antivirus engines classify Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar as a remote-access trojan that lets an attacker control the device. Engines attribute it to the farfli family.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar is f44225290a0ca9bd6f15224e4f2a5b628d439ca4772dfa8cd926198e6f7fc533, and its MD5 is 86cef152277816c1d83bf3062cdfb755. 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.
How up to date is this analysis of Invitation for the weekend of September 6th.rar?
This report reflects the scan on Sep 1, 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.
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