File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is Win11
None of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this Windows debloat script archive, and sandbox runs showed only PowerShell configuration scripts with no high-risk…
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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.
This archive appears to be a legitimate Windows debloating script. Download it from the official project page, create a system restore point before running it, and keep your security software enabled.
Good practice2 tips
We found nothing harmful in this file.
Open it only if you trust the person or website you got it from.
Keep your security software and system updates switched on.
No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.
Antivirus results
0 of 64 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 64
- No result 11
- Code signing Not applicable
- Test run Completed
- First seen 5mo ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
1 point against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
Two sandbox runs showed PowerShell scripts loading and saving app presets and settings, with no injection into other processes and no hostile network activity. No public malware database lists the file.
The archive draws zero detections from 75 engines, with all 17 reporting major antivirus engines returning clean results. In two sandbox runs it launched PowerShell scripts from its own folder that read and write app lists and settings, which matches a Windows debloating tool. Mapped techniques such as process injection or file encryption were not backed by any recorded artefact, and no injected process was observed. The only network contact was the analysis machine's own background traffic, and the host check covering it found nothing malicious. It has been seen by 46 different submitters over about five months with no public malware database entries.
What We Detected
None of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this ZIP archive, and 17 major antivirus engines reported it clean. There are no entries in public malware-sharing databases or matches to malware-specific YARA rules.
Threat Behavior
Two sandbox runs executed PowerShell scripts bundled in the archive that load and save app presets, app lists and settings. No high-risk techniques were confirmed, no process injection target was recorded, and the only network contact was the analysis machine's own background traffic. The tool is designed to remove built-in Windows apps and change system settings.
What To Do Now
If you obtained this from the project's official release page, it appears to be the debloat tool it claims to be. Review the options before running, create a restore point first, and keep your antivirus enabled.
Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
- The scripts run PowerShell with execution policy bypass and change Windows settings by design, so they should only be run by users who understand what the debloat options remove.
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 64 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the archive
- Major antivirus engines returned clean results
- No high-risk behaviour or process injection in two sandbox runs
- No listings in public malware databases
- Seen by 46 different submitters over about five months
- The scripts run PowerShell with a bypassed execution policy and modify Windows settings and installed apps by design.
6 sources checked · all complete. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in 2 isolated tests; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 2isolated sandbox runs
- 28sandbox rule tags
- 15spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 30filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 2 sandboxes and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
28MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1012
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.004· Obfuscated code
- T1033· Reads user info
- T1047
- T1055· Process injection
- T1057· Lists programs
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1059.001· Runs commands
- T1064
- T1070· Covers its tracks
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1074
- T1082· System recon
- T1105· Network file transfer
- T1106
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1202
- T1485
- T1486· File encryption
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1518· Checks your AV
- T1539
- T1543· Service install
- T1562· Disables security
- T1562.001· Disables security
- T1573
- T1574· Execution hijack
Observed activity
Processes started
15Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/FileIO/LoadAppPresetsFromJson.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/FileIO/LoadAppsDetailsFromJson.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/FileIO/LoadAppsFromFile.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/FileIO/LoadJsonFile.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/FileIO/LoadSettings.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/FileIO/SaveCustomAppsListToFile.ps1"
Show all 15 entries for processes started
powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/FileIO/SaveSettings.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/FileIO/SaveToFile.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/FileIO/ValidateAppslist.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/GUI/ApplySettingsToUiControls.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/GUI/AttachShiftClickBehavior.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/GUI/GetSystemUsesDarkMode.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/GUI/RestoreBackupDialogFeatureLists.ps1"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Scripts/GUI/SetWindowThemeResources.ps1"cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "cd ^"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp^" && start /wait ^"^" ^"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Win11Debloat-2026.05.20/Run.bat^"
Files
30Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\PQ76A2W4ZKVUG73ZJ3JI.temp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF26f5a.TMP - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\7OK0CQ4KI1EMW8JZ8ICE.temp
Show all 30 entries for files
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF28f26.TMP - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\ARRCY8KY35I3M6PKA4TM.temp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF2a195.TMP - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\U6XQ5WXJIZBE5IXBSZZB.temp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF2b7ad.TMP - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\02EJNIW35NSZK1RKD3DR.temp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF2d15f.TMP - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\5Q3AA3BDFCRZIGQL8CYO.temp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF2f13c.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF26f5a.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF28f26.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF2a195.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF2b7ad.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF2d15f.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF2f13c.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF30ed6.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF3329a.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF35a08.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF3784e.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF3a087.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF3b94e.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF3e1f5.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF402bb.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RFd86e.TMP
Registry and auto-start
15Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:00000000000101DA\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\JumplistData\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:00000000000301FC\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:0000000000010206\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:0000000000030202\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\JumplistData\{D65231B0-B2F1-4857-A4CE-A8E7C6EA7D27}\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Show all 15 entries for registry and auto-start
- Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:0000000000010262\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:00000000000301C4\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:00000000000401F6\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:000000000009004E\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:000000000005020E\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:0000000000020120\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:0000000000030208\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:00000000000701D2\VirtualDesktop - Set
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:0000000000020262\VirtualDesktop
Sandbox background — not the file
1The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM host
assets.msn.com
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 10 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- edbb052a9a88bbace461…62d458Not checkedno saved verdict
- 945b6806b19a79660f25…3de1b8Not checkedno saved verdict
- 93fc1c349b7ab54b70ba…c85abfNot checkedno saved verdict
- fce432aec5f30aecae09…aab052Not checkedno saved verdict
- b388ce2aba6d02b9916f…1d98e2Not checkedno saved verdict
- 7aa27d17db669e114d74…2ff044Not checkedno saved verdict
- d0305eb6e426e9d96841…14dd54Not checkedno saved verdict
- 5252b771df9000f1cd79…4eed59Not checkedno saved verdict
- ac07f0ed64326df3ab03…0826c0Not checkedno saved verdict
- ab53a9a2e7483251d072…d9bd15Not checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
None of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.
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.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Oct 18, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC
- SHA-256
f6a55601b637a75cc2d3e5435d048fb030053c6e63e19417c4bf1adc72063cdb- SHA-1
7de64e578de8ed264ad4d44abdc29d1931f52e0d- MD5
c38237cf2558175cb549902069fcdfe0
About this file
Win11Debloat-2026.05.20.zip is a ZIP file of 339.0 kB.
- Type and size
- ZIP · 339.0 kB
- Signer
- Not applicable
- First seen
- May 20, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 46 distinct sources
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
0 of 64 engines flagged this file
11 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-117 engines0flagged
- Tier-234 engines0flagged
- Low-trust13 engines0flagged
View all 75 engine results
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXNo result
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileClean
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceNo result
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctNo result
- DrWebClean
- ElasticNo result
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusNo result
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoNo result
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisNo result
- TencentClean
- TrapmineNo result
- 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)
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.
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