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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 3 months ago

Is this image safe? Yes, no threats found.

No signing, behaviour, or external-intel signals indicate malice.

Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.

Open it as usual if it came from the official source

Open with any normal image viewer; no further action required.

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Open it only if you trust where it came from.

  2. Keep your security software and system updates switched on.

No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.

Why we think so

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Image fe42a4fe: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

The link always shows the latest result for this exact file (its SHA-256 fingerprint).

Reads the latest antivirus results for this file's hash. Nothing is uploaded.

Antivirus results

0 of 60 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 60
  • No result 14
FileImage39.5 kBSHA-256 fe42a4fe3ff4…7741bf
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Not applicable
  • First seen 3mo ago
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

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

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

The file is a standard JPEG with no detections from any engine tier. Its recent first-seen date and single-submission prevalence are consistent with an ordinary user-uploaded image. No complete contacted-host reputation result was available.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • rare and classification with only 1 submission leaves open the theoretical possibility of a novel steganographic payload, though no engine or behavioural evidence supports that scenario.

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 2 not needed or not applicable. See every source

Chapter 03

Technical details

None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 2 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 74 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 60 engines flagged it · 14 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesNot applicableSandboxes do not run this kind of 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

File fingerprint

File name
Image
Format
JPEG
Size
39.5 kB
Code signing
Not applicable to this file type
Last analyzed
Jul 6, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC
SHA-256
fe42a4fe3ff4a4af993f107c0703b30e190b3b465b3bd9225f6776819e7741bf
SHA-1
67e207b00db0346b6df8bb45f881829e3bf29213
MD5
8b67afefa3b06235c80c4c12ff8b194a

First scanned

Verdict history

  1. Not fully confirmed
  2. Safeafter a new scan

Ratings change when antivirus engines, our checks or MalwareTips staff learn more about a file.

Chapter 04

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is this image safe?
We found nothing harmful in this image. None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Open it only if you trust where it came from.
What is this image?
This image is about 39.5 kB. Its original file name is hidden on this page for privacy, so we identify it by its SHA-256 fingerprint. VirusTotal first saw it on Jul 6, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected this image?
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag this image. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
What is the SHA-256 hash of this image?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of this image is fe42a4fe3ff4a4af993f107c0703b30e190b3b465b3bd9225f6776819e7741bf, and its MD5 is 8b67afefa3b06235c80c4c12ff8b194a. 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.
Is it safe to open this image?
We found nothing harmful in this image. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of this image?
This report reflects the scan on Jul 6, 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.
Chapter 06

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