Is this a virus? Is it safe? How do I know if this file is infected or not?

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#1

These are some of the questions you should ask your self when dealing with every unknown file;
“Is this a virus? Is it safe? How do I know if this file is infected or not?”
The answer isn’t is hard as you would think. To EXTREMELY minimize the risk, Follow these steps;

Step 1.
Upload your file to;

Step 2.
Upload to at least one, Or both of these online analysis tools.
http://www.threatexpert.com/submit.aspx
http://camas.comodo.com/

^ From there, Hopefully you will have enough information to make a informed and confident decision.

NOTE: If using Threatexpert I recommend to register, Though not necessary - It will provide you with more information.

Here is what you should expect,
http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/dffe4c73c4fbdd8989d67ce1435f8161d38d7af30cf95e79cc6ecee4c5a990c9-1250432084

http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=3bc9e3894b7d6aca2d504dfb4638d427

http://camas.comodo.com/cgi-bin/submit?file=dffe4c73c4fbdd8989d67ce1435f8161d38d7af30cf95e79cc6ecee4c5a990c9

Any questions or suggestions? Post your feed back here :slight_smile:

#2

Bump - Maybe consider making this into a sticky? ;D

#3

http://virusscan.jotti.org/en

#4

Virustotal is a pretty handy website. It’s most certainly wise to upload any file you download there, just to be sure.

#5

Also valkyrie :slight_smile:

#6

Yes, thats true and i like this site https://www.metascan-online.com/ from OPSWAT too.