download.microsoft.com
2.23.90.52AS16625 · NLDirect download cleared by file analysis (download-only Suspicious reconciled to Clean).
- Content Inspectionclean
- Threat Intelligenceclean
- Browser Analysisclean
- Network & Hostingclean
- Related Infrastructureclean
- TLS Fingerprintunknown
- Domain Intelligenceunknown
Looks safe
AutomatedOur automated checks did not find known threat signals on this site at the time of the scan.
What to do
No action needed. Stay alert as usual — a clean result reflects this scan only, and sites can change after they are checked.
A clean result means no known threat signals were found in this scan — it is not an absolute guarantee, and a site can change after it is checked.
Findings
Strongest firstThe page automatically triggered a file download. Normal landing pages don't do this; malware droppers do.
Analyst noteCheck the file name/type. An auto-download of an executable or archive is a strong malware-delivery tell.
File
Stored by the engineWhat you download may be live malware. Open it only in an isolated environment, and do not double-click it.
The ZIP is encrypted. Password:infected
Inside the ZIP the file carries a name the engine generated, not the one the page used.
Downloaded fileCleanThe engine stored it under a generated name
SHA-256837f97852c2e8f4242cde4dbf863ed0db117082d2eebfb7c3f1f37f9b6e89758
Fromhxxps://download[.]microsoft[.]com/download/db8267b0-3e86-4254-82c7-a127878a9378/Windows11InstallationAssistant[.]exe
Infrastructure
- IP
- 2.23.90.52AKAMAI-AS - Akamai Technologies, Inc., US · AS16625NL
- TLS
- CN=Microsoft TLS G2 ECC CA OCSP 06, O=Microsoft Corporation, C=US · expires Feb 6, 2027
- Redirects
- 0 hops · /download/db8267b0-3e86-4254…11InstallationAssistant.exe → blank