Is VNIT Reset Tool safe?
Yes. It is a small Windows and Mac tool written by printer technicians and sold only on this website. Windows or some antivirus programs may warn about it because it is not code-signed yet. You can check the file is genuine with the SHA-256 on our download page.
“Windows protected your PC”
Windows SmartScreen shows this for programs that are not signed with a code-signing certificate or that few people have downloaded yet. It is not a virus detection. Click More info, check the file is the one from our site, then click Run anyway.
Chrome says the file “may be dangerous”
Google Chrome warns about downloads that Google has not seen many times yet. Every new version of VNIT Reset Tool is a new file, so it starts out “uncommon” until enough people have downloaded it. Google says these warnings are lifted automatically once it has checked the file. It is not a virus detection.
Before you keep the file, check it is ours: compare its SHA-256 with the one on the download page (see Check the file below). If it matches, open Chrome's download list and choose Download suspicious file (on some versions Keep). If it does not match, delete it and download again from vnitreset.com.
Antivirus warnings
Some antivirus programs flag small tools built with Python packagers by mistake, especially with generic names such as “Heur”, “Gen” or “ML”. Other printer reset tools get the same treatment. We report each false detection to the antivirus vendor. If yours blocks the tool:
- Check the file's SHA-256 matches the one below.
- Add the tool's folder to your antivirus exclusions. In Windows Security: Virus & threat protection → Manage settings → Exclusions → Add an exclusion → Folder.
- Tell us which antivirus flagged it, so we can report it.
Check the file is genuine
Only download the tool from vnitreset.com. Then compare its SHA-256 with ours. In PowerShell:
Get-FileHash .\VNIT_Reset_3.18.0_x64.zip
On a Mac, in Terminal: shasum -a 256 VNIT_Reset_macOS_3.18.0.zip
| Download | SHA-256 of the zip |
|---|---|
| Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit) · 3.18.0 | 61AA052B8B83FB7E9342D5EB2378A5D4841B95989B4C87B60D6AD20C84B6EEFD |
| Windows 7 and older PCs · 3.18.0 | C68418B77B470BA2575A444D330A7DB47A1223BAA150AFE8ED6DF592E5068582 |
| macOS 11 or newer · 3.18.0 | 4124ACA0DDA42EFCA771E6C88792D7F352B1B10573A859078B17E9E8891E0BE1 |
Scanned on VirusTotal
VirusTotal checks a file with about 70 antivirus engines at once. These are the results for the files on our download page. Open a report to see every engine's answer yourself.
0/66 VirusTotal: none of 66 security engines flag this file · checked 28 Oct 2026 · see the report
0/65 VirusTotal: none of 65 security engines flag this file · checked 28 Oct 2026 · see the report
0/66 VirusTotal: none of 66 security engines flag this file · checked 28 Oct 2026 · see the report
A new version is a new file, so it gets a new scan. If a result is missing above, that version has not been scanned yet. One engine flagging a file with a generic label (such as “Gen” or “ML”) is common for new, unsigned tools.
What it changes in your printer
Only the waste ink counter values. It does not install drivers, change firmware or touch anything else. The tool also has head cleaning and nozzle check buttons, which send the same commands as the printer's own maintenance menu.
The real risk with any reset is ignoring the pads. A reset does not remove ink from them. Check the pads after a reset.
What it sends to our server
The printer model, serial number, a computer ID, the key used and the result of each reset. We use this to check keys, count free trials and help when something goes wrong. It does not read or send documents or anything you print. Privacy policy.