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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 10 days ago

Is siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Three generic detections and PowerShell activity warrant caution, but no major antivirus engines, named family, malicious runtime result, or corroborating intelligence…

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Why Suspicious? 3 antivirus engines flag it, but no major engine agrees; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

Don't open or extract it until you know where it came from

If it came from a link, an attachment or a stranger, delete it.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't open or extract it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already opened or extracted it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

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siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip: Suspicious — 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

3 of 47 flagged

  • Flagged 3
  • No detection 44
  • No result 27
Filesiege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip4.7 MBSHA-256 03deeea73473…e68f14
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 2mo ago
3 of the 47 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including SentinelOne and Bkav.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

4 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

Three of the 47 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this ZIP, but none was major and no recognized malware family was identified. The sandbox observed PowerShell scripts yet found no named injection target, persistence, sample-attributed network traffic, or malicious runtime result, leaving the evidence inconclusive.

Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • Three independent engines flagged the archive, including SentinelOne, so the detections cannot be dismissed as exclusively less reliable noise.
  • The archive launched PowerShell with an execution-policy bypass and carries anti-analysis-related tags, which can occur in development tooling but also warrants caution.
  • No complete reputation check is available for all observed host data, although the only recorded IP was identified as analysis-environment background traffic.

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 · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 14sandbox rule tags
  • 6spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 23filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.

  • Note: Read the user name of the test computer.

  • Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.

  • Note: Loaded extra code modules while running.

  • Note: Checked which security software was installed on the test computer.

Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as code injection, but no injected program was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as contacting a server, but no contacted host was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as weakening security settings; no setting change was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as changing how Windows loads code; nothing confirms it.

This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 5: FileSeen in the test run

      siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip

      03deeea734734edefd363e2fc79c2f000103df7e79c729d46d70ea5f92e68f14

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run

      powershell.exe

      "C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\siege/Source/Zydis/fix_include.ps1"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run

      powershell.exe

      "C:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\siege/Source/Zydis/fix_include2.ps1"

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run

      Windows PowerShell.lnk

      C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run

      7MBESGH40HYMX9B30M8R.temp

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\7MBESGH40HYMX9B30M8R.temp

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

5 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

3 of the 47 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 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 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 3 of 47 engines flagged it · 27 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteCombined summary: clean verdict Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 3

  • BkavW32.Malware.AF890EA3
  • MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.8328611.susgen
  • SentinelOneStatic AI - Suspicious Archive

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 16, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC
SHA-256
03deeea734734edefd363e2fc79c2f000103df7e79c729d46d70ea5f92e68f14
SHA-1
be8f6a72f50e13dd86cbbc868244325f06111871
MD5
ec80188f90efe27942bb285178e4eeab

About this file

siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip is a ZIP file of 4.7 MB.

Type and size
ZIP · 4.7 MB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Aug 21, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
34 distinct sources

First scanned Updated

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip safe, or is it malware?
siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 3 of the 47 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't open or extract it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need what's inside, download it again from the original website.
What is siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip?
siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip is a ZIP archive, about 4.7 MB. VirusTotal first saw it on Aug 21, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip?
3 of the 47 antivirus engines that checked it flag siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip, including SentinelOne and Bkav. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What should I do if I already opened or extracted siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip is 03deeea734734edefd363e2fc79c2f000103df7e79c729d46d70ea5f92e68f14, and its MD5 is ec80188f90efe27942bb285178e4eeab. 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.
How up to date is this analysis of siege_[unknowncheats.me]_.zip?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 16, 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.
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