File scan report
Verdict Malicious
Is dawn-
1 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flags this software installer as a trojan.
Moderate evidence · Few antivirus engines flag it; other checks support the rating.
If you already installed it, follow the steps below.
What to do now4 steps
This file is harmful. Don't run it, and remove it.
If you haven't installed it
Don't install this file. Delete it, then empty the Recycle Bin.
If you already installed it
Disconnect the device from the internet, then run a full antivirus scan. Microsoft Defender Offline (Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Scan options) also finds malware that hides while Windows runs.
If you typed passwords on the device after running it, change them from another device you trust.
If the scan keeps finding it, or the device still acts strangely, scan again with a second-opinion scanner from another company; if that doesn't fix it, back up your personal files and reinstall Windows.
If you already ran it, do these in order.
If you opened or installed it
Avoid banking and sign-ins on that device until it is clean. These free MalwareTips guides walk you through it.
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Antivirus results
1 of 71 flagged
- Flagged 1
- No detection 70
- No result 4
- Code signing InPvP Inc
- Test run Completed
- First seen 2mo ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
4 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
Although only 1 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the installer and its signature verifies, the publisher has almost no established history, so the runtime findings warrant containment.
These findings are stronger than the static antivirus result, where only VBA32 flagged the file with a generic label and all major antivirus engines remained silent. The signature for InPvP Inc verifies, but the publisher history contains only one sample and is not auto-trusted. No inspected file it created was identified as malicious, and the two checked domains had no cached threat hits, although the contacted IPs lacked complete reputation coverage. Similar-file history is inconclusive because every match is an import-table fingerprint-only collision involving a different signer.
What We Detected
One completed sandbox produced a malicious result. Static antivirus coverage was much less concerning: only VBA32 flagged the sample among 75 engines, using the generic label Trojan.Win32.Generic, while all 17 reporting major antivirus engines remained silent.
Threat Behavior
Evidence from the test run mapped the execution to T1055 process injection, T1059.001 PowerShell, T1134 access-token manipulation, and T1560 archiving. The installer also launched PowerShell with an execution-policy bypass while processing a partner-offer script.
Trust and Context
The executable is signed with a verified certificate for InPvP Inc, but the signer history contains only one sample and provides no established clean track record. Ten files it created were inspected without a known malicious result, although their individual verdicts remain unknown. The two contacted domains had no cached malicious or suspicious hits; reputation coverage did not include all three contacted IP addresses. Matches on the import table alone point to files from unrelated publishers, so they likely reflect a shared installer framework rather than common provenance.
What To Do Now
Let your antivirus remove the installer and avoid executing it on production or personal systems.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- Only VBA32 flagged the file among 75 engines, while all 17 reporting major antivirus engines were silent.
- The executable has a verified 'InPvP Inc' signature, although only one historical sample exists for that signer.
- No dropped file is known to be malicious, but all 10 inspected children have unknown individual verdicts rather than confirmed benign results.
- contactedHosts found no cached malicious or suspicious hits for the two inspected domains, but three contacted IPs were not included in that cross-check.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Only 1/71 engines flagged the file, and the detection came from less reliable VBA32
- All 17 reporting major antivirus engines were silent
- The code signature is valid for InPvP Inc
- No dropped file is known to be malicious across 10 inspected children
- contactedHosts reported no cached malicious or suspicious hits for the two inspected domains
- A sandbox returned a malicious verdict
- PowerShell launched with ExecutionPolicy Bypass
- access-token manipulation mapping
- Signer history limited to a signer history of 1 earlier file
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in our isolated test environment; 1 test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 38sandbox rule tags
- 5spawned processes
- 4network contacts
- 34filesystem & 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: Used an unusual way to talk to a server.
Moderate concern: Unpacked hidden content while it ran.
Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.
Moderate concern: Hid files or windows on the test computer.
Note: Read the user name of 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 setting up auto-start; no auto-start entry 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.
Threat context
How trojans work
A trojan pretends to be something useful or harmless so that you run it. Once open, it does its real job in the background, from stealing data to opening a back door or downloading more malware.
Bottom line:The disguise is the whole trick, so a trustworthy-looking name or icon means nothing.
Recorded behavior
What happened in the test
Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.
- 1
Input file
The submitted object
- Evidence 1 of 7: FileSeen in the test run
dawn-mcpvp-installer.exe
070798e224b8e025f19c6839c2011e522692b813a045fed6848f9cc87d6330a3
Uploaded file
- 2
Processes
What ran
- Evidence 2 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run
dawn-installer.exe
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\dawn-installer.exe"
Test run - Evidence 3 of 7: 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\nsqC13E.tmp\Resolve-DawnPartnerOffer.ps1" -OffersJson "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\installer-offers.json" -OfferId "medal" -PercentFlagName "deployments.installer_offer_medal.percent"
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
- 2
Files
Created or changed
- Evidence 4 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run
nsbC12E.tmp
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsbC12E.tmp
Test run - Evidence 5 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run
System.dll
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\System.dll
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
- 2
Network
Hosts contacted
- Evidence 6 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run
api.dawn.gg
Contacted during the test run.
Test run - Evidence 7 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run
cdn.dawn.gg
Contacted during the test run.
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
7 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.
What this file did when executed
The combined sandbox summary includes a "malicious" verdict.
Sandbox verdicts
1- VT: MALWAREmalicious
Techniques observed in the sandbox
38MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1010
- T1012
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.009· Obfuscated code
- T1033· Reads user info
- T1036
- T1045
- T1055· Process injection
- T1057· Lists programs
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1059.001· Runs commands
- T1063
- T1064
- T1070· Covers its tracks
- T1070.006· Covers its tracks
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1086
- T1095· Custom network
- T1112
- T1115
- T1125
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1134
- T1140· Deobfuscation
- T1198
- T1222
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1518· Checks your AV
- T1529
- T1547.009· Auto-start
- +6 more
Observed activity
Processes started
5Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
dawn-installer.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\dawn-installer.exe"powershell.exe"C:\Windows\Sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\Resolve-DawnPartnerOffer.ps1" -OffersJson "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\installer-offers.json" -OfferId "medal" -PercentFlagName "deployments.installer_offer_medal.percent"powershell.exeC:\Windows\Sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsn8CF1.tmp\Resolve-DawnPartnerOffer.ps1 -OffersJson C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsn8CF1.tmp\installer-offers.json -OfferId medal -PercentFlagName deployments.installer_offer_medal.percentdawn-installer.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\dawn-installer.exe"powershell.exeC:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe "C:\Windows\Sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsf22CD.tmp\Resolve-DawnPartnerOffer.ps1" -OffersJson "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsf22CD.tmp\installer-offers.json" -OfferId "medal" -PercentFlagName "deployments.installer_offer_medal.percent"
Network contacts
44 hosts, listed as 2 domains, 2 addresses. Links show the host and path only.
- Domain
api.dawn.gg - Domain
cdn.dawn.gg - IP address
172.66.167.87 - IP address
104.20.19.95
Files
28Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsbC12E.tmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\System.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\Resolve-DawnPartnerOffer.ps1 - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\NScurl.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\installer-offers.json - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\OiwxAhBjzpCXSuHnwv6XpG7nJ0mFCUz42ZvKwjNg.tmp
Show all 28 entries for files
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\cookies.txt - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\nsExec.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\nsDialogs.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\medal-logo.bmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\Install-DawnPayload.ps1 - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\Resolve-DawnMedalDownload.ps1 - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsqC13E.tmp\manifest.json - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nss8CC0.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\nsn8CF1.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\s0n1f1bu.kqg.ps1 - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\ndzeqter.be3.psm1 - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl5B39.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb6D93.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb6D93.tmp\Fd3unmpi2kau8KlPB45GGQEWbL9hHhuNDGb2VH9x.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb6D93.tmp\BhfUzvD7Xty7aXYuvuFHvDb0jHGIIWU6k6jIhlMK.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsb6D93.tmp\wxTNbOIXOOaxtHfKRNabfsvSTK2UQjSE1GspVThY.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nc0libny.4nf.ps1 - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ug3fwx2u.eic.psm1 - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsf22CD.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\nsk21B2.tmp
Registry and auto-start
2Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ASP.NET_4.0.30319\Names\90MstaiJI3WtZaZ4getfBiWBl9OPcQJzhm3bHrkiTvW0hsZQignNIvjjkM5ZEDK2FEpKp9tznNjyB9ACKkEv4DZURhvKqtE2MGSchAU9IUBrRVLqsVgYEN - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-4270068108-2931534202-3907561125-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithProgids\exefile
Mutexes
6Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
Global\OneSettingQueryMutex+compat+encapsulationLocal\!BrowserEmulation!SharedMemory!MutexLocal\ZonesCacheCounterMutexLocal\ZonesLockedCacheCounterMutexIsoScope_850_IE_EarlyTabStart_0x310_MutexLocal\MSCTF.Asm.MutexDefault1
Sandbox background — not the file
10The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
services.exeC:\Windows\system32\services.exe - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s StorSvc - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s WdiSystemHost - VM process
lsass.exeC:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
Show all 10 entries for sandbox background — not the file
- VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -s W32Time - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p - VM process
conhost.exeC:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 - VM host
8.8.8.8
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 9 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 9 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- f9a3c631a75bb7f16043…da4157Not checkedno saved verdict
- 63283d303cfdaf5fd503…48c4a2Not checkedno saved verdict
- 18dd38cb321f7f45c7d4…909f18Not checkedno saved verdict
- 3a101fa91d4e8831dfb7…9b473cNot checkedno saved verdict
- 5609d4fcf3eae0ac800f…d258deNot checkedno saved verdict
- 9639b46057f544e22f3b…76fed1Not checkedno saved verdict
- 4904908a060ebf730d43…ffec3bNot checkedno saved verdict
- be7a52d6d1b2e5e2c7a9…01365bNot checkedno saved verdict
- 996645d7f16a6294babb…dc51a5Not checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
1 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; signed by InPvP Inc.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
Engines that flagged it 1
- VBA32Trojan.Win32.Generic
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Sep 28, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC
- SHA-256
070798e224b8e025f19c6839c2011e522692b813a045fed6848f9cc87d6330a3- SHA-1
da93d1c6e1ce05971c29bab7b5721a880ca9fa70- MD5
770ed1e6d3fa2e9ae3467482b3567277
About this file
dawn-mcpvp-installer.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 3.5 MB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 3.5 MB
- Signer
- InPvP IncValid code signature.
- First seen
- Aug 9, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 2,256 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 4.75 of 8
First scanned Updated
Antivirus consensus
1 of 71 engines flagged this file
4 of the 75 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-118 engines0flagged
- Tier-236 engines0flagged
- Low-trust17 engines1flagged
View all 75 engine results
- VBA32Malicious: Trojan.Win32.Generic
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusClean
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoClean
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisClean
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Low-severity pattern matches — worth noting but not on their own cause for alarm.
VirusTotal's sandbox summary maps this run to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection), but no injected process of the sample's own was recorded (the analysis VM's own WMI adapter, crash handlers and Chrome updater are not counted). VirusTotal maps T1055 on about half of all files no engine flags, so the mapping alone is not evidence of injection.
EvidenceT1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)
Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
How widely this file has been seen
Widely uploaded, but first seen within the last six months. No strong prior applies.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 9 questions people ask most about this file.
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