File scan report
Verdict Safe
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Only 3 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this widely distributed installer, while major antivirus engines and the completed evidence from the test run supplied…
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Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.
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Antivirus results
3 of 71 flagged
- Flagged 3
- No detection 68
- No result 4
- Code signing Unsigned
- Test run Completed
- First seen 1mo ago
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Why we think so
3 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
Three of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the installer, including two that used the MediaArena name, but none of the 18 major antivirus engines did. Its 143-source prevalence, lack of corroborating high-risk evidence from the test run, and covered host check make false-positive detections more likely, although the unsigned publisher identity warrants obtaining it only from its intended source.
The antivirus results are limited to 3 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it, with no detection from the 18 major antivirus engines. Malwarebytes and Gridinsoft agree on the MediaArena name, which is meaningful counter-evidence, but no strong engine consensus supports it. The executable has been submitted by 143 distinct sources, providing a strong distribution-based benign anchor. The sandbox runs supplied no malicious verdict, named injection target, or other corroborated high-risk technique; the label lacks the artefact needed to establish process injection. The one distinct contacted host was covered by the saved reputation check and had no cached hostile verdict. Because the file is unsigned, its source should still be verified before execution.
What We Detected
Three of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable. Malwarebytes and Gridinsoft used MediaArena labels, while Trapmine supplied a machine-learning alert; none of the 18 major antivirus engines flagged it.
Threat Behavior
The sandbox runs produced no recorded malicious verdict and no named process-injection target. A T1055 mapping appeared without the underlying injection artefact, so it does not establish process injection. The one distinct contacted host was covered by the saved reputation check and had no cached malicious or suspicious result.
Context
The installer has 143 distinct submitters and 168 submissions, which strongly favors ordinary distributed software over an isolated sample. It is unsigned, however, so no verified publisher identity confirms where these bytes originated.
What To Do Now
Use only a copy obtained from the intended publisher or another trusted distribution channel, and keep security software enabled. If the source cannot be verified or installation behavior differs from what you expected, do not run it.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- Malwarebytes and Gridinsoft both apply MediaArena labels, so the detections are not merely a lone machine-learning alert.
- The executable is unsigned, leaving no verified publisher identity to confirm its origin.
- The file was first seen on Sep 7, 2026, so its distribution history is broad but not long-established.
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 3 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, while all 18 major antivirus engines remained silent.
- The file has been submitted by 143 distinct sources across 168 submissions.
- The sandbox runs recorded no malicious verdict or named process-injection target.
- The saved reputation check covered the one distinct contacted host and found no cached hostile result.
- The antivirus analysis found no indicated packer or high-entropy executable code.
- Three antivirus engines flagged the installer, and two of them used the same MediaArena name.
- The Windows executable is unsigned, so its publisher cannot be authenticated.
- The file was first seen on Sep 7, 2026, giving it a broad but comparatively short distribution history.
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. See every source
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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- 29sandbox rule tags
- 3spawned processes
- 2network contacts
- 30filesystem & mutex artifacts
Includes 29 mapped techniques, every process, file, registry and network entry and 8 dropped files.
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Technical details
3 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.
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 3
The Safe verdict weighed these detections and treats them as non-decisive.
- GridinsoftTrojan.Win32.MediaArena.bot
- MalwarebytesTrojan.MediaArena
- Trapminemalicious.moderate.ml.score
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Sep 9, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC
- SHA-256
120e7294eff78dde791875e7affd8f52b53220e63db1625665e6342f49915a04- SHA-1
fd81df7e9fc25de6fa6a90254696a395730a0605- MD5
4fbf9458541b0fd709e9ab64c4c2abdb
About this file
ArCave Installer is a Win32 EXE file of 910.0 kB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 910.0 kB
- Signer
- UnsignedNo code signature.
- First seen
- Sep 7, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 143 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 8.00 of 8
First scanned Updated
Verdict history
- Suspicious
- Safeafter a re-check of the saved evidence
Ratings change when antivirus engines, our checks or MalwareTips staff learn more about a file.
Includes every engine result (75), 1 matched signature rule, PE section entropy and packers and how widely the file has been seen.
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