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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 12 days ago

Is Update-GamingServices.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Six of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it raised generic alerts, while unsigned provenance and several offensive behavior mappings outweigh the otherwise plausible Windows…

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Why Suspicious? 6 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 run 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 run 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 ran it

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

Not sure what to do?

Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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Update-GamingServices.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

6 of 69 flagged

  • Flagged 6
  • No detection 63
  • No result 5
FileUpdate-GamingServices.exe33.3 kBSHA-256 143330bf8007…8efe82
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 5mo ago
6 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including K7 and SentinelOne.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

The file launches Windows Package Manager to install or upgrade a Microsoft Store package, which is consistent with its name. However, it is unsigned, six of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, and the test run maps activity to five offensive techniques, so it should not be trusted without confirming its source.

Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
  • No major antivirus engines flagged the file, and the six detections use generic trojan, machine-learning, or suspicious-PE labels rather than a shared malware family.
  • The observed command invokes Windows Package Manager to install or upgrade a Microsoft Store package, behavior consistent with the stated updater purpose.
  • The completed sandbox run did not issue a malicious verdict, but several offensive technique mappings still require caution.
  • No cached malicious or suspicious reputation was found for the two distinct contacted hosts, though host reputation alone cannot establish file safety.

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 · all complete. 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
  • 25sandbox rule tags
  • 4spawned processes
  • 1network contact
  • 31filesystem & 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: Downloaded a file during the test run.

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

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

  • Note: Listed the programs running on the test computer.

  • Note: Talked to servers over the internet during the test run.

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 creating a service; no new service 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 6: FileSeen in the test run

      Update-GamingServices.exe

      143330bf800723ac9a83ee7a178560a64d25128ec65b04cc0e680f0d3b8efe82

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 6: ProcessSeen in the test run

      Update-GamingServices.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\Update-GamingServices.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 6: ProcessSeen in the test run

      winget.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe" upgrade --id 9MWPM2CQNLHN --exact --source msstore --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements --silent --disable-interactivity

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 6: Written fileSeen in the test run

      GamingServicesUpdate.log

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\GamingServicesUpdate.log

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 6: Written fileSeen in the test run

      VRegDriver

      \Device\VRegDriver

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

    1
    1. Evidence 6 of 6: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      74.114.119.201

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run

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

Chapter 04

Technical details

6 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · all complete. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 74 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 6 of 69 engines flagged it · 5 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete2 contacted hosts checked Details for contacted hosts
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 6

  • APEXMalicious
  • BkavW32.Malware.D7354AD9
  • K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 700000201 )
  • K7GWTrojan ( 700000201 )
  • SentinelOneStatic AI - Suspicious PE
  • Trapminemalicious.moderate.ml.score

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 14, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC
SHA-256
143330bf800723ac9a83ee7a178560a64d25128ec65b04cc0e680f0d3b8efe82
SHA-1
3198528c7b843fdbb44354eb1e01e92c19dca1a4
MD5
ebaa985f8411fc08c5f392f819dcf648

About this file

Update-GamingServices.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 33.3 kB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 33.3 kB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
May 14, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
34 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
5.71 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is Update-GamingServices.exe safe, or is it malware?
Update-GamingServices.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 6 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
What is Update-GamingServices.exe?
Update-GamingServices.exe is a Windows program, about 33.3 kB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on May 14, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected Update-GamingServices.exe?
6 of the 69 antivirus engines that checked it flag Update-GamingServices.exe, including K7 and SentinelOne. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What should I do if I already ran Update-GamingServices.exe?
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 Update-GamingServices.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Update-GamingServices.exe is 143330bf800723ac9a83ee7a178560a64d25128ec65b04cc0e680f0d3b8efe82, and its MD5 is ebaa985f8411fc08c5f392f819dcf648. 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 Update-GamingServices.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 14, 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.
Chapter 06

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