Is game_s.exe safe?
No engine detected this established executable, and its observed activity, unpacked structure, broad prevalence, and research-intelligence checks provide no corroborated malware indicators.
All 74 antivirus engines produced no detection, including 17 tier-1 engines, despite the file circulating since 2021 across hundreds of submitters. One completed sandbox run found no malicious verdict or offensive-only technique, although the unsigned status and incomplete network-reputation coverage warrant normal source verification.
1887d24224f12201ec…661e7b266d5ebdRecommended next actions
Before running
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
If you already ran it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
All 74 antivirus engines produced no detection, including 17 tier-1 engines, despite the file circulating since 2021 across hundreds of submitters. One completed sandbox run found no malicious verdict or offensive-only technique, although the unsigned status and incomplete network-reputation coverage warrant normal source verification.
The strongest evidence is unanimous non-detection across 74 engines, including 17 tier-1 products. The file has also circulated broadly since 2021, giving security products substantial opportunity to identify persistent malicious traits. One sandbox run recorded no malicious verdict, offensive-only technique, persistence, dropped file, or file write. Static inspection found neither packing nor high-entropy code, and researcher-curated intelligence produced no matches. The executable is unsigned, and the host-reputation cross-check covered only three hosts rather than every observed domain and IP, but those limitations do not outweigh the consistent evidence.
What We Detected
None of 74 antivirus engines flagged the executable, including all 17 reporting tier-1 engines. It has been submitted 447 times by 348 sources and has been observed since October 2021. No MalwareBazaar, CIRCL, or YARAify match was returned.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run recorded no malicious sandbox verdict and no offensive-only techniques, persistence indicators, dropped files, or written files. Static inspection found no recognized packer, likely packing, or high-entropy code. The sample contacted Microsoft-associated domains, but only three hosts were inspected by the reputation cross-check while more distinct domains and IPs were observed, so a complete network-reputation result is unavailable.
What To Do Now
The executable is unsigned, so confirm that it came from the expected game or software distributor before running it. Keep endpoint protection enabled and rescan if the file changes, requests unusual privileges, or produces unexpected network or system activity.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- signing.signed=false for this Win32 executable, so no verified publisher identity supports its origin.
- communityComments[0] reports a third-party likely-malicious assessment and additional hosts, but it has 0 votes and is uncorroborated by the engines, recorded sandbox verdict, or external intelligence.
- contactedHosts.inspected=3 is incomplete relative to all distinct behaviour.contactedDomains and behaviour.contactedIps, limiting the network-reputation assessment.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/74 engines reported a malicious or suspicious result.
- All 17 reporting tier-1 engines produced no detection.
- The sample has 348 unique sources and 447 submissions dating to 2021.
- The completed sandbox run had no malicious verdict or offensive-only techniques.
- No packing, high-entropy code, malicious child, or external-intelligence match was identified.
- The Win32 executable is unsigned and has no verified publisher identity.
- Host-reputation inspection did not cover every distinct observed domain and IP.
- A zero-vote community annotation alleges malicious activity, although independent evidence does not corroborate it.
- Static tags indicate debugger-environment detection and user-input checks, which can be used by either games or evasive software.
Use the file only if its download source and expected game association are trustworthy. Keep endpoint protection enabled and obtain a fresh official copy if its origin is uncertain.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 74 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial3 of 23 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete.
YARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 4MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 7spawned processes
- 23network contacts
- 15filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- www.microsoft.com
- res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft
- prda.aadg.msidentity.com
- 23.216.147.64
- 20.62.24.77
- 20.99.132.105
- 23.216.147.76
- 20.99.184.37
- 20.99.133.109
- 192.229.211.108
- 20.69.140.28
- 23.223.246.65
- 20.99.186.246
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER1354.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER140F.tmp.csv
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER143F.tmp.txt
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER26FC.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER26FD.tmp.csv
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 0 / 74engines flagged
- 348sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 74 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has a long, established submission history across 348 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 447 times from 348 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: game_s.exe — 1887d24224f12201ec8b2592f2e929348ddae1b81a9cf92a28661e7b266d5ebd
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — %SAMPLEPATH%\1887d24224f12201ec8b2592f2e929348ddae1b81a9cf92a28661e7b266d5ebd.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\System32\wuapihost.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
Contacted host: www.microsoft.com — Saved reputation verdict: safe.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceContacted-host cross-checkObserved at - 08
Contacted host: res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft — Saved reputation verdict: safe.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceContacted-host cross-checkObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
0 of 74 engines flagged this file
View all 74 engine results
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 seen in the wild for a long time. High prior this is legitimate; isolated detections on common-old files are usually false positives.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- game_s.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 3.5 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 24, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC
1887d24224f12201ec8b2592f2e929348ddae1b81a9cf92a28661e7b266d5ebdSafety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
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