Is GoldensGorillaNametags.dll safe?
No antivirus engine detected this DLL, and its completed sandbox run showed no offensive-only behavior, malicious verdict, persistence, or dropped payload.
All 75 antivirus engines were free of detections, including the reporting tier-1 products, and one completed sandbox run produced no malicious verdict or offensive-only technique. The unsigned status, apparent packing, and network-profile heuristic warrant ordinary caution, but they lack corroboration from runtime results, external intelligence, or malicious child files.
1a8edcb4c88191dff0…d8f40bd4315cc6Recommended next actions
Before using
Use it only as part of software obtained from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
If you already used 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 75 antivirus engines were free of detections, including the reporting tier-1 products, and one completed sandbox run produced no malicious verdict or offensive-only technique. The unsigned status, apparent packing, and network-profile heuristic warrant ordinary caution, but they lack corroboration from runtime results, external intelligence, or malicious child files.
The strongest evidence is the absence of detections across 75 engines, with no tier-1 engine identifying a malware family. One completed sandbox run recorded nine benign-common techniques but no offensive-only technique, persistence indicator, dropped payload, or malicious sandbox verdict. The three contacted domains checked against the host cache had no malicious or suspicious entries, although the separately listed IP was not explicitly covered. The unsigned status and packing assessment triggered a dropper-network heuristic, but the code section was not high entropy and no second signal corroborates a dropper. Similar-file history is mixed and based only on an imphash without signer co-match, so it carries limited weight.
What We Detected
No antivirus product flagged the DLL: 0 of 75 engines reported a malicious or suspicious result, and no tier-1 family consensus exists. External checks also returned no MalwareBazaar record, CIRCL hit, or YARAify rule match.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run observed nine techniques commonly seen in ordinary software, but no offensive-only technique, persistence indicator, dropped payload, or malicious runtime verdict. Three contacted domains were checked and had no malicious or suspicious cache entries; however, the separately observed IP was not explicitly included in that coverage. A heuristic noted that the unsigned DLL appeared packed and accessed the network, but this is not independently corroborated by malicious behavior.
What To Do Now
Keep endpoint protection enabled and obtain the DLL from the expected project or developer channel. If its origin is unknown, verify its hash with the distributor and test it in an isolated environment before loading it into an application.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- signing.signed=false and signing.signerStats.found=false, so no publisher identity or established signer history supports the DLL.
- triggeredHeuristics[0].rule='MalwareTips.Synth.DropperNetworkProfile' fired because the unsigned DLL was considered packed and made network contacts.
- similarHashes[2].verdict='malicious' identifies Zusy on one shared-imphash sample, although signerMatchesSubject=false and that imphash may reflect a common build framework.
- contactedHosts.inspected=3 accounts for the three domains but does not explicitly cover behaviour.contactedIps[0], leaving the host-reputation check incomplete.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 engines reported a malicious or suspicious result.
- Six tier-1 engines reported no detection, with tier1Malicious=0.
- The completed sandbox run had no malicious verdict and no offensive-only technique.
- No persistence indicators or dropped file hashes were observed.
- CIRCL, MalwareBazaar, and YARAify returned no hits.
- The DLL is unsigned and has no signer history.
- peAnalysis.likelyPacked=true, although peAnalysis.highEntropyCode=false.
- MalwareTips.Synth.DropperNetworkProfile fired due to network activity and the packing assessment.
- Host-reputation coverage does not explicitly include the observed IP address.
- One imphash-only similar sample previously received a Zusy family finding.
Keep protection enabled and use the DLL only if it came from the expected developer or application package. For an unverified download, confirm its SHA-256 with the source before loading it.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial3 of 4 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete.
YARA
Complete1 signature or behavior rule matched.
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
- 9MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 5spawned processes
- 4network contacts
- 1filesystem & 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.
- a1672.dscr.akamai.net
- eip-terr-na.cdp1.digicert.com.akahost.net
- nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
- 162.159.36.2
- \Device\ConDrv\\Connect
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 1rule hit recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 33sources 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 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 38 times from 33 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: GoldensGorillaNametags.dll — 1a8edcb4c88191dff05977793ef800b83d47d555e13e88bad0d8f40bd4315cc6
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\GoldensGorillaNametags.dll",#1
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\System32\loaddll32.exe loaddll32.exe "C:\Users\user\Desktop\GoldensGorillaNametags.dll"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: Connect — \Device\ConDrv\\Connect
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
Contacted host: a1672.dscr.akamai.net — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: eip-terr-na.cdp1.digicert.com.akahost.net — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved 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.
Signatures and behavior heuristics
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
0 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
Section entropy & packers
A known packer signature (UPX / Themida / VMProtect / etc.) matched this file. Packers aren't malicious on their own, but most malware uses them.
Packers compress or encrypt the executable and only unpack it at runtime. Legitimate commercial software uses them too — but if the file is also unsigned and rare, it's a strong malware signal.
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- GoldensGorillaNametags.dll
- Format
- Win32 DLL
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 54.5 KB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 30, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC
1a8edcb4c88191dff05977793ef800b83d47d555e13e88bad0d8f40bd4315cc6Safety & 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
Use it only as part of software obtained 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.
Safety FAQ
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