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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 3 months ago

Is save.dat safe? Yes, no threats found.

Zero detections across 62 engines on a data file with no sandbox or external-intel hits.

Moderate evidence · No engine flags it, but no publisher signature confirms who made it.

Open it as usual if it came from the official source

Open or store the file normally; no further action required unless the parent program that created it is itself suspicious.

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.

  2. Keep your security software and system updates switched on.

No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.

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save.dat: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

0 of 62 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 62
  • No result 14
Filesave.dat129.1 kBSHA-256 2f8e3ed93bcd…bb7b7f
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Not run
  • First seen 1y ago
None of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

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Why we think so

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

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

All 62 antivirus engines that checked it returned clean results with no major or less reliable malicious flags. The file shows no sandbox behaviour, no contacted malicious hosts, and no YARA or CIRCL matches. Its age and single-submission history align with a benign user data file.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • Unsigned status and rare but long known classification leave open the theoretical possibility of a low-prevalence custom data file that simply never reached enough engines for detection, though zero detections across 62 reporters makes this unlikely.

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 · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

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Technical details

None of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 76 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 62 engines flagged it · 14 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesNot runNo sandbox run is recorded for this fileNo date recorded
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededNo sandbox run, so there were no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Jul 11, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC
SHA-256
2f8e3ed93bcdc8d858c1c2da8d2685bceebcb0cb2425cdc9b72e0dfc65bb7b7f
SHA-1
d607e2380f552011f6b386d5337c8dc51d83c61c
MD5
648b60ad7d3707b49be72cb4d1c1efb0

About this file

save.dat is an unknown file of 129.1 kB.

Type and size
unknown · 129.1 kB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Aug 24, 2025On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.

First scanned

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Questions & answers

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

Is save.dat safe?
We found nothing harmful in save.dat. None of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.
What is save.dat?
save.dat is a file, about 129.1 kB. VirusTotal first saw it on Aug 24, 2025.
How many antivirus engines detected save.dat?
None of the 62 antivirus engines that checked it flag save.dat. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
What is the SHA-256 hash of save.dat?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of save.dat is 2f8e3ed93bcdc8d858c1c2da8d2685bceebcb0cb2425cdc9b72e0dfc65bb7b7f, and its MD5 is 648b60ad7d3707b49be72cb4d1c1efb0. 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.
Is it safe to open save.dat?
We found nothing harmful in save.dat. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of save.dat?
This report reflects the scan on Jul 11, 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.
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