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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba safe? Yes, no threats found.

A widely distributed 16 MB GBA ROM with zero engine detections and explicit community safety tags.

Strong evidence · Widely seen for a long time, and nothing harmful found.

Open it as usual if it came from the official source

The file is safe to use; no further action is required.

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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.

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Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

0 of 60 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 60
  • No result 15
FilePokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba16.8 MBSHA-256 3d0c79f16270…c3a8ac
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Not run
  • First seen 17y ago
None of the 60 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

Zero of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file. It has been submitted thousands of times since 2009 and carries two researcher comments explicitly marking it safe.

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 60 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 · 75 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 60 engines flagged it · 15 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
Sep 7, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC
SHA-256
3d0c79f1627022e18765766f6cb5ea067f6b5bf7dca115552189ad65a5c3a8ac
SHA-1
41cb23d8dccc8ebd7c649cd8fbb58eeace6e2fdc
MD5
e26ee0d44e809351c8ce2d73c7400cdd

About this file

Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba is an unknown file of 16.8 MB.

Type and size
unknown · 16.8 MB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Mar 12, 2009On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
3,460 distinct sources

First scanned

Chapter 04

Questions & answers

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

Is Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba safe?
We found nothing harmful in Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba. None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Open it only if you trust the person or website it came from.
What is Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba?
Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba is a file, about 16.8 MB. VirusTotal first saw it on Mar 12, 2009.
How many antivirus engines detected Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba?
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba. 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 Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba is 3d0c79f1627022e18765766f6cb5ea067f6b5bf7dca115552189ad65a5c3a8ac, and its MD5 is e26ee0d44e809351c8ce2d73c7400cdd. 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 Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba?
We found nothing harmful in Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba. 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 Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA).gba?
This report reflects the scan on Sep 7, 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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