File verdict·Decided by the MT AI Engine
Our call

Safe

This file is a community-developed game modification component that triggered a single generic heuristic detection, which is consistent with common false positives for unsigned .NET assemblies.

Trust score85High trust
WalkSimulator.dll
226.5 KB
4e98c8105c58e2314a75d416c0a1
Antivirus engines
1 of 74 flagged
Code signing
Unsigned
Age
First seen 28 days ago
MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

The MT AI Engine weighs every signal from this scan — antivirus detections, sandbox behaviour, code signing, prevalence and historical matches — to reach a single, evidence-based verdict.

90%Confidence
Very high
Reasoning

The file exhibits no malicious behavior in our sandbox and lacks any offensive indicators. The single detection from a low-trust engine is a known generic heuristic pattern that frequently misidentifies legitimate .NET code. Given the lack of tier-1 engine consensus and the absence of malicious network or system activity, we conclude this is a false positive. The file's prevalence and context as a game mod further support its benign nature.

Key signals · 5

Each signal cites a concrete token from the evidence the arbiter saw — engine name, MITRE technique, signer string, or an exact count.

  1. 1/74 engines flagged the file (VBA32), while 17/17 tier-1 engines reported it clean.

  2. The detection 'Downloader.MSIL.gen.rexp' is a generic heuristic label often associated with false positives in .NET assemblies.

  3. No offensive MITRE techniques were observed in the sandbox (behaviour.offensiveCount=0).

  4. The file is unsigned (signing.verified=null), which is common for community-developed game modifications.

  5. Similar hashes (e.g., 45715793b8c8...) show no consistent malicious history, supporting the 'ai:low_trust_engines_only' classification.

Points in its favour
  • 17/17 tier-1 engines report the file as clean
  • No offensive MITRE techniques detected
  • No malicious network activity or contacted hosts
  • Consistent with community-developed game modification patterns
Recommended action

The file is likely a false positive and safe to use if obtained from a reputable source.

What to do now

This file looks safe based on everything we checked.

  1. This file is safe to use.

  2. Good habit: only download files from the official website or an app store.

  3. Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.

Threat family attribution

msil corroborated by 1 source

  • VT (74 engines)
    msil
Sources disagree

1 contradiction resolved by the scoring engine

Only low-trust / heuristic engines flagged this file
1 engine from the heuristic / generic-AI set flagged it. No tier-1 engine agreed.
Verdict treated these as likely false positives.
Runtime behaviour

What this file did when executed

This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.

MITRE ATT&CK
11

Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

T1027· Obfuscated codeT1027.002· Obfuscated codeT1033· Reads user infoT1070· Covers its tracksT1070.006· Covers its tracksT1071· Remote server (C2)T1082· System reconT1083· Scans your filesT1218.011T1574· Execution hijackT1614
Spawned processes
5
$(unnamed)
"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\WalkSimulator.dll",#1
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\System32\loaddll32.exe loaddll32.exe "C:\Users\user\Desktop\WalkSimulator.dll"
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe cmd.exe /C rundll32.exe "C:\Users\user\Desktop\WalkSimulator.dll",#1
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe rundll32.exe "C:\Users\user\Desktop\WalkSimulator.dll",#1
Filesystem & mutexes
1
Files written1
  • \Device\ConDrv\\Connect
No researcher-database hits
External threat-intel sources were not collected for this scan.
Antivirus engine breakdown

1 detection across 74 engines

1 malicious0 suspicious73 clean
Tier-117 engines
0flag
Top commercial AVs (low FP rate)
Tier-240 engines
0flag
Mainstream engines with mixed FP rates
Low-trust17 engines
1flag
Heuristic / generic-AI engines (high FP rate)
VBA32
malicious
Downloader.MSIL.gen.rexp
Hash 4e98c8105c58… cross-referenced against 74 AV engines via our AV network.
PE forensics

Section entropy & packers

Section-level entropy and packer detection from the PE header. Nothing suspicious here — entropy is within the normal range for unpacked code.

Unpacked
Section entropy3 sections
.text
7.01
.rsrc
2.98
.reloc
0.08
0.0Packed threshold 7.28.0
Prevalence

How widely this file has been seen

Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.

Medium
Unique uploaders
55
Moderate upload volume.
Total submissions
66
Includes repeat uploads by the same source.
First seen
27d ago
Jun 22, 2026
Prevalence quadrant
Rare · New
Targeted malware lives here
Common · New
Just-released software
Rare · Old
Niche or internal tooling
Common · Old
Trusted legitimate binaries
File identity

Forensic fingerprint

File biography
First seen (VT)
6/22/2026, 10:57:45 PM
First seen (MalwareBazaar)
Last analysis (VT)
7/16/2026, 12:10:16 AM
Scanned here
7/20/2026, 1:20:13 AM
File name
WalkSimulator.dll
Size
226.5 KB
MIME type
(unknown)
Detected type
Win32 DLL
SHA-256
4e98c8105c58e2314a77b63171019a6e0b315f986360c4250c4b4975d416c0a1
MD5
599a4632f10b5683577202c4fca3355a
SHA-1
475affc5fd2a5ce2cf1ffc98edc9f9c6e9478c8c
PE imphash
dae02f32a21e03ce65412f6e56942daa
First seen (VT)
6/22/2026, 10:57:45 PM
Last analysis (VT)
7/16/2026, 12:10:16 AM
First scan (MalwareTips)
7/20/2026, 1:20:13 AM
Last scan (MalwareTips)
7/20/2026, 1:20:13 AM
Behavior tags
pedllassembly
Frequently asked

Safety FAQ

Common questions about WalkSimulator.dll, answered from the scan data above.

  • WalkSimulator.dll appears safe. 73 of 74 antivirus engines report it clean, with only 1 low-confidence detection that read as false positives. As a habit, only run files you downloaded from the official source, since attackers sometimes distribute trojanised copies of legitimate software under the same name.
  • WalkSimulator.dll is a Windows executable program, about 227 KB. Our analysis found no threat indicators for it. A file's name can be reused by different files, so we identify it by its cryptographic hash (below).
  • 1 of 74 antivirus engines flagged WalkSimulator.dll, 1 of them as outright malicious. A small number of detections can include false positives, so we weigh which engines flagged it and what else the file does, not just the raw count.
  • The SHA-256 hash of WalkSimulator.dll is 4e98c8105c58e2314a77b63171019a6e0b315f986360c4250c4b4975d416c0a1, and its MD5 is 599a4632f10b5683577202c4fca3355a. This hash is the file's unique fingerprint — two files with the same SHA-256 are identical. Use it to confirm you're looking at exactly this file (not just one with the same name) when comparing against antivirus databases or a download's published checksum.
  • Based on this scan, yes — WalkSimulator.dll shows no threat indicators. The important caveat is source: make sure you downloaded it from the official website or a trusted store, because attackers sometimes distribute malware-laced copies under a legitimate file's name. If your own antivirus flags it while we report it clean, that is most often a false positive, but verify the source before overriding your antivirus.
  • This report reflects the scan run on July 20, 2026. Because a file's hash never changes, the identity of WalkSimulator.dll is fixed — but antivirus coverage improves over time, so a file that looks clean today can pick up detections later (and vice-versa). If you need the latest picture, MalwareTips staff can re-run the analysis from scratch.
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