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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA, Europe) (Rev 1).gba safe? Yes, no threats found.

Widely submitted 16-year-old GBA ROM with zero engine detections and clean sandbox behaviour.

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 keep and run; no further action required.

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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Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA, Europe) (Rev 1).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, Europe) (Rev 1).gba16.8 MBSHA-256 729041b940af…a4d059
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 16y ago
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

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

No antivirus engine flagged the file. It is a common, long-standing Pokémon ROM with no malicious indicators in sandbox or external-intel sources.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • No contacted-host reputation result was saved — host-reputation cross-check incomplete; cannot confirm whether 52.110.2.131 is malicious.

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 · 5 complete · 1 partial. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 4sandbox rule tags
  • 1spawned processes
  • 1network contact
  • 12filesystem & mutex artifacts

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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 · 5 complete · 1 partial. 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 sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial1 host contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check Details for contacted hosts
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, 4:02 PM UTC
SHA-256
729041b940afe031302d630fdbe57c0c145f3f7b6d9b8eca5e98678d0ca4d059
SHA-1
dd5945db9b930750cb39d00c84da8571feebf417
MD5
51901a6e40661b3914aa333c802e24e8

About this file

Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA, Europe) (Rev 1).gba is an unknown file of 16.8 MB.

Type and size
unknown · 16.8 MB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Jul 8, 2010On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
2,974 distinct sources

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA, Europe) (Rev 1).gba safe?
We found nothing harmful in Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA, Europe) (Rev 1).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, Europe) (Rev 1).gba?
Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA, Europe) (Rev 1).gba is a file, about 16.8 MB. VirusTotal first saw it on Jul 8, 2010.
How many antivirus engines detected Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA, Europe) (Rev 1).gba?
None of the 60 antivirus engines that checked it flag Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA, Europe) (Rev 1).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, Europe) (Rev 1).gba?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA, Europe) (Rev 1).gba is 729041b940afe031302d630fdbe57c0c145f3f7b6d9b8eca5e98678d0ca4d059, and its MD5 is 51901a6e40661b3914aa333c802e24e8. 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, Europe) (Rev 1).gba?
We found nothing harmful in Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA, Europe) (Rev 1).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, Europe) (Rev 1).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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