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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 5 months ago

Is Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip safe? Treat it as suspicious.

ZIP containing Sims 4 updater executable flagged as unwanted program by six major antivirus engines with defense-evasion behavior.

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Why Suspicious? 14 antivirus engines flag it; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

Don't open or extract it until you know where it came from

Treat as unwanted software. Avoid running the extracted executable and remove the archive to prevent potential system modifications or unwanted behavior.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't open or extract it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already opened or extracted it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

Not sure what to do?

Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

The link always shows the latest result for this exact file (its SHA-256 fingerprint).

Reads the latest antivirus results for this file's hash. Nothing is uploaded.

Antivirus results

14 of 68 flagged

  • Flagged 14
  • No detection 54
  • No result 7
FileAnadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip20.9 MBSHA-256 749ef77d0616…0ed4a6
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 9mo ago
14 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including Avast and Symantec (Norton).

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 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

Six major antivirus engines consistently label the contained updater as unwanted program or crack-related software.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • If the direct-IP rule-based reflects only Cloudflare infrastructure rather than a control server, the offensive MITRE flags could be overstated for a game-mod tool; however the unwanted program consensus from major antivirus engines still dominates.

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 not needed or not applicable. 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
  • 8sandbox rule tags
  • 6spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 16filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.

  • Note: Deleted files or logs during the test run (installers often clean up after themselves).

  • Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.

Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as contacting a server, but no contacted host was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: Showed activity a sandbox rule links to file encryption; no ransomware behaviour was confirmed.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as weakening security settings; no setting change was recorded.

This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 5: FileSeen in the test run

      Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip

      749ef77d0616070491a1e0a65795021fc9d0d29e657369529324688feb0ed4a6

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run

      sims-4-updater-v2.4.10.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\sims-4-updater-v2.4.10.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run

      sims-4-updater-v2.4.10.exe

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run

      mfc140u.dll

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI46842\Pythonwin\mfc140u.dll

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run

      win32ui.pyd

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI46842\Pythonwin\win32ui.pyd

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

5 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

14 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 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 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 14 of 68 engines flagged it · 7 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded 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

Engines that flagged it 14

  • Avast (major engine)Other:PUP-gen [PUP]
  • AVG (major engine)Other:PUP-gen [PUP]
  • Avira (major engine)PUA/PUP
  • F-Secure (major engine)PotentialRisk.PUA/PUP
  • Sophos (major engine)Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
  • Symantec (major engine)PUA.Gen.2
  • TrellixENS (major engine)Artemis!6DC3624A0D17
  • CynetMalicious (score: 99)
6 more in the full engine list

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
May 20, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC
SHA-256
749ef77d0616070491a1e0a65795021fc9d0d29e657369529324688feb0ed4a6
SHA-1
f2ec401be0d8bae6fd9ca751b4e0f3f896d3cd05
MD5
b6d0df97c73ea3b7b5ecaa90d1621099

About this file

Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip is a ZIP file of 20.9 MB.

Type and size
ZIP · 20.9 MB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Jan 3, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1,142 distinct sources

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip safe, or is it malware?
Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 14 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't open or extract it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need what's inside, download it again from the original website.
What is Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip?
Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip is a ZIP archive, about 20.9 MB. VirusTotal first saw it on Jan 3, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip?
14 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip, including Avast and Symantec (Norton). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What should I do if I already opened or extracted Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip is 749ef77d0616070491a1e0a65795021fc9d0d29e657369529324688feb0ed4a6, and its MD5 is b6d0df97c73ea3b7b5ecaa90d1621099. 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.
How up to date is this analysis of Anadius Updater Tool for Windows.zip?
This report reflects the scan on May 20, 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.
Chapter 06

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