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Verdict Malicious

Analyzed , 11 days ago

Is FATAL CHOICE.rar safe? No, we rate this exact file malicious.

A completed sandbox issued a malicious finding after unusual rundll32 activity and mapped defense impairment, despite no detections among 75 antivirus engines.

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Moderate evidence · Few antivirus engines flag it; other checks support the rating.

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FATAL CHOICE.rar: Malicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

0 of 59 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 59
  • No result 16
FileFATAL CHOICE.rar29.8 MBSHA-256 7ef850c82c20…7af8af
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 1y ago
A sandbox test run rated its behaviour as malicious.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

4 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

The only completed sandbox run produced a malicious finding and mapped possible process injection and defense impairment. Although none of the 59 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the archive and no malware family was identified, the unusual rundll32 execution against multiple Unity DLLs makes running the extracted program an unacceptable risk.

Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
  • None of the 59 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the archive, including 18 major antivirus engines reporting no detection.
  • No malware-specific YARA rule or MalwareBazaar family match corroborates the runtime finding.
  • The mapping does not name an injected process, and the saved process-injection target list is empty.
  • The archive appears to contain a Unity application, so some environmental checks, registry settings, and temporary extraction activity may have benign explanations.

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; 1 test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 13sandbox rule tags
  • 14spawned processes
  • 0network contacts
  • 15filesystem & 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.

  • Note: Looked through folders on the test computer (most installers do this).

  • Note: Checked which security software was installed on the test computer.

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

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as code injection, but no injected program was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as recording keystrokes; no keylogging was confirmed.

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

  • 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.

Threat context

How trojans work

A trojan pretends to be something useful or harmless so that you run it. Once open, it does its real job in the background, from stealing data to opening a back door or downloading more malware.

Bottom line:The disguise is the whole trick, so a trustworthy-looking name or icon means nothing.

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

      FATAL CHOICE.rar

      7ef850c82c2045bed221c645d09314edbbf7c3d7af82596232378a66257af8af

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

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

      rundll32.exe

      "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\FATAL CHOICE/FATAL CHOICE_Data/Managed/Unity.Postprocessing.Runtime.dll",#1

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

      rundll32.exe

      "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\FATAL CHOICE/FATAL CHOICE_Data/Managed/Unity.TextMeshPro.dll",#1

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

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

      Player.log

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\LocalLow\kyezdev Studios\FATAL CHOICE\Player.log

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

      CASESENSITIVETEST67d19907955a4b2e9a70196180f2a977

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\CASESENSITIVETEST67d19907955a4b2e9a70196180f2a977

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

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

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 59 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 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 59 engines flagged it · 16 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRisk signal: Combined summary includes a malicious verdict Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededThe sandbox recorded no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 14, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC
SHA-256
7ef850c82c2045bed221c645d09314edbbf7c3d7af82596232378a66257af8af
SHA-1
4f52ebdbdcbc8ccaad6408870f6dd4791242d2c7
MD5
48e1ce12185c4ecf42c0e8883cf5c776

About this file

FATAL CHOICE.rar is an RAR file of 29.8 MB.

Type and size
RAR · 29.8 MB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Jan 25, 2025On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
31 distinct sources

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 8 questions people ask most about this file.

Is FATAL CHOICE.rar malware?
Yes. This copy of FATAL CHOICE.rar (SHA-256 7ef850c8…f8af) is malicious. Other files with the same name can be different, so check the hash. Don't open or extract it. Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash. None of the 59 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Antivirus engines classify it as a trojan: malware disguised as something harmless so that you run it. If you've already opened or extracted it, see the steps below.
What is FATAL CHOICE.rar?
FATAL CHOICE.rar is a RAR archive, about 29.8 MB. VirusTotal first saw it on Jan 25, 2025.
How many antivirus engines detected FATAL CHOICE.rar?
None of the 59 antivirus engines that checked it flag FATAL CHOICE.rar, but that does not make it safe: antivirus engines often miss new files. A sandbox test run also rated its behaviour as malicious.
I already downloaded and opened or extracted FATAL CHOICE.rar — what should I do?
1) Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash. 2) Run a full scan with your antivirus. 3) If it asked you to enable editing or macros, or a page it opened asked for a password or card details, change that password from another device and call your bank if you paid.
How do I remove FATAL CHOICE.rar?
Delete the archive and any files you extracted from it, then empty the Recycle Bin or Trash. If you ran anything that was inside it, run a full scan with your antivirus.
What kind of malware is FATAL CHOICE.rar?
Antivirus engines classify FATAL CHOICE.rar as a trojan: malware disguised as something harmless so that you run it.
What is the SHA-256 hash of FATAL CHOICE.rar?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of FATAL CHOICE.rar is 7ef850c82c2045bed221c645d09314edbbf7c3d7af82596232378a66257af8af, and its MD5 is 48e1ce12185c4ecf42c0e8883cf5c776. 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 FATAL CHOICE.rar?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 14, 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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