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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 9 days ago

Is BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

An unsigned game launcher stub that none of the 67 antivirus engines that checked it flagged, but one of two sandbox runs reported malicious activity and recorded injection into…

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Why Suspicious? One sandbox test run rated it malicious while another found nothing; nothing else confirms it.

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

Don't run it until you know where it came from

If it came from a link, an attachment or a stranger, delete it.

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 run 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 ran 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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BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe: 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

0 of 67 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 67
  • No result 4
FileBootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe345.1 kBSHA-256 8a57460caba8…06bf6e
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 1y ago
A sandbox test run rated its behaviour as malicious.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

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

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

It looks like a standard Unreal Engine game bootstrap launcher. The file is unsigned, so we recommend caution.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • The filename and the launched LittleCorners.exe process match a standard Unreal Engine game bootstrap stub. The sandbox's malicious run may reflect the game launching rather than hostile code.
  • No offensive MITRE techniques were mapped, and the PE sections show normal entropy with no packer.

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 · all complete. 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
  • 10sandbox rule tags
  • 4spawned processes
  • 3network contacts
  • 6filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Note: Talked to servers over the internet during the test run.

  • 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: Loaded extra code modules while running.

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

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as changing how Windows loads code; nothing confirms it.

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 6: FileSeen in the test run

      BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe

      8a57460caba8c46b8e3884896bfc6d54a188b9371c00b704032c4cdd5606bf6e

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 6: ProcessSeen in the test run

      LittleCorners.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\LittleCorners.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 6: ProcessSeen in the test run

      LittleCorners.exe

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    1
    1. Evidence 4 of 6: Written fileSeen in the test run

      Logs

      C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Security Health\Logs

      Test run

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

    2
    1. Evidence 5 of 6: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      23.46.228.49

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    2. Evidence 6 of 6: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      23.55.219.177

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

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

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 67 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · all complete. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 71 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 67 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteWorth noting: Combined summary is split: malicious and clean verdicts Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete9 contacted hosts checked 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
Oct 17, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC
SHA-256
8a57460caba8c46b8e3884896bfc6d54a188b9371c00b704032c4cdd5606bf6e
SHA-1
b2ef685a19d10fdcc7150576d0ad4237a2305015
MD5
64905261d149f7ee80cadd03c9ab405c

About this file

BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 345.1 kB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 345.1 kB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Jul 5, 2025On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
53 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
5.82 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe safe, or is it malware?
BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. No antivirus engine flags it; the caution comes from other evidence, such as who made it, how widely it is used or what it did in a test run. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
What is BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe?
BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe is a Windows program, about 345.1 kB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Jul 5, 2025.
How many antivirus engines detected BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe?
None of the 67 antivirus engines that checked it flag BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe. A clean antivirus result is not proof of safety; the caution comes from other evidence, such as who made it, how widely it is used or what it did in a test run.
I already downloaded and ran BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe — what should I do?
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 BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe is 8a57460caba8c46b8e3884896bfc6d54a188b9371c00b704032c4cdd5606bf6e, and its MD5 is 64905261d149f7ee80cadd03c9ab405c. 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 BootstrapPackagedGame-Win64-Shipping.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 17, 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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