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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 8 days ago

Is TGMacro.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Unsigned gaming macro tool flagged by 6 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it, including two major antivirus engines with generic labels, while sandbox runs showed no…

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Why Suspicious? 6 antivirus engines flag it; 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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Why we think so

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TGMacro.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

6 of 71 flagged

  • Flagged 6
  • No detection 65
  • No result 4
FileTGMacro.exe969.7 kBSHA-256 8d0c5274aa4f…8288b7
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 6mo ago
6 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including Trend Micro and Trellix (McAfee).

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 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

Six of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag this unsigned .NET macro tool, two of them major, but every label is generic and names no malware family. The file is widely distributed, and sandbox runs only saw it open its developer's web page and save a settings file.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • The file is widely distributed and the sandbox runs show only a gaming macro opening its developer's web page, so the generic detections may well be false positives.

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 5 isolated tests; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 5isolated sandbox runs
  • 16sandbox rule tags
  • 3spawned processes
  • 42network contacts
  • 2filesystem & 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).

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

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

  • Note: Read the user name of the test computer.

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

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

  • 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 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 weakening security settings; no setting change was recorded.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as loading code in memory; 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 7: FileSeen in the test run

      TGMacro.exe

      8d0c5274aa4fc0029ee63911464fcd553cbb8f898214b08705f192b9558288b7

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      software.exe

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

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      msedge.exe

      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument https://trksyln.net/projects/tgm-gaming-macro-tgmacro/installed

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      settings.json

      C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\settings.json

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 7: Dropped fileWorked out from other results

      84a6d489da045d904e4fe6d5ef3cf59d18b033e41ac29eb439cf4aca5c4fce56

      A file it created; no rating is saved for it.

      Files it created
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

    2
    1. Evidence 6 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      trksyln.net

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    2. Evidence 7 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      fundingchoicesmessages.google.com

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

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

Chapter 04

Technical details

6 of the 71 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 · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 6 of 71 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxes · C2AE, CAPA, CAPE SandboxComplete5 runs, no sandbox verdict recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete40 contacted hosts checked Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesComplete1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 6

  • TrellixENS (major engine)Artemis!5C3C2231B01A
  • TrendMicro-HouseCall (major engine)Trojan.MSIL.Gen.TL0101H526ZD
  • MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.300983.susgen
  • Paloaltogeneric.ml
  • SkyhighBehavesLike.Win32.Infected.dh
  • VBA32Trojan.Win32.Generic

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 18, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC
SHA-256
8d0c5274aa4fc0029ee63911464fcd553cbb8f898214b08705f192b9558288b7
SHA-1
a1025fdc8676ee922f464f67b87c33f1b2cbeb55
MD5
5c3c2231b01a9b769b94962b73d0286d

About this file

TGMacro.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 969.7 kB.

Claims to be
TGMacroFrom the file's own version information, written by whoever built it.
Original name
TGMacro.exeMatches the shared file name.
Type and size
Win32 EXE · 969.7 kB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Apr 9, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
2,215 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
6.25 of 8

First scanned Updated

Verdict history

  1. Not fully confirmed
  2. Suspiciousafter 1 more engine flagged it

Ratings change when antivirus engines, our checks or MalwareTips staff learn more about a file.

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is TGMacro.exe safe, or is it malware?
TGMacro.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 6 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. 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 TGMacro.exe?
TGMacro.exe is a Windows program, about 969.7 kB. Its version information says it is “TGMacro”. Version information is written by whoever built the file, so it is a claim, not proof of who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Apr 9, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected TGMacro.exe?
6 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag TGMacro.exe, including Trend Micro and Trellix (McAfee). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What should I do if I already ran TGMacro.exe?
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 TGMacro.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of TGMacro.exe is 8d0c5274aa4fc0029ee63911464fcd553cbb8f898214b08705f192b9558288b7, and its MD5 is 5c3c2231b01a9b769b94962b73d0286d. 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 TGMacro.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 18, 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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