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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 9 days ago

Is gbg-spec-client.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Only MaxSecure raised a generic alert, but one sandbox associated non-standard protocol activity with a dynamic-DNS-style host, warranting caution despite substantial…

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Why Suspicious? One antivirus engine (MaxSecure) flags it and one sandbox test run rated it malicious while another found nothing.

Moderate evidence · More than one sign points to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful.

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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gbg-spec-client.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

1 of 66 flagged

  • Flagged 1
  • No detection 65
  • No result 9
Filegbg-spec-client.exe126.5 kBSHA-256 8e58bcd93469…24444d
  • 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

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 antivirus result alone resembles a false positive: only 1 of the 66 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file, and no major antivirus engines agreed. However, one sandbox returned a malicious assessment and mapped non-standard protocol activity involving a dynamic-DNS-style domain, while another sandbox was clean, leaving materially mixed evidence.

Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
  • The sole antivirus detection is a generic less reliable label, while 15 major antivirus engines reported no detection.
  • The second sandbox run returned clean, so the malicious runtime assessment was not reproduced.
  • None of the three observed hosts matched the malicious or suspicious URL cache.
  • A community annotation reported a DynDNS-domain rule-based match, but it is a generic infrastructure rule rather than a malware-family identification.

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
  • 6sandbox rule tags
  • 2spawned processes
  • 2network contacts
  • 5filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Downloaded a file during the test run.

  • Moderate concern: Hid files or windows on the test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Contacted a server on an unusual network port.

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

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

      gbg-spec-client.exe

      8e58bcd934697a7265b3b7aedaa007a1918195c447d2b704a0efb4d9c924444d

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

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

      gbg-spec-client.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\gbg-spec-client.exe"

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

      gbg-spec-client.exe

      "C:\Users\user\Desktop\gbg-spec-client.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

      gbgrecs.servegame.com

      Contacted during the test run.

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

      185.105.89.245

      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

1 of the 66 antivirus engines that checked it flags 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 enginesCompleteWorth noting: 1 of 66 engines flagged it · 9 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 scannerComplete3 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

Engines that flagged it 1

  • MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.300983.susgen

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 17, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC
SHA-256
8e58bcd934697a7265b3b7aedaa007a1918195c447d2b704a0efb4d9c924444d
SHA-1
a90ab36b3e5724531c7fb0f4c4b5768e1f5ca3e2
MD5
57867bc3517d33ae4708b55c54f51ed2

About this file

gbg-spec-client.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 126.5 kB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 126.5 kB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Sep 9, 2025On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
12 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
4.44 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is gbg-spec-client.exe safe, or is it malware?
gbg-spec-client.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 1 of the 66 antivirus engines that checked it flags 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 gbg-spec-client.exe?
gbg-spec-client.exe is a Windows program, about 126.5 kB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Sep 9, 2025.
How many antivirus engines detected gbg-spec-client.exe?
1 of the 66 antivirus engines that checked it flags gbg-spec-client.exe (MaxSecure). We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What should I do if I already ran gbg-spec-client.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 gbg-spec-client.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of gbg-spec-client.exe is 8e58bcd934697a7265b3b7aedaa007a1918195c447d2b704a0efb4d9c924444d, and its MD5 is 57867bc3517d33ae4708b55c54f51ed2. 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 gbg-spec-client.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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