Is gamecube.png safe?
No engine among 75 flagged this small PNG, and independent intelligence produced no matching malware indicators, though the newly observed hash lacks runtime coverage.
All 75 antivirus engines returned no malicious or suspicious detection, including 17 tier-1 engines. The sample is identified as a 2,295-byte PNG, and external intelligence found no matching threat indicators; however, it is newly observed and has no completed runtime analysis.
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Before viewing
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If you already viewed it
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Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
The reasoning behind this verdict
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All 75 antivirus engines returned no malicious or suspicious detection, including 17 tier-1 engines. The sample is identified as a 2,295-byte PNG, and external intelligence found no matching threat indicators; however, it is newly observed and has no completed runtime analysis.
The strongest evidence is unanimous non-detection across 75 engines, including 17 tier-1 products. The file is identified as a small PNG image, for which code signing is not applicable. MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL supplied no matching threat intelligence. Five prior PNG file-type matches also received clean assessments, although file-type similarity alone is weak evidence. Because no sandbox run or contacted-host cross-check was completed, the conclusion rests on static scanning rather than observed runtime activity.
What We Detected
The 2,295-byte file is identified as a PNG image. None of 75 antivirus engines flagged it, including 17 tier-1 engines such as Avast, BitDefender, ESET-NOD32, Kaspersky, and Microsoft. MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL returned no matching threat indicators.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox observation is available, so no claims can be made about runtime behavior. The contacted-host reputation cross-check was also unavailable, and there are no dropped-child results. Static evidence contains no malware family label, suspicious heuristic trigger, brand mismatch, or executable characteristics.
What To Do Now
The file can be handled as an ordinary image while normal endpoint protection remains enabled. If it came from an untrusted sender or fails to render as a valid PNG, delete it or rescan after additional engine coverage becomes available.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- prevalence.classification=rare_new with 1 submitter and 1 submission, so the hash has almost no established history.
- behaviour=null and contactedHosts=null, leaving runtime activity and contacted-host reputation unobserved.
- The 5/5 similar safe verdicts are matchKind=filetype only, which is weak sample-specific similarity.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 engines reported a malicious or suspicious result.
- All 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection.
- MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL returned no threat-intelligence match.
- No heuristic rules fired and no brand mismatch was detected.
- Five prior PNG file-type matches received safe verdicts.
- The hash is newly observed, with only 1 submitter and 1 submission.
- No completed runtime observation is available.
- No contacted-host reputation cross-check is available.
Normal use as an image is reasonable, but keep endpoint protection enabled. Recheck or discard the file if its source is untrusted or it does not open as a valid PNG.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
PartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox environment is recorded.
Network
Not runNo contacted-host reputation check is recorded.
No timestamp recordedYARA
CompleteRule evaluation completed with no recorded matches.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime behavior was not available
The report does not treat a missing runtime observation as a clean result.
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 0rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 1sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
No completed runtime observation is available for this file.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceRuntime coverageObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 1 time from 1 source.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at
Detection sources at a glance
The available sources did not agree on a named threat category.
MalwareBazaar, YARAify, and CIRCL hashlookup completed and returned no entries for this hash.
YARA rules
No matchesThe rule pass completed without a saved public match.
0 of 75 engines flagged this file
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PE structure
Not applicablePE structure analysis applies to Windows executable formats, not this file type.
How widely this file has been seen
Barely seen in the wild and first surfaced recently. That limits reputation evidence, but rarity alone is not proof of malware.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- gamecube.png
- Format
- PNG
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 2.2 KB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 25, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC
984b25286faeb25511cd24250093f7ccda0d466ce8dcff900e72259879974247Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
View it only when its sender or download source is one you trust.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
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