File verdict·Decided by the MT AI Engine
Our call

Safe

Zero engine detections on an unsigned 6 MB Win32 EXE with clean sandbox behaviour and no malicious indicators.

Trust score85High trust
sauerbraten_wc.exe
6.2 MB
a41a360817c8f3a8b91d210f7d6e
Antivirus engines
0 of 72 flagged
Code signing
Unsigned
Age
First seen 5y ago
MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

The MT AI Engine weighs every signal from this scan — antivirus detections, sandbox behaviour, code signing, prevalence and historical matches — to reach a single, evidence-based verdict.

82%Confidence
High
Reasoning

The complete lack of detections across tier-1 and tier-2 engines combined with a clean sandbox verdict and zero malicious network or child activity supports a safe classification. Although the binary is unsigned and rare, the absence of any adversarial signals or brand-mismatch evidence removes the usual risk factors associated with unsigned executables. Historical RAG data is empty, but the current evidence set is internally consistent.

Key signals · 4

Each signal cites a concrete token from the evidence the arbiter saw — engine name, MITRE technique, signer string, or an exact count.

  1. engines.malicious=0 and engines.tier1Malicious=0 across 69 reporting engines

  2. signing.verified=false (unsigned) with signerStats.found=false

  3. prevalence.classification=rare_old and similarHashes.length=0

  4. behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false and no contactedHosts.maliciousHosts

Points in its favour
  • Zero malicious detections across all engine tiers
  • Clean sandbox verdict with no malicious host contact
  • No brand mismatch or adversarial filename signals
Recommended action

Treat the sample as safe; no further action required beyond standard unsigned-binary hygiene.

What to do now

This file looks safe based on everything we checked.

  1. This file is safe to use.

  2. Good habit: only download files from the official website or an app store.

  3. Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.

Runtime behaviour

What this file did when executed

This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.

Spawned processes
6
$(unnamed)
bin\XSGb.exe --app C:\Users\RA491~1.VUL\AppData\Local\Temp\28adcd97a32dfeed53d8c496a9cbdd21.exe --only-start --curdir C:\Users\RA491~1.VUL\AppData\Local\Temp
$(unnamed)
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\28adcd97a32dfeed53d8c496a9cbdd21.exe
$(unnamed)
C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe -Embedding
$(unnamed)
bin\is32bit.exe -p 672
$(unnamed)
bin\XSGb.exe --resume-thread --pid 672 --tid 220 --apc --dll C:\oUikgxhH.dll --config c:\users\ra491~1.vul\appdata\local\temp\tmpa9krdh
$(unnamed)
bin\CgSESqpZkGvxr.exe /Terminate
Filesystem & mutexes
2
Files written1
  • C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\UPnP Device Host\upnphost\udhisapi.dll
Mutexes created1
  • Local\MSCTF.Asm.MutexDefault1
No researcher-database hits
External threat-intel sources were not collected for this scan.
Antivirus engine breakdown

0 detections across 72 engines

0 malicious0 suspicious72 clean
Tier-117 engines
0flag
Top commercial AVs (low FP rate)
Tier-240 engines
0flag
Mainstream engines with mixed FP rates
Low-trust15 engines
0flag
Heuristic / generic-AI engines (high FP rate)
All 72 engines report this file as clean.
Hash a41a360817c8… cross-referenced against 72 AV engines via our AV network.
PE forensics

Section entropy & packers

Section-level entropy and packer detection from the PE header. Nothing suspicious here — entropy is within the normal range for unpacked code.

ent 3.09Unpacked
Section entropy10 sections
.text
6.50
.data
1.12
.rdata
6.05
/4
0.00
.pdata
6.27
.xdata
4.99
.bss
0.00
.edata
5.78
.idata
4.71
.CRT
0.48
0.0Packed threshold 7.28.0
Prevalence

How widely this file has been seen

Rarely uploaded, but has been around for a while. Often niche legitimate software or old internal tooling; not a strong malware signal on its own.

Rare & old
Unique uploaders
1
Very few people have ever uploaded this — rare.
Total submissions
1
Includes repeat uploads by the same source.
First seen
5y ago
Jul 20, 2021
Prevalence quadrant
Rare · New
Targeted malware lives here
Common · New
Just-released software
here
Rare · Old
Niche or internal tooling
Common · Old
Trusted legitimate binaries
File identity

Forensic fingerprint

File biography
First seen (VT)
7/20/2021, 10:40:47 AM
First seen (MalwareBazaar)
Last analysis (VT)
1/1/2022, 3:07:07 AM
Scanned here
7/17/2026, 11:56:23 PM
File name
sauerbraten_wc.exe
Size
6.15 MB
MIME type
(unknown)
Detected type
Win32 EXE
SHA-256
a41a360817c8f3a8b92c7ff0476667229360dcf2acb9f561529d9b1d210f7d6e
MD5
ec9206f9312b98e740c95c002eb03e4e
SHA-1
16fdd5d457543de19bccf1bafd36365db0242058
PE imphash
e2b1ade120b58a79d9dd69825926360f
First seen (VT)
7/20/2021, 10:40:47 AM
Last analysis (VT)
1/1/2022, 3:07:07 AM
First scan (MalwareTips)
7/17/2026, 11:56:23 PM
Last scan (MalwareTips)
7/17/2026, 11:56:23 PM
Behavior tags
peexeassemblyoverlayruntime-modulesdetect-debug-environmentdirect-cpu-clock-access64bits
Frequently asked

Safety FAQ

Common questions about sauerbraten_wc.exe, answered from the scan data above.

  • sauerbraten_wc.exe appears safe. 72 of 72 antivirus engines report it clean. As a habit, only run files you downloaded from the official source, since attackers sometimes distribute trojanised copies of legitimate software under the same name.
  • sauerbraten_wc.exe is a Windows executable program, about 6.2 MB. Our analysis found no threat indicators for it. A file's name can be reused by different files, so we identify it by its cryptographic hash (below).
  • None — all 72 antivirus engines we queried report sauerbraten_wc.exe as clean. That's reassuring, though brand-new malware can briefly evade detection before vendors add signatures, so we also weigh the file's behaviour and reputation.
  • The SHA-256 hash of sauerbraten_wc.exe is a41a360817c8f3a8b92c7ff0476667229360dcf2acb9f561529d9b1d210f7d6e, and its MD5 is ec9206f9312b98e740c95c002eb03e4e. This hash is the file's unique fingerprint — two files with the same SHA-256 are identical. Use it to confirm you're looking at exactly this file (not just one with the same name) when comparing against antivirus databases or a download's published checksum.
  • Based on this scan, yes — sauerbraten_wc.exe shows no threat indicators. The important caveat is source: make sure you downloaded it from the official website or a trusted store, because attackers sometimes distribute malware-laced copies under a legitimate file's name. If your own antivirus flags it while we report it clean, that is most often a false positive, but verify the source before overriding your antivirus.
  • This report reflects the scan run on July 17, 2026. Because a file's hash never changes, the identity of sauerbraten_wc.exe is fixed — but antivirus coverage improves over time, so a file that looks clean today can pick up detections later (and vice-versa). If you need the latest picture, MalwareTips staff can re-run the analysis from scratch.
Community classification

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