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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Two less reliable engines flagged the file while 17 major antivirus engines remained silent.

Why Suspicious? 2 antivirus engines flag it, but no major engine agrees; 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

Treat as untrusted; do not run without additional verification from official Sims-4-updater channels or updated vendor signatures.

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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sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.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

2 of 70 flagged

  • Flagged 2
  • No detection 68
  • No result 4
Filesims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe21.1 MBSHA-256 a48ef2d0d7a9…e746d3
  • Code signing Signer not verified
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 10mo ago
2 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including APEX and Webroot.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

2 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

The engine profile matches an AV-on-AV false-positive pattern, but the absence of any trusted-publisher history and the presence of offensive MITRE techniques prevent a clean verdict. Prevalence data indicates the binary has circulated for months among many users, lowering the chance of a targeted attack. Without a completed host-reputation check or corroborating major detections, the evidence remains mixed.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • communityComments contain mixed researcher verdicts (two 'Malicious', one 'Clean', one 'Suspicious') — no consensus.
  • contactedHosts is null; no complete host-reputation cross-check available for the single IP 104.21.52.91.

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 · 5 complete · 1 partial. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 15sandbox rule tags
  • 8spawned processes
  • 1network contact
  • 30filesystem & 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: 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.

  • Note: Looked through folders on the test computer (most installers do this).

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: Showed activity a sandbox rule links to file encryption; no ransomware behaviour was confirmed.

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

      sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe

      a48ef2d0d7a9d5d5ca9dea6e7017140e682b0eb6d15c33ace93c7f8666e746d3

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

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

      software.exe

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

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

      NOTEPAD.EXE

      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\updater_readme.txt

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 6: Written fileSeen in the test run

      mfc140u.dll

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI54922\Pythonwin\mfc140u.dll

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 6: Written fileSeen in the test run

      win32ui.pyd

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI54922\Pythonwin\win32ui.pyd

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

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

      104.21.52.91

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run

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

Chapter 04

Technical details

2 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; a signature that did not verify.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 74 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 2 of 70 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial1 host contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check 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 2

  • APEXMalicious
  • WebrootW32.Hack.Tool

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Sep 7, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC
SHA-256
a48ef2d0d7a9d5d5ca9dea6e7017140e682b0eb6d15c33ace93c7f8666e746d3
SHA-1
3c4c6e8701ff4cf723b64ede89dfe867925d2183
MD5
52b234520c47115173fa9fc33395b551

About this file

sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 21.1 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 21.1 MB
Signer
Sims4Updater (unverified signature)Worth noting: Malware sometimes copies or steals a company's signature, so this does not mean that company made it.
First seen
Dec 29, 2025On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1,125 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
8.00 of 8

First scanned Updated

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.

Is sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe safe, or is it malware?
sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 2 of the 70 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 sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe?
sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe is a Windows program, about 21.1 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Dec 29, 2025.
How many antivirus engines detected sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe?
2 of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe, including APEX and Webroot. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
What should I do if I already ran sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.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.
Is sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe digitally signed?
It carries a signature in the name of Sims4Updater that could not be verified. Malware sometimes copies or steals a company's signature, so this does not mean that company made it.
What is the SHA-256 hash of sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe is a48ef2d0d7a9d5d5ca9dea6e7017140e682b0eb6d15c33ace93c7f8666e746d3, and its MD5 is 52b234520c47115173fa9fc33395b551. 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 sims-4-updater-v2.4.11.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Sep 7, 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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