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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 1 month ago

Is Terraria.exe safe? Yes, no threats found.

Widely submitted 14-year-old Terraria game executable with zero engine detections.

Strong evidence · Widely seen for a long time, and nothing harmful found.

Run it as usual if it came from the official source

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.

  2. Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.

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Terraria.exe: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

0 of 59 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 59
  • No result 15
FileTerraria.exe1.9 MBSHA-256 a803086e9016…bd257d
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 14y ago
None of the 59 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

2 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

Zero of the 59 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file. The sample matches the well-known Terraria game, has been submitted by 397 sources since 2012, and shows no malicious sandbox behaviour.

Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
  • The file is unsigned — unsigned executable reduces trust for a 14-year-old file
  • similarHashes shows 4/5 prior import-table fingerprint matches returned suspicious or malicious verdicts
  • triggeredHeuristics[0] fired on direct-IP traffic pattern

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
  • 13sandbox rule tags
  • 1spawned processes
  • 5network contacts
  • 27filesystem & mutex artifacts

Chapter 04

Technical details

None of the 59 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

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 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 59 engines flagged it · 15 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial5 hosts contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Sep 6, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC
SHA-256
a803086e90166a64cc978be7bf9e44c7022feff2410222973f75ca52d8bd257d
SHA-1
e359e01a3c83100a8f0d981bbf5cee17dd4e4767
MD5
040564bde6b3535a24ed9d315f324e6f

About this file

Terraria.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 1.9 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 1.9 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Jan 17, 2012On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
397 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
5.42 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

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

Is Terraria.exe safe?
We found nothing harmful in Terraria.exe. None of the 59 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
What is Terraria.exe?
Terraria.exe is a Windows program, about 1.9 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Jan 17, 2012.
How many antivirus engines detected Terraria.exe?
None of the 59 antivirus engines that checked it flag Terraria.exe. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Terraria.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Terraria.exe is a803086e90166a64cc978be7bf9e44c7022feff2410222973f75ca52d8bd257d, and its MD5 is 040564bde6b3535a24ed9d315f324e6f. 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.
Is it safe to run Terraria.exe?
We found nothing harmful in Terraria.exe. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of Terraria.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Sep 6, 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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