Is gta-sa.exe safe?
Safe file assessment
0 of 74 antivirus engines flagged the file.
aa07fcdc8723a2831f…df5cdf95034fe3Recommended next actions
Before running
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently trust.
If you already ran it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
No saved analyst narrative
This report keeps the verified scan facts available below without inventing an analysis that was not saved with the scan.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 74 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial20 runtime contacts were observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete1 signature or behavior rule matched.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 16MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 20network contacts
- 15filesystem & mutex artifacts
Attack story
Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.
Input file
The submitted object
- FileObserved
gta-sa.exe
aa07fcdc8723a2831f77a35491dea6cdd58f6733e3ac69a10ddf5cdf95034fe3
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
%SAMPLEPATH%\aa07fcdc8723a2831f77a35491dea6cdd58f6733e3ac69a10ddf5cdf95034fe3.exe
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
C:\Windows\System32\wuapihost.exe
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
a83f:8110:0:0:1302:0:3000:200
Contact observed during runtime.
04Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
23.216.147.64
Contact observed during runtime.
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
5 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 1 sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Adversary techniques mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- a83f:8110:0:0:1302:0:3000:200
- 23.216.147.64
- a83f:8110:2800:0:2800:0:1800:0
- 23.216.147.76
- 20.99.132.105
- 131.253.33.203
- 20.99.184.37
- a83f:8110:0:0:64ca:1f00:0:0
- 20.99.185.48
- 192.229.211.108
- C:\Windows\System32\spp\store\2.0\cache\cache.dat
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER46C8.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER47E1.tmp.csv
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER4821.tmp.txt
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER4DAE.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 1rule hit recorded
- 0 / 74engines flagged
- 2,667sources 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 74 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has a long, established submission history across 2,667 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 3,394 times from 2,667 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: gta-sa.exe — aa07fcdc8723a2831f77a35491dea6cdd58f6733e3ac69a10ddf5cdf95034fe3
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — %SAMPLEPATH%\aa07fcdc8723a2831f77a35491dea6cdd58f6733e3ac69a10ddf5cdf95034fe3.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\System32\wuapihost.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
Contacted host: a83f:8110:0:0:1302:0:3000:200 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
Contacted host: 23.216.147.64 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved 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.
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Behavioral heuristics matched patterns associated with malware. Corroborating evidence determines how much weight they carry.
The sample contacted an external IP address directly and no application domain was recorded. Direct-IP traffic also occurs in legitimate installers and infrastructure, so this is supporting context only and requires corroboration from host reputation and other runtime evidence.
Evidencea83f:8110:0:0:1302:0:3000:200 · 23.216.147.64 · a83f:8110:2800:0:2800:0:1800:0
0 of 74 engines flagged this file
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Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
How widely this file has been seen
Widely seen in the wild for a long time. High prior this is legitimate; isolated detections on common-old files are usually false positives.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- gta-sa.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 5.7 MB
- Last analyzed
- Jun 27, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC
aa07fcdc8723a2831f77a35491dea6cdd58f6733e3ac69a10ddf5cdf95034fe3Safety & 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
Run it only when it came from the developer's official site or another source you independently 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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