Is Install-Amaru_ The Self-Care Pet-GooglePlayGames.exe safe?
A verified Google LLC signature, no detections across 74 engines, and consistent signer history strongly support this being a legitimate game installer.
None of 74 antivirus engines detected a threat, including all 17 participating tier-1 engines. The executable carries a verified Google LLC signature, and two prior signer-matched files received benign-installer assessments; however, this newly observed hash has no completed runtime analysis.
b36e64686e0d037358…965a556b4a989dRecommended next actions
Before installing
Install it only when it came from the developer's official site or an official app store.
If you already installed 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.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
None of 74 antivirus engines detected a threat, including all 17 participating tier-1 engines. The executable carries a verified Google LLC signature, and two prior signer-matched files received benign-installer assessments; however, this newly observed hash has no completed runtime analysis.
The strongest evidence is the combination of a verified Google LLC signature and zero detections among 74 engines. All 17 participating tier-1 engines were silent, with no family consensus or hacktool labels. Two prior Google LLC signer matches also received benign-installer assessments, consistent with the publisher history. The file is newly observed and its code section has high entropy, but installers commonly contain compressed or bundled content and no packer was identified. No completed sandbox run or comprehensive contacted-host check is available, so this assessment rests primarily on signature, engine, and historical signer evidence.
What We Detected
The file is a 64-bit Windows installer carrying a verified digital signature from Google LLC. None of 74 antivirus engines flagged it, and all 17 participating tier-1 engines reported no detection. Two prior files matched by the same verified signer also received benign-installer assessments.
Threat Behavior
No completed sandbox execution is available, so runtime behavior was not observed. The executable has a high-entropy code section and appears compressed or packed according to static analysis, although no specific packer was identified. No complete contacted-host reputation result is available.
What To Do Now
Confirm that the download came from Google Play Games or another official Google channel, and verify that Windows still shows Google LLC as the valid signer before installation. Keep endpoint protection enabled and rescan if the signature changes or the installer came from an unofficial mirror.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- prevalence.classification=rare_new: this hash is newly observed and has only one submission.
- peAnalysis.likelyPacked=true and .text entropy=7.99 reduce static transparency.
- behaviour=null and contactedHosts=null leave runtime activity and contacted-host reputation unverified.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/74 antivirus engines detected a threat
- 17 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- Verified Google LLC code signature
- Curated trusted-publisher match for Google
- Two signer-matched prior files received safe verdicts
- Newly observed hash with only one recorded submission
- High-entropy .text section (7.99)
- Static analysis marks the executable as likely packed
- No completed sandbox observation
- No complete contacted-host reputation check
Install only if obtained from an official Google channel and Windows confirms the Google LLC signature remains valid. Keep endpoint protection enabled during installation.
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
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 / 74engines 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 74 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 file has a valid code signature from Google LLC.
ProvenanceObservedSourceCode-signing metadataObserved 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 74 engines flagged this file
View all 74 engine results
Section entropy & packers
Executable sections have high entropy (7.2+) — the code is compressed or encrypted and only decrypted at runtime. Classic packing behaviour.
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
- Install-Amaru_ The Self-Care Pet-GooglePlayGames.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- Signature valid: Google LLC
- Size
- 40.6 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 17, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC
b36e64686e0d03735812abc7a5e02c303345ec3e66e568dc04965a556b4a989dSafety & 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
Install it only when it came from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- 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.
Safety FAQ
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