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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 9 days ago

Is Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip safe? Treat it as suspicious.

A password-protected archive posing as an Amazon gift card generator, a common malware lure, whose encrypted contents our antivirus engines could not meaningfully inspect.

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Why Suspicious? The archive is password-protected, so scanners likely could not inspect what is inside.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

Don't open or extract it until you know where it came from

Do not open or run anything from this archive and delete it. Gift card generators are fake, and the encrypted packaging hides what the files actually do.

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 open or extract 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 opened or extracted it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

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Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Reads the latest antivirus results for this file's hash. Nothing is uploaded.

Antivirus results

0 of 63 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 63
  • No result 12
FileAmazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip1.2 MBSHA-256 b57454afb199…2e03e8
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Not run
  • First seen 9d ago
None of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

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Why we think so

4 points against it and 1 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

None of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this archive, but it is password-protected, so its contents were likely never scanned. Gift card generators do not work and are a frequent disguise for password stealers. The file is also and seen only once.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • None of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the archive, and none of our behaviour rules matched. The contents could be harmless, but the encryption likely kept engines from inspecting the files inside.

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 · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

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Technical details

None of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 not run · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 63 engines flagged it · 12 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesNot runNo sandbox run is recorded for this fileNo date recorded
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededNo sandbox run, so there were no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 16, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC
SHA-256
b57454afb199a8a600ddd99e494a685cb6a8ec43c8d3587421532850ce2e03e8
SHA-1
74755d46b32f52ececa9bac321ed7f80828c156e
MD5
8d286961311368af39c8151b3e6d7aeb

About this file

Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip is a ZIP file of 1.2 MB.

Type and size
ZIP · 1.2 MB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Oct 16, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
1 sourceRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.

First scanned

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Questions & answers

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

Is Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip safe, or is it malware?
Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. No antivirus engine flags it; the caution comes from other evidence, such as who made it, how widely it is used or what it did in a test run. Don't open or extract it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need what's inside, download it again from the original website.
What is Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip?
Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip is a ZIP archive, about 1.2 MB. VirusTotal first saw it on Oct 16, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip?
None of the 63 antivirus engines that checked it flag Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip. A clean antivirus result is not proof of safety; the caution comes from other evidence, such as who made it, how widely it is used or what it did in a test run.
I already downloaded and opened or extracted Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip — what should I do?
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.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip is b57454afb199a8a600ddd99e494a685cb6a8ec43c8d3587421532850ce2e03e8, and its MD5 is 8d286961311368af39c8151b3e6d7aeb. 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 Amazon-Giftcard-Generator.zip?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 16, 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.
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