Is XboxInstaller.exe safe?
Microsoft-signed Xbox installer with zero engine detections and a clean signer history.
All 75 engines returned clean, the file is signed by Microsoft Corporation with a 100% safe signer history, and it is prevalent across thousands of submissions.
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Before running
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If you already ran it
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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.
All 75 engines returned clean, the file is signed by Microsoft Corporation with a 100% safe signer history, and it is prevalent across thousands of submissions.
Zero malicious detections across 75 engines, including 17 tier-1 engines, combined with verified Microsoft code signing and a perfect 6/6 safe signer record, outweigh the three heuristic flags that lack corroboration from sandbox verdicts or malicious children. The imphash matches to prior suspicious or malicious samples are irrelevant because none of those files carried a Microsoft signature. Widespread distribution over nearly three years further supports a legitimate installer.
What We Detected
75 antivirus engines scanned the file; none flagged it malicious. The binary is signed by Microsoft Corporation with a verified certificate and the signer has a 6-for-6 clean history. Prevalence data shows the file has been submitted by 3,678 distinct sources over 1,016 days.
Threat Behavior
One sandbox recorded process-injection, LSASS access and direct-IP traffic, but produced no malicious verdict and dropped no malicious children. The same imphash appears in prior suspicious or malicious samples, yet none of those carried a Microsoft signature.
What To Do Now
The file can be executed with standard precautions. Keep Windows Defender and other endpoint protection enabled; no further action is required.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- similarHashes returned 2 malicious verdicts on the same imphash, but those samples lacked Microsoft signatures and were signed by unknown or mismatched publishers.
- triggeredHeuristics flagged T1055, LSASS access and direct-IP traffic, yet sandbox produced no malicious verdict and no malicious children were dropped.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Microsoft code signing verified
- Zero engine detections
- High prevalence over 1,016 days
- Clean signer history
The evidence indicates a legitimate Microsoft-signed Xbox installer; users may proceed with normal security hygiene.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial20 runtime contacts were observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete3 signature or behavior rules 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
- 21MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 20network contacts
- 40filesystem & 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
XboxInstaller.exe
ba30ea16cd8fbd9209d40ae193206ad00f042d100524cf310982c33369325ca2
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
LogoAnimation.gif
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\LogoAnimation.gif
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
WMSDKNS.XML
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.XML
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
20.99.185.48
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
192.229.211.108
Contact observed during runtime.
07Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
7 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.
- 20.99.185.48
- 192.229.211.108
- 23.216.147.67
- 20.99.184.37
- 192.168.0.1
- 20.99.186.246
- 104.86.182.43
- 20.99.133.109
- 23.216.147.64
- a83f:8110:0:0:1400:1400:2800:3800
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\LogoAnimation.gif
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.XML
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.DTD
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.XML.bak
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.XML.done
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.XML.bak
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNSD.XML
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNSR.XML
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.XML.done
- C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player\wmpfolders.wmdb
- e34f5b96-2db3-4676-8550-658bc5c8f82e
- Local\WindowsMediaStoreMutex
- Global\{79c26c4a-0000-0000-0000-300300000000}_655360_169460
- Global\{79c26c4a-0000-0000-0000-300300000000}_655360_169460:x
- Global\{79c26c4a-0000-0000-0000-300300000000}_655360_169460:splk:4288
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 9 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- cb87767c4a384c24e4a0…ee545bNever scannednever seen before
- a90c6244e2202b30a83d…2453c5Never scannednever seen before
- 9f4611369cf65b33d886…78a28dNever scannednever seen before
- 644fbcdc20086e16d57f…871fbfNever scannednever seen before
- de62d426852ec98105ea…1d124bNever scannednever seen before
- 2d95564e3eaf187bede0…5b4f7cNever scannednever seen before
- a9f937ccbed8f4eaad1a…416323Never scannednever seen before
- 3d7c1a17355c36aa6c53…997a99Never scannednever seen before
- d47d9295411ed9cebbf2…7afa12Never scannednever seen before
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 3rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 3,678sources 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 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has a long, established submission history across 3,678 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 03
The file has a valid code signature from Microsoft Corporation.
ProvenanceObservedSourceCode-signing metadataObserved at - 04
Scanned file: XboxInstaller.exe — ba30ea16cd8fbd9209d40ae193206ad00f042d100524cf310982c33369325ca2
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\software.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: LogoAnimation.gif — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\LogoAnimation.gif
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: WMSDKNS.XML — C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.XML
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 20.99.185.48 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 10
Contacted host: 192.229.211.108 — 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
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
The saved runtime evidence maps this activity to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection). The mapping supports possible process injection, but it does not prove the exact injection method or the operator's intent.
EvidenceC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -pSandbox observed process activity targeting LSASS (Windows credential store). Legitimate software has no business reading LSASS memory — this is Mimikatz-shape behaviour.
EvidenceC:\Windows\system32\lsass.exeThe 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.
Evidence20.99.185.48 · 192.229.211.108 · 23.216.147.67
0 of 75 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
- XboxInstaller.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- Signature valid: Microsoft Corporation
- Size
- 13.4 MB
- Last analyzed
- Aug 14, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC
ba30ea16cd8fbd9209d40ae193206ad00f042d100524cf310982c33369325ca2Safety & 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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