Is pcsx2-online-plus.exe safe?
No engine detected malware, but the unsigned executable’s T1055 mapping and packing indicator warrant caution despite its long history and benign domain contacts.
None of 75 engines flagged this long-observed executable, and the completed sandbox run did not issue a malware finding. However, the file is unsigned, appears packed, and produced a possible T1055 process-injection mapping, so it should only be run if obtained from a trusted PCSX2-related source.
bab2ce26a3ead10ab1…d438fde1958d9cRecommended next actions
Before running
Do not run it until the source and publisher can be verified independently.
If you already ran it
Stop using it, scan the device, and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
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 75 engines flagged this long-observed executable, and the completed sandbox run did not issue a malware finding. However, the file is unsigned, appears packed, and produced a possible T1055 process-injection mapping, so it should only be run if obtained from a trusted PCSX2-related source.
The strongest evidence is the absence of detections across 75 engines, including no tier-1 flags. The file has also been observed for more than eight years across 74 sources, which weighs against an emerging malware campaign. One sandbox mapped activity to T1055, but it produced no malware finding, persistence indicators, or dropped-file hashes. Both observed no complete contacted-host reputation result was available cache results, though the contacted IP addresses were not fully reputation-checked. Because the executable is unsigned and marked as likely packed, the behavioral concern cannot be dismissed entirely.
What We Detected
None of 75 antivirus engines flagged the executable, including the tier-1 engines that completed analysis. The sample has been known since 2018 and was submitted from 74 sources, providing substantially more history than a newly encountered file. It is nevertheless unsigned, and static PE analysis marks it as likely packed, although no code section has unusually high entropy.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run mapped possible process-injection activity to MITRE T1055. That run did not produce a malware verdict, persistence indicators, or dropped-file hashes, and its filesystem and registry activity referenced PCSX2 directories and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PCSX2. Both contacted domains were checked without a malicious or suspicious result; however, the nine contacted IP addresses were not all covered, so complete host-reputation coverage is unavailable.
What To Do Now
Verify that the file came from an official or otherwise trusted PCSX2 distribution source and compare its SHA-256 hash with a publisher-provided value if available. Keep endpoint protection enabled, and avoid running it if its origin cannot be established.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- The T1055 mapping may indicate process injection, although the saved evidence does not establish the exact technique or intent.
- The executable is unsigned and peAnalysis.likelyPacked=true, a combination also seen in concealed payloads.
- Host-reputation coverage included both domains but not all nine behaviour.contactedIps, so no complete reputation result is available for every network contact.
- BitDefender, Kaspersky, Avast, and AVG timed out, reducing the weight of the otherwise detection-free result.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 engines reported a detection
- 11 tier-1 engines reported no detection
- Known for 3171 days across 74 sources
- No malicious sandbox verdict
- No persistence indicators or dropped-file hashes
- Unsigned Win32 executable
- MITRE T1055 mapping from one sandbox
- peAnalysis.likelyPacked=true
- Incomplete reputation coverage for contacted IP addresses
- Several major engines timed out
Use the executable only if its source and hash can be independently verified against a trusted PCSX2 release channel. Keep antivirus and endpoint protection enabled while handling or testing it.
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
Partial2 of 11 contacted hosts were cross-checked; coverage is incomplete.
YARA
Complete2 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
- 7MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 3spawned processes
- 11network contacts
- 19filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file does
Observed actions and their security significance
High concern: Injected code into another process, a technique that can conceal execution.
High concern: Manipulated how the operating system loads code, which can redirect execution.
Moderate concern: Contained obfuscated or packed code that makes inspection harder.
Moderate concern: Communicated over a common application protocol; malware can use this for command-and-control.
Note: Collects details about your system.
These are observed capabilities from an isolated analysis. A technique does not prove malicious intent on its own, and the file never ran on your device.
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
pcsx2-online-plus.exe
bab2ce26a3ead10ab1a2fe898cf292c0fd315b393ed530c33fd438fde1958d9c
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\program.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
%SAMPLEPATH%\bab2ce26a3ead10ab1a2fe898cf292c0fd315b393ed530c33fd438fde1958d9c.exe
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
emuLog.txt
C:\Users\<USER>\Documents\PCSX2\logs\emuLog.txt
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
memcards
C:\Users\<USER>\Documents\PCSX2\memcards
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostDerived
res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft
Saved reputation verdict: safe.
06Contacted-host cross-check - Contacted hostDerived
www.microsoft.com
Saved reputation verdict: safe.
07Contacted-host cross-check - +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.
- res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft
- www.microsoft.com
- 142.251.183.94
- 20.99.184.37
- 192.229.211.108
- 20.99.185.48
- 151.101.22.172
- 152.195.19.97
- 20.99.133.109
- 23.55.140.42
- 20.99.186.246
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PCSX2
- C:\Users\<USER>\Documents\PCSX2\logs\emuLog.txt
- C:\Users\<USER>\Documents\PCSX2\memcards
- C:\Users\user\Documents\PCSX2
- C:\Users\user\Documents\PCSX2\bios
- C:\Users\user\Documents\PCSX2\cheats
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER2025.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER2074.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER20F0.tmp.csv
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER2131.tmp.txt
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER20F1.tmp.csv
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 2rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 74sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
2 high-confidence signature or behavior rules matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 02
0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
ProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 03
The hash has been submitted 75 times from 74 sources.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceSaved report factsObserved at - 04
Scanned file: pcsx2-online-plus.exe — bab2ce26a3ead10ab1a2fe898cf292c0fd315b393ed530c33fd438fde1958d9c
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\program.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — %SAMPLEPATH%\bab2ce26a3ead10ab1a2fe898cf292c0fd315b393ed530c33fd438fde1958d9c.exe
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: emuLog.txt — C:\Users\<USER>\Documents\PCSX2\logs\emuLog.txt
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: memcards — C:\Users\<USER>\Documents\PCSX2\memcards
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft — Saved reputation verdict: safe.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceContacted-host cross-checkObserved at - 10
Contacted host: www.microsoft.com — Saved reputation verdict: safe.
ProvenanceDerivedSourceContacted-host cross-checkObserved 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.
Evidence"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\program.exe"Unsigned, packed PE with sandbox-observed network activity. The packing step hides the payload until execution; the network call fetches / reports for the next stage. Classic dropper / stager behaviour.
Evidenceres.public.onecdn.static.microsoft
0 of 75 engines flagged this file
View all 75 engine results
Section entropy & packers
A known packer signature (UPX / Themida / VMProtect / etc.) matched this file. Packers aren't malicious on their own, but most malware uses them.
Packers compress or encrypt the executable and only unpack it at runtime. Legitimate commercial software uses them too — but if the file is also unsigned and rare, it's a strong malware signal.
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- pcsx2-online-plus.exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- No verified publisher
- Size
- 12.8 MB
- Last analyzed
- Oct 2, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC
bab2ce26a3ead10ab1a2fe898cf292c0fd315b393ed530c33fd438fde1958d9cSafety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
We couldn't fully clear this file. Treat it with caution.
- Recovery step 01
Don't run it unless you're certain it came from a source you trust.
- Recovery step 02
Check where you got it — an unexpected attachment or a random download link is a red flag.
- Recovery step 03
If its origin cannot be confirmed, delete this file and use a fresh copy from a trusted source. Get a fresh copy from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- Recovery step 04
If you're still unsure, scan it again in a day or two — detections often catch up on newer files.
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