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Verdict Safe
Is GD-
Only 3 of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it raised generic less reliable detections, while established prevalence, one non-malicious sandbox run, and covered host checks…
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Strong evidence · Widely seen for a long time, and nothing harmful found.
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Antivirus results
3 of 64 flagged
- Flagged 3
- No detection 61
- No result 11
- Code signing Unsigned
- Test run Completed
- First seen 1y ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
4 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
The three detections come exclusively from less reliable engines, with no major detection or named-family consensus. One sandbox run showed no malicious verdict or offensive technique, and all 12 observed public domains were covered by the host-reputation check without malicious or suspicious findings; however, the executable is unsigned, so its source should still be verified.
Only 3 of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable, and all three detections came from less reliable engines using generic labels. One completed sandbox run produced no malicious verdict and recorded four techniques common in legitimate software but no offensive techniques, persistence indicators, or dropped files. The host check covered all 12 observed public domains and found no malicious or suspicious entries; the contacted IP list also contains a private address and addresses associated with the observed infrastructure. Broad circulation across 295 sources and the absence of MalwareBazaar or YARAify corroboration further support a false-positive interpretation, although the missing signature remains a caution.
What We Detected
Three of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable: APEX, Bkav, and McAfeeD. No engine consensus identified a malware family or confirmed a hacktool.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run produced no malicious verdict. It observed T1057, T1071, T1129, and T1518, all categorized here as techniques common in legitimate software, with no offensive techniques, persistence indicators, registry modifications, or files it created. The host-reputation check covered all 12 observed public domains and returned no malicious or suspicious hosts. The file was also not packed and had no high-entropy code indication.
What To Do Now
The evidence is most consistent with generic false positives. Because the Win32 executable is unsigned and its name is unconventional, obtain it only from its official or otherwise trusted distribution channel, verify the SHA-256 value, and keep security software enabled while using it.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- APEX, Bkav, and McAfeeD flagged the sample, although their labels are generic and no major antivirus engines corroborated them.
- The file is unsigned for this Win32 executable, so no verified publisher identity supports the file.
- The filename GD-Hax.exe and file.tags entry detect-debug-environment warrant source verification despite the absence of observed offensive techniques.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- No major antivirus engines flagged it and only less reliable engines flagged it
- No sandbox returned a malicious verdict with the absence of mapped offensive techniques
- All 12 observed public domains were covered, with no malicious or suspicious host-cache findings
- 295 unique sources and 315 submissions indicate established circulation
- Unsigned Win32 executable with the missing code signature
- 3/75 generic detections from APEX, Bkav, and McAfeeD
- Filename GD-Hax.exe may indicate an unofficial utility
- The file's tag list includes detect-debug-environment
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 4sandbox rule tags
- 3spawned processes
- 4network contacts
- 3filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Sandbox verdicts
1- VT: CLEANclean
Techniques observed in the sandbox
4MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1057· Lists programs
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1518· Checks your AV
Observed activity
Processes started
3Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
GD-Hax.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\GD-Hax.exe"c3a167365099e597c6905875d68d9dc84694b5f979d9eb66bb34dec0fc7de159.exe%SAMPLEPATH%\c3a167365099e597c6905875d68d9dc84694b5f979d9eb66bb34dec0fc7de159.exeGD-Hax.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\GD-Hax.exe"
Network contacts
44 hosts, listed as 4 domains. Links show the host and path only.
- Domain
api.msn.com - Domain
img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net - Domain
prod-streaming-video-msn-com.akamaized.net - Domain
th.bing.com
Files
2Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
\Device\ConDrv - Written
\Device\ConDrv\\Connect
Mutexes
1Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
\Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\Local\SessionImmersiveColorMutex
Sandbox background — not the file
12The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
conhost.exeC:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 - VM host
www.microsoft.com - VM host
windows.msn.com-ion.edgesuite.net - VM host
a1672.dscr.akamai.net - VM host
assets.msn.com - VM host
assets.msn.com-ion.edgesuite.net
Show all 12 entries for sandbox background — not the file
- VM host
a1666.dscr.akamai.net - VM host
www.msn.com - VM host
www.bing.com - VM host
192.168.0.50 - VM host
184.27.218.92 - VM host
162.159.36.2
Chapter 04
Technical details
3 of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
Engines that flagged it 3
The saved verdict treats these detections as likely false positives.
- APEXMalicious
- BkavW32.Malware.4B319A0A
- McAfeeDti!C3A167365099
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Oct 8, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC
- SHA-256
c3a167365099e597c6905875d68d9dc84694b5f979d9eb66bb34dec0fc7de159- SHA-1
cc877147af74aecca11e34556477ebc368d9e89f- MD5
b9547c8658b4c96d13663bb0201b1678
About this file
GD-Hax.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 229.4 kB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 229.4 kB
- Signer
- UnsignedNo code signature.
- First seen
- Jul 16, 2025On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 295 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 6.53 of 8
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
3 of 64 engines flagged this file
11 of the 75 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-114 engines0flagged
- Tier-233 engines0flagged
- Low-trust17 engines3flagged
View all 75 engine results
- APEXMalicious: Malicious
- BkavMalicious: W32.Malware.4B319A0A
- McAfeeDMalicious: ti!C3A167365099
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacNo result
- Antiy-AVLClean
- ArcabitNo result
- AvastNo result
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGNo result
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderNo result
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXNo result
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftNo result
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusClean
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoClean
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisClean
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
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.
Chapter 05
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