Is LDPlayer safe?
Five of 74 engines flagged the signed executable, while observed process-injection behavior and unresolved direct-IP contacts outweigh its limited signer history.
The executable has mixed evidence: 5 of 74 engines detected it, and one sandbox run mapped activity to process injection and archive collection. Its signature verifies, but the publisher has only one historical sample, and the five contacted IP addresses were not reputation-checked, so execution should be deferred pending source verification.
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Intelligence
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The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
The executable has mixed evidence: 5 of 74 engines detected it, and one sandbox run mapped activity to process injection and archive collection. Its signature verifies, but the publisher has only one historical sample, and the five contacted IP addresses were not reputation-checked, so execution should be deferred pending source verification.
Five of 74 engines flagged the sample, but there is only one independent tier-1 malicious vote and no strong family consensus. A completed sandbox run observed techniques mapped to T1055 and T1560, which are meaningful risk indicators despite the absence of a malicious sandbox verdict. The executable contacted five IP addresses directly, and no complete reputation result is available for those hosts. The signature from JUST OKAY LIMITED verifies, but one historical sample is not enough to establish a dependable publisher record. A signer-matched prior sample and the lack of corroborating external intelligence reduce certainty, leaving materially conflicting evidence.
What We Detected
Five of 74 antivirus engines flagged this executable. BitDefender and related engines used the generic family label Mikey, but the evidence does not show strong independent tier-1 agreement. The file carries a verified signature from JUST OKAY LIMITED; however, the publisher history contains only one prior sample and is not established as trusted.
Threat Behavior
One completed sandbox run mapped activity to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection) and T1560 (Archive Collected Data), alongside six more common techniques. The sample also contacted five external IP addresses without recorded domain names. Their reputation was not completely checked, so those connections cannot be characterized as benign or malicious. Two dropped files were inspected without a malicious child finding, although both remain unclassified.
What To Do Now
Do not run this copy on a production system until its download source and publisher can be independently confirmed. Keep endpoint protection enabled, obtain a fresh installer from the product's official release channel, and compare its cryptographic hash and signature before use.
Where this verdict could be wrong4 caveats
- The signature for 'JUST OKAY LIMITED' verifies correctly, and one signer-matched prior sample received a safe verdict.
- Only 5/74 engines detected the file, tier1Malicious=1, and tier1FamilyConsensus.strong=false.
- behaviour.hasMaliciousSandboxVerdict=false, droppedChildren.hasMaliciousChild=false, and YARAify returned zero matching rules.
- The file was submitted by 131 sources 167 times, reducing the significance of simple rarity, although it was first observed only one day ago.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Verified signature from JUST OKAY LIMITED
- Only one independent tier-1 malicious vote and no strong family consensus
- No malicious sandbox verdict
- No malicious dropped child identified
- One signer-matched prior sample received a safe verdict
- 5/74 antivirus detections
- MITRE T1055 process-injection mapping
- MITRE T1560 archive-collection mapping
- Five direct-IP contacts without completed host-reputation coverage
- Publisher history limited to one sample
- File first observed one day ago
Avoid executing this copy until it is matched to an official release and its contacted IP addresses are investigated. Keep endpoint protection enabled and replace it with a freshly downloaded, signature-verified installer if possible.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete5 of 74 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial5 runtime contacts were observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
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
- 8MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 1spawned processes
- 5network contacts
- 9filesystem & 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.
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: Listed running processes; both legitimate software and malware may do this.
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
LDPlayer
c4a25aed615d2e5d00b0cf7f4a8610be6c996531aea0b1e41066881c757ce7ab
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\user\Desktop\LDPlayer14_vn_73281883_ld.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
History
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
03Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
INetCache
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache
04Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
8.222.131.165
Contact observed during runtime.
05Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
23.1.254.196
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
6 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.
- 8.222.131.165
- 23.1.254.196
- 47.88.49.41
- 23.1.254.222
- 162.159.36.2
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\xzdown\
- C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\xzdown\fonts\
- \Sessions\1\BaseNamedObjects\{2266E930-7040-4A6B-B7C8-E44663785cdd}
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 2 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- 72336333d602f1c3506e…bb6cb5Never scannednever seen before
- f76caf4e43f4dde7294d…24857eNever 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.
- 2rule hits recorded
- 5 / 74engines flagged
- 131sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
1 high-confidence signature or behavior rule matched this file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSignature and behavior rulesObserved at - 02
5 of 74 antivirus engines flagged the file, including BitDefender and Elastic.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 03
The file has a valid code signature from JUST OKAY LIMITED.
ProvenanceObservedSourceCode-signing metadataObserved at - 04
Scanned file: LDPlayer — c4a25aed615d2e5d00b0cf7f4a8610be6c996531aea0b1e41066881c757ce7ab
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\user\Desktop\LDPlayer14_vn_73281883_ld.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
File written: History — C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: INetCache — C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
Contacted host: 8.222.131.165 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 23.1.254.196 — 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.
Evidence"C:\Users\user\Desktop\LDPlayer14_vn_73281883_ld.exe"The 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.
Evidence8.222.131.165 · 23.1.254.196 · 47.88.49.41
5 of 74 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
Lots of people are uploading this but it's recent — typical of newly-released legitimate software. Low prior for malware.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- LDPlayer
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- Signature valid: JUST OKAY LIMITED
- Size
- 3.3 MB
- Last analyzed
- Sep 21, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC
c4a25aed615d2e5d00b0cf7f4a8610be6c996531aea0b1e41066881c757ce7abSafety & 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 open 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 original trusted source and verify its exact hash when possible.
- 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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