File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is ASM2
Only 2 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it raised generic alerts, while extensive historical prevalence, evidence from the test run, and complete host checks provide…
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Strong evidence · Widely seen for a long time, and nothing harmful found.
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Antivirus results
2 of 71 flagged
- Flagged 2
- No detection 69
- No result 4
- Code signing Unsigned
- Test run Completed
- First seen 12y ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
2 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
The two generic detections come only from less reliable engines; none of the major antivirus engines flagged the executable. It has circulated since Apr 30, 2014 among 1,266 submitters, and the test run recorded no malicious verdict, named injection target, persistence, malicious child, or hostile contacted host.
Only 2 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable, and both alerts were generic detections from less reliable engines. All 18 major antivirus engines that reported on it were silent. The file has substantial history, with 1,266 distinct submitters and a first-seen date of Apr 30, 2014. Six sandbox runs recorded no malicious verdict, named injection target, or persistence, while the two technique mappings lacked the artefacts needed to substantiate them. The complete reputation check of observed contacts found no malicious or suspicious host, and no classified file it created was harmful. The unsigned status warrants ordinary source verification, but the overall evidence strongly indicates false-positive detections.
What We Detected
Only 2 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable. APEX used a generic malicious label and MaxSecure used a generic trojan label; none of the 18 major antivirus engines that reported on it raised an alert. The file is unsigned, but it has been widely submitted and was first seen on Apr 30, 2014.
Threat Behavior
Six sandbox runs produced no recorded malicious verdict, persistence indicator, or named injection target. The complete reputation check covering all observed contacts found no malicious or suspicious destination, and none of the classified dropped files was harmful.
What To Do Now
The evidence supports treating the two generic alerts as false positives. Obtain the executable from the original game installation or another trusted distribution channel, keep security software enabled, and verify its SHA-256 before running it.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- The executable is unsigned, so there is no verified publisher identity.
- APEX and MaxSecure flagged it using generic malicious or trojan labels.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- None of the 18 major antivirus engines that reported on the executable flagged it.
- The file has 1,266 distinct submitters and was first seen on Apr 30, 2014.
- Six sandbox runs recorded no malicious verdict, persistence, or named injection target.
- A complete reputation check of all observed contacts found no malicious or suspicious host.
- No classified dropped file was harmful; one matched a known-software reference entry.
- The executable has no verified publisher signature.
- Two less reliable engines applied generic malicious or trojan labels.
6 sources checked · all complete. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in 6 isolated tests; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 6isolated sandbox runs
- 20sandbox rule tags
- 9spawned processes
- 22network contacts
- 40filesystem & mutex artifacts
Includes 20 mapped techniques, every process, file, registry and network entry and 10 dropped files.
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Technical details
2 of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · all complete. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
Engines that flagged it 2
The saved verdict treats these detections as likely false positives.
- APEXMalicious
- MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.300983.susgen
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Nov 4, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC
- SHA-256
d74e869e744a5fc36271cedc97e0658e6d7bb5c16828c8cc854213ddc93ae84d- SHA-1
48370847debee700c318f615ec1f571531e8a438- MD5
da43873d2f9097682e8d8cb6085a4ed8
About this file
ASM2Launcher.exe says it is The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (TM) Launcher, 5.0 MB.
- Claims to be
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (TM) LauncherFrom the file's own version information, written by whoever built it.
- Original name
- ASM2Launcher.exeMatches the shared file name.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 5.0 MB
- Signer
- UnsignedNo code signature.
- First seen
- Apr 30, 2014On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 1,266 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 3.67 of 8
First scanned
Includes every engine result (75), 1 matched signature rule, PE section entropy and packers and how widely the file has been seen.
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