File scan report
Verdict Suspicious
Is Malachi
ZIP archive containing MSILHeracles binaries flagged by seven major antivirus engines as PUA/GameHack.
Why Suspicious? 29 antivirus engines flag it; nothing else confirms it.
Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.
If it came from a link, an attachment or a stranger, delete it.
What to do now4 steps
Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.
What to do
Don't open or extract it unless you're sure where it came from.
Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.
If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
If you already opened or extracted it
Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.
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Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.
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Antivirus results
29 of 61 flagged
- Flagged 29
- No detection 32
- No result 13
- Code signing Not applicable
- Test run Completed
- First seen 7mo ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
2 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
Seven major antivirus engines label the contents as unwanted or MSILHeracles variants; sandbox shows two offensive MITRE techniques but no malicious verdict. Medium prevalence and no malicious files it created keep the file in mixed-signals territory.
The sample is a ZIP that extracts multiple .NET DLLs executed via rundll32. Engines converge on the MSILHeracles / UnwantedX family with seven major detections, yet the family consensus is only two engines and the labels are PUA-oriented. Sandbox recorded persistence and anti-debug techniques but returned no explicit malicious verdict.
What We Detected
29 of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the archive; 7 major antivirus engines returned malicious results, primarily naming MSILHeracles or UnwantedX PUA. Sandbox execution showed two offensive MITRE techniques (T1543.002 Create Service, T1562.001 Impair Defenses) and direct-IP contact to 162.159.36.2.
Threat Behavior
The archive drops ten DLLs that are subsequently loaded by rundll32. No malicious files it created were identified and no domain-based a control server was observed. Prevalence is medium with 86 unique submitters.
What To Do Now
Do not execute the archive on production systems. If the files are required for legitimate development or research, run them only in an isolated virtual machine with current security software enabled.
Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
- contactedHosts is null — no complete host-reputation result available for IP 162.159.36.2.
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 malicious files it created
- Medium prevalence across 86 sources
- No brand-mismatch or adversarial filename
- 7 major antivirus engines flag the contents
- Offensive MITRE techniques observed in sandbox
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. 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- 8sandbox rule tags
- 15spawned processes
- 0network contacts
- 6filesystem & mutex artifacts
What the test run showed
What the file did on a test computer
Confirmed in the test run
Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.
Moderate concern: Hid files or windows on the test computer.
Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.
Note: Checked which security software was installed on the test computer.
Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as contacting a server, but no contacted host was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as creating a service; no new service was recorded.
Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as weakening security settings; no setting change was recorded.
This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.
Recorded behavior
What happened in the test
Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.
- 1
Input file
The submitted object
- Evidence 1 of 5: FileSeen in the test run
MalachiTemp.zip
d7eeba0f36d51fffd3e96fdcddd44463b3ca1a190c476918a332de620abe377b
Uploaded file
- 2
Processes
What ran
- Evidence 2 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run
rundll32.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/MeshBakerCore.dll",#1
Test run - Evidence 3 of 5: ProcessSeen in the test run
rundll32.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Meta.VoiceSDK.Mic.Common.dll",#1
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
- 2
Files
Created or changed
- Evidence 4 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run
iuonengm.4iv
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\iuonengm.4iv
Test run - Evidence 5 of 5: Written fileSeen in the test run
unarchiver.log
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\unarchiver.log
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
5 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
8MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1064
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1518.001· Checks your AV
- T1543.002· Service install
- T1562.001· Disables security
- T1564.001· Hides artifacts
Observed activity
Processes started
15Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/MeshBakerCore.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Meta.VoiceSDK.Mic.Common.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Meta.VoiceSDK.Mic.Other.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Meta.Wit.Dictation.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Meta.WitAi.Conduit.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Meta.WitAi.dll",#1
Show all 15 entries for processes started
rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Meta.WitAi.Lib.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Meta.WitAi.TTS.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Modio.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Modio.Unity.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Mono.Cecil.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Mono.Cecil.Mdb.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Mono.Cecil.Rocks.dll",#1rundll32.exe"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\MalachiTemp/bin/Debug/Mono.Security.dll",#1
Files
6Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\iuonengm.4iv - Written
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\unarchiver.log - Written
\Device\ConDrv\\Connect - Written
/root/.cache/dconf/user - Written
/var/log/auth.log.1.gz - Written
/var/log/kern.log.1.gz
Sandbox background — not the file
1The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM host
162.159.36.2
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 10 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- 819f2ab8a5a74d968bce…935237Not checkedno saved verdict
- 149ac1295a5ce7f7b692…1b3c05Not checkedno saved verdict
- a5be0f38e8d7156dee8a…97d4e6Not checkedno saved verdict
- b772994005866ad5175a…dc6332Not checkedno saved verdict
- e2c5aa10dea218781512…b91205Not checkedno saved verdict
- 4cd49cc5837dc4bce5e2…1f93d7Not checkedno saved verdict
- 7a4d5e170565d60d4c46…856de1Not checkedno saved verdict
- a3a72408f7fd79c68555…c486f1Not checkedno saved verdict
- ae369a03949b36fcf19e…a4c10cNot checkedno saved verdict
- 1f94942c94045185ba5b…a4f16dNot checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
29 of the 61 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
Engines that flagged it 29
- Avast (major engine)Win32:UnwantedX-gen [PUP]
- AVG (major engine)Win32:UnwantedX-gen [PUP]
- Avira (major engine)PUA/W32.UnwantedX
- BitDefender (major engine)Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.237045
- Emsisoft (major engine)Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.237045 (B)
- ESET-NOD32 (major engine)MSIL/GameHack_AGen.CA potentially unsafe application
- F-Secure (major engine)PotentialRisk.PUA/W32.UnwantedX
- GData (major engine)Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.237045
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Sep 4, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC
- SHA-256
d7eeba0f36d51fffd3e96fdcddd44463b3ca1a190c476918a332de620abe377b- SHA-1
c4b6ab207e86dc9f75907fb33e21eb9577f744d2- MD5
0fa51d2b88afeeb5dbf0eba5590090e1
About this file
MalachiTemp.zip is a ZIP file of 15.9 MB.
- Type and size
- ZIP · 15.9 MB
- Signer
- Not applicable
- First seen
- Mar 27, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 86 distinct sources
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
29 of 61 engines flagged this file
13 of the 74 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
The 29 detections come from 19 independent scan engines: several vendors license the same engine, so their results are one vote.
- Tier-118 engines8flagged12 vendors sharing 8 engines
- Tier-233 engines9flagged13 vendors sharing 9 engines
- Low-trust10 engines4flagged
View all 74 engine results
- AhnLab-V3Malicious: PUP/Win.GameHack.C5846199
- ALYacMalicious: Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.237045
- Antiy-AVLMalicious: Trojan/Win32.Kepavll
- ArcabitMalicious: Trojan.MSILHeracles.D39DF5
- AvastMalicious: Win32:UnwantedX-gen [PUP]
- AVGMalicious: Win32:UnwantedX-gen [PUP]
- AviraMalicious: PUA/W32.UnwantedX
- BitDefenderMalicious: Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.237045
- CTXMalicious: zip.hacktool.msilheracles
- ElasticMalicious: malicious (high confidence)
- EmsisoftMalicious: Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.237045 (B)
- ESET-NOD32Malicious: MSIL/GameHack_AGen.CA potentially unsafe application
- F-SecureMalicious: PotentialRisk.PUA/W32.UnwantedX
- GDataMalicious: Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.237045
- GoogleMalicious: Detected
- IkarusMalicious: PUA.Generic
- K7AntiVirusMalicious: Unwanted-Program ( 005b440f1 )
- K7GWMalicious: Unwanted-Program ( 005b440f1 )
- LionicMalicious: Trojan.ZIP.GameHack.4!c
- MalwarebytesMalicious: RiskWare.GameHack
- McAfeeDMalicious: ti!D7EEBA0F36D5
- MicroWorld-eScanMalicious: Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.237045
- SentinelOneMalicious: Static AI - Suspicious Archive
- SophosMalicious: Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
- SymantecMalicious: PUA.Gen.2
- TrellixENSMalicious: Artemis!03D3EAD9FCA2
- VaristMalicious: W32/ABApplication.LWDB-2646
- VIPREMalicious: Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.237045
- WebrootMalicious: W32.Adware.Gen
- AcronisClean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- APEXNo result
- Avast-MobileClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVNo result
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CylanceNo result
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- FortinetClean
- huorongClean
- JiangminClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- MaxSecureNo result
- MicrosoftClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoNo result
- PandaClean
- RisingNo result
- SangforNo result
- SkyhighClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisNo result
- TencentClean
- TrapmineNo result
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VBA32No result
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
How widely this file has been seen
Moderate prevalence — neither rare nor common. No strong prior applies.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.
Is MalachiTemp.zip safe, or is it malware?
What is MalachiTemp.zip?
How many antivirus engines detected MalachiTemp.zip?
What should I do if I already opened or extracted MalachiTemp.zip?
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