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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 2 months ago

Is Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

Unsigned game installer with three less reliable detections, direct-IP traffic, and mixed prior import-table fingerprint verdicts.

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Why Suspicious? 3 antivirus engines flag it, but no major engine agrees; nothing else confirms it.

Limited evidence · One sign points to a problem; nothing else confirms it.

Don't run it until you know where it came from

Treat as untrusted; obtain the game through an official, signed distribution channel.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. 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 ran it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

Not sure what to do?

Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

The link always shows the latest result for this exact file (its SHA-256 fingerprint).

Reads the latest antivirus results for this file's hash. Nothing is uploaded.

Antivirus results

3 of 72 flagged

  • Flagged 3
  • No detection 69
  • No result 4
FileCrash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe3.5 MBSHA-256 dbee8792e50a…063744
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 7y ago
3 of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flag it, including CrowdStrike and Antiy.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

3 points against it and 3 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

Three engines flagged the file, none major. The executable is unsigned, contacted ten IPs without domains, and samples built with the same import table show mixed verdicts. No major consensus or sandbox malice was observed.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • The file is moderately common and file age 2758 days suggest established distribution

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

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
  • 19sandbox rule tags
  • 5spawned processes
  • 1network contact
  • 30filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Unpacked hidden content while it ran.

  • Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.

  • Note: Read the user name of the test computer.

  • Note: Talked to servers over the internet during the test run.

  • Note: Read basic details of the test computer, such as its Windows version.

Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as recording keystrokes; no keylogging was confirmed.

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as spreading through USB drives; nothing confirms it.

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.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 6: FileSeen in the test run

      Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe

      dbee8792e50aa225739d1876d7fb644d2eef11de845ddb0f7e6e9bffa9063744

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 6: ProcessSeen in the test run

      dbee8792e50aa225739d1876d7fb644d2eef11de845ddb0f7e6e9bffa9063744.exe

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 6: ProcessSeen in the test run

      dbee8792e50aa225739d1876d7fb644d2eef11de845ddb0f7e6e9bffa9063744.tmp

      %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-FD2FA.tmp\dbee8792e50aa225739d1876d7fb644d2eef11de845ddb0f7e6e9bffa9063744.tmp

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 6: Written fileSeen in the test run

      996E.tmp

      C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-D8JL2.tmp\996E.tmp

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 6: Written fileSeen in the test run

      _shfoldr.dll

      C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-QVDNA.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

    1
    1. Evidence 6 of 6: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      104.98.118.161

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run

6 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

3 of the 72 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.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 76 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 3 of 72 engines flagged it · 4 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteRuntime behaviour was recorded Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerPartial1 host contacted in the test run had no completed reputation check Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 3

  • Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.Agent
  • BkavW32.AIDetectMalware
  • CrowdStrikewin/grayware_confidence_60% (W)

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Aug 23, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC
SHA-256
dbee8792e50aa225739d1876d7fb644d2eef11de845ddb0f7e6e9bffa9063744
SHA-1
777fb8f665116e93ca72a514aa25bde4b84aeb4d
MD5
27ca057217f844d15d9fb9ae41385579

About this file

Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 3.5 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 3.5 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Feb 3, 2019On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
8 distinct sourcesRarely seen: few people have submitted this exact file.
Packer
None detected
Entropy
8.00 of 8

First scanned

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe safe, or is it malware?
Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 3 of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
What is Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe?
Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe is a Windows program, about 3.5 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Feb 3, 2019.
How many antivirus engines detected Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe?
3 of the 72 antivirus engines that checked it flag Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe, including CrowdStrike and Antiy. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
I already downloaded and ran Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe — what should I do?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe is dbee8792e50aa225739d1876d7fb644d2eef11de845ddb0f7e6e9bffa9063744, and its MD5 is 27ca057217f844d15d9fb9ae41385579. Two files with the same SHA-256 are identical, so use it to check you have exactly this file, not just one with the same name.
How up to date is this analysis of Crash Bandicoot - N Sane Trilogy.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Aug 23, 2026. A file's fingerprint never changes, but antivirus engines keep learning, so a rating can change later. To get a newer result, scan the file again: we refresh the antivirus results when the saved ones are out of date.
Chapter 06

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