Is project-zomboid-0-1-4c.zip safe?Safe
Zero-engine detection on a 14-year-old, widely submitted game archive with only a single unconfirmed heuristic.
- 0 of 73 antivirus engines flagged the file.
- The hash has a long, established submission history across 1,626 sources.
- The hash has been submitted 1,950 times from 1,626 sources.
dddf61d4cd155605ff…55e4b50488Before opening
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Coverage & freshness
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Antivirus
Complete0 of 73 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial1 runtime contact was observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete1 signature or behavior rule matched.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Attack story
A bounded view of the runtime evidence saved with this scan. Connectors mean “also observed,” not a proven causal chain.
- File
project-zomboid-0-1-4c.zip
dddf61d4cd15…b50488
Observed - Process
Observed process
"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\lwjgl.dll",#1
Observed - Process
Observed process
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4808 -s 760
Observed - Written file
Temp
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp
Observed - Written file
752055cc-28da-4991-8a1a-c851c4dc4d0c
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\752055cc-28da-4991-8a1a-c851c4dc4d0c
Observed - Contacted host
204.79.197.203
Contact observed during runtime.
Observed
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 73 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Antivirus analysisView chapterVerdict inputObserved - 02
The hash has a long, established submission history across 1,626 sources.
Submission historyView chapterVerdict inputDerived - 03
The hash has been submitted 1,950 times from 1,626 sources.
Saved report factsView chapterDerived
Intelligence
The complete saved assessment, kept intact and grounded in the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
All 73 engines returned clean results on this 2012-era Project Zomboid archive. The lone heuristic flag stems from direct-IP contact to a known CDN and lacks supporting malicious evidence.
The file shows no malicious detections across the entire engine set and has been submitted by over 1,600 sources since 2012. Sandbox execution produced no malicious verdict, no malicious children, and no malicious host contacts. The single triggered heuristic (direct-IP C2) is outweighed by the file's age, prevalence, and clean multi-engine consensus.
What We Detected
73 engines scanned the ZIP; none flagged it malicious or suspicious. One medium-severity heuristic noted direct-IP contact to 204.79.197.203 without DNS, but the IP resolves to a Microsoft CDN endpoint.
Threat Behavior
The archive contains legitimate Project Zomboid game files. Sandbox runs show normal game-launch behaviour (rundll32 calls to bundled DLLs) and no persistence, C2, or data-theft activity.
What To Do Now
The file can be considered safe. Extract and run only if obtained from the original game source; keep your system and antivirus definitions current as a general precaution.
Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
- Direct-IP contact to 204.79.197.203 without DNS resolution triggered a medium-severity heuristic, but the IP belongs to a known CDN and no other malicious indicators are present.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- Zero detections across 73 engines
- Widely submitted since 2012
- No malicious sandbox verdict
- No malicious dropped children
- Community annotation confirms game archive
Treat the archive as safe; extract and execute only from trusted sources.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
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.
- 204.79.197.203
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\752055cc-28da-4991-8a1a-c851c4dc4d0c
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\b5b9b854-9a50-4c96-b328-77c592c70736
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER3C82.tmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER3E39.tmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER3F34.tmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER3C82.tmp.dmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER3E39.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- Local\WERReportingForProcess4808
- Global\AmiProviderMutex_InventoryApplicationFile
- Global\cfb00cf6-8a36-4d36-9929-39ae988a5b23
- Local\WERReportingForProcess6056
- Global\c7e3111d-83a1-4e63-881e-aca8e7959703
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- 8ffcae002441b1461f42…2e29bdNever scannednever seen before
- f6789d12c730c5e7e886…07b892Never scannednever seen before
- f9ea31f15dcd9ec5e77f…f45eeeNever scannednever seen before
- 0dfcee88da4a044e9dca…5a26b6Never scannednever seen before
- 07758b1ef7f98f09a442…c06e1dNever scannednever seen before
- 831e72f76879a0a31f4b…71c34fNever scannednever seen before
- 0fcd33e00ba5c51f3fdf…237dcfNever scannednever seen before
- 74cd74d55ea20e8fcea7…364ec3Never scannednever seen before
- 511dc50c2001d3e25845…df0266Never scannednever seen before
- e2f6cdc15a397bc5b56f…170f16Never scannednever seen before
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
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
Behavioral heuristics matched patterns associated with malware. Corroborating evidence determines how much weight they carry.
Sample contacted 1 external IP address(es) and zero domains. Benign software virtually always uses DNS; no-DNS direct-IP C2 is a strong malware indicator because it bypasses reputation systems and dodges domain-based blocklists.
Evidence204.79.197.203
0 of 73 engines flagged this file
View all 73 engine results
PE structure
Not applicablePE structure analysis applies to Windows executable formats, not this file type.
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.
Fingerprint and provenance
- File name
- project-zomboid-0-1-4c.zip
- Format
- ZIP
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Size
- 23.5 MB
- Last analyzed
- Jul 23, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC
dddf61d4cd155605ff5ed240c1e4cea969d32346bb700ea202048455e4b50488Safety & FAQ
Complete recovery guidance and answers for the next decision.
What to do now
This file looks safe based on everything we checked.
This file is safe to use.
Good habit: only download files from the official website or an app store.
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
Safety FAQ
- project-zomboid-0-1-4c.zip appears safe. 0 of 73 antivirus engines flagged it. As a habit, only open or extract files you downloaded from the official source, since attackers sometimes distribute trojanised copies of legitimate software under the same name.
- project-zomboid-0-1-4c.zip is a compressed archive, about 23.5 MB. Our analysis did not identify a verdict-driving threat signal. A file's name can be reused by different files, so we identify it by its cryptographic hash (below).
- None — 0 of 73 antivirus engines flagged project-zomboid-0-1-4c.zip. That's reassuring, though it is not proof that a file is safe, so we also weigh its behaviour, identity, and reputation.
- The SHA-256 hash of project-zomboid-0-1-4c.zip is dddf61d4cd155605ff5ed240c1e4cea969d32346bb700ea202048455e4b50488, and its MD5 is 84d3ec972fe2a82c3ab10852f8fd753a. This hash is the file's unique fingerprint — two files with the same SHA-256 are identical. Use it to confirm you're looking at exactly this file (not just one with the same name) when comparing against antivirus databases or a download's published checksum.
- Based on the recorded evidence, project-zomboid-0-1-4c.zip has a low observed risk. The important caveat is source: make sure you downloaded it from the official website or a trusted store, because attackers sometimes distribute malware-laced copies under a legitimate file's name. If your own antivirus flags it, verify the source and the exact hash before overriding the warning.
- This report reflects the scan run on July 23, 2026. Because a file's hash never changes, the identity of project-zomboid-0-1-4c.zip is fixed — but antivirus coverage improves over time, so a file that looks clean today can pick up detections later (and vice-versa). If you need the latest picture, MalwareTips staff can re-run the analysis from scratch.