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Verdict Safe

Analyzed , 3 months ago

Is ps2_bios.zip safe? Yes, no threats found.

A 13-year-old ZIP archive with zero engine detections and massive historical distribution.

Strong evidence · Widely seen for a long time, and nothing harmful found.

Open or extract it as usual if it came from the official source

The file shows no malicious indicators and can be considered safe for its intended use.

Good practice2 tips

We found nothing harmful in this file.

  1. Open it only if you trust the person or website you got it from.

  2. Keep your security software and system updates switched on.

No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.

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ps2_bios.zip: Safe — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

0 of 64 flagged

  • Flagged 0
  • No detection 64
  • No result 10
Fileps2_bios.zip13.4 MBSHA-256 e5b98f79e84d…354b21
  • Code signing Not applicable
  • Test run Partial
  • First seen 13y ago
None of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

0 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

74 of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it report the file clean. The archive has been submitted over 31 000 times since 2013 with no malicious findings and shows no suspicious behaviour or external-intel hits.

Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
  • tags include 'via-tor' which could indicate anonymity-seeking distribution, but this is common for legitimate archival or emulation files and is outweighed by the clean engine and prevalence data.

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 · 4 complete · 1 partial · 1 not needed or not applicable. See every source

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Technical details

None of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · 4 complete · 1 partial · 1 not needed or not applicable. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 74 enginesCompletePositive signal: 0 of 64 engines flagged it · 10 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesPartialRuntime data is present, but no completed sandbox run is recorded
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerNot neededNo sandbox run, so there were no contacted hosts to checkNo date recorded
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteNo rule matched
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Jul 23, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC
SHA-256
e5b98f79e84d434b44fe4dab6b0e7823772d32744249a8fb9fb2288d0b354b21
SHA-1
2d83d33033e31955497e3e962493b9133e7a2c39
MD5
00d88b02bc3aada70498ec421092c04b

About this file

ps2_bios.zip is a ZIP file of 13.4 MB.

Type and size
ZIP · 13.4 MB
Signer
Not applicable
First seen
Oct 4, 2013On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
3,732 distinct sources

First scanned

Chapter 04

Questions & answers

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

Is ps2_bios.zip safe?
We found nothing harmful in ps2_bios.zip. None of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Open it only if you trust the person or website you got it from.
What is ps2_bios.zip?
ps2_bios.zip is a ZIP archive, about 13.4 MB. VirusTotal first saw it on Oct 4, 2013.
How many antivirus engines detected ps2_bios.zip?
None of the 64 antivirus engines that checked it flag ps2_bios.zip. That is a good sign, but not proof, so we also weigh who made it, how widely it is used and what it did in a test run.
What is the SHA-256 hash of ps2_bios.zip?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of ps2_bios.zip is e5b98f79e84d434b44fe4dab6b0e7823772d32744249a8fb9fb2288d0b354b21, and its MD5 is 00d88b02bc3aada70498ec421092c04b. 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.
Is it safe to open or extract ps2_bios.zip?
We found nothing harmful in ps2_bios.zip. The main caveat is where you got it: attackers sometimes spread malware under the name of real software, so get it from the official website. If your own antivirus warns about it, check the source before you ignore the warning.
How up to date is this analysis of ps2_bios.zip?
This report reflects the scan on Jul 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.
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