Is setup_minecraft_story_mode_-_adventure_pass_2018-02-22_(18805).exe safe?
Signed 2018 GOG installer with zero engine detections and long-standing prevalence despite two behavioural heuristics.
All 75 engines returned clean results including 17 tier-1 engines. The file is signed by GOG Sp. z o.o. and has been submitted over 1300 times since 2019. Two behavioural heuristics flagged process injection and direct-IP contact, but these are consistent with a legitimate installer unpacking routine.
e69ce6a9c8814af64d…d52c60ea8ad5bdRecommended next actions
Before installing
Install it only when it came from the developer's official site or an official app store.
If you already installed it
Keep normal device protection enabled and stop if the file behaves unexpectedly.
Intelligence
The saved assessment, checked against the scan evidence and recorded coverage.
The reasoning behind this verdict
This section explains the evidence supporting the verdict and keeps conflicting or missing signals visible.
All 75 engines returned clean results including 17 tier-1 engines. The file is signed by GOG Sp. z o.o. and has been submitted over 1300 times since 2019. Two behavioural heuristics flagged process injection and direct-IP contact, but these are consistent with a legitimate installer unpacking routine.
Zero malicious detections across the entire engine set, including every tier-1 vendor, is the dominant signal. The GOG certificate and common_old classification further support legitimacy. The two triggered heuristics (T1055 and direct-IP) are the only counter-evidence, yet they appear in many legitimate installers that drop temporary processes. Similar-hash history is mixed but leans safe on the most recent match. No dropped malicious children or malicious hosts were observed.
What We Detected
75 engines scanned the sample; none flagged it malicious. 17 tier-1 engines explicitly returned clean. The binary is signed by GOG Sp. z o.o. on 19 April 2018 and shows an imphash shared with prior safe verdicts.
Threat Behavior
Sandbox execution recorded T1055 process injection and 15 direct-IP connections without DNS. These techniques can appear in both malware and complex installers. No C2 domains, no malicious dropped children, and no persistence mechanisms were found.
What To Do Now
The file can be treated as a legitimate 2018 GOG Minecraft Story Mode installer. If you obtained it from an official GOG source, it is safe to run. If the source is untrusted, re-download from GOG’s official site.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- If the observed T1055 process injection and direct-IP contacts represent malicious behaviour rather than installer unpacking, the clean engine results could be a false-negative; however the 2018 GOG signature and common_old prevalence make a malicious payload unlikely.
- The two similar-hash RAG entries disagree (one safe, one suspicious PUA), leaving residual uncertainty on this exact imphash.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/75 engines malicious
- Signed by GOG Sp. z o.o.
- common_old prevalence (1217 submitters)
- No malicious dropped children or contacted hosts
- Two behavioural heuristics flagged T1055 and direct-IP contact
Treat as safe; re-acquire from the official GOG distribution channel if any doubt remains.
Coverage & freshness
Complete means the check returned a usable result. It does not mean the file is safe.
Antivirus
Complete0 of 75 engines flagged the file.
Sandbox
Complete1 isolated runtime environment contributed observations.
Network
Partial20 runtime contacts were observed without a completed reputation cross-check.
YARA
Complete2 signature or behavior rules matched.
External intel
Complete3 of 3 independent reference sources completed.
Behavior
Plain-English impact first, then the observed runtime evidence.
Runtime flight recorder
Capture complete- 1isolated sandbox run
- 15MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 15spawned processes
- 20network contacts
- 40filesystem & mutex artifacts
Attack story
Runtime observations grouped by analysis stage. Arrows organize the stages; they do not claim chronology or causality.
Input file
The submitted object
- FileObserved
setup_minecraft_story_mode_-_adventure_pass_2018-02-22_(18805).exe
e69ce6a9c8814af64d8bf4645eb127a1ca15f8e17a6355339ed52c60ea8ad5bd
01Uploaded file
Processes
Runtime execution
- ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
02Isolated runtime analysis - ProcessObserved
Observed process
"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-OU21E.tmp\file.tmp" /SL5="$E00D6,185856,0,C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
03Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Files
Created or changed
- Written fileObserved
996E.tmp
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-NTF4K.tmp\996E.tmp
04Isolated runtime analysis - Written fileObserved
Setup Log 2019-10-20 #001.txt
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\Setup Log 2019-10-20 #001.txt
05Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
Network
Hosts contacted
- Contacted hostObserved
23.216.147.64
Contact observed during runtime.
06Isolated runtime analysis - Contacted hostObserved
20.99.133.109
Contact observed during runtime.
07Isolated runtime analysis - +1 more recorded observation in Analyst mode
7 recorded facts from one runtime window. Every fact remains independently traceable in Analyst mode.
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.
- 23.216.147.64
- 20.99.133.109
- 192.229.211.108
- 20.99.184.37
- 23.216.147.76
- a83f:8110:0:0:3000:0:0:0
- 20.99.185.48
- 184.25.191.235
- 20.99.186.246
- 192.168.0.77
- C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-NTF4K.tmp\996E.tmp
- C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\Setup Log 2019-10-20 #001.txt
- C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-Q6MGV.tmp\996E.tmp
- C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\Setup Log 2019-10-27 #001.txt
- C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-KLQ49.tmp\996E.tmp
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER1DC4.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER1DD5.tmp.csv
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER1DE6.tmp.txt
- C:\Windows\System32\spp\store\2.0\cache\cache.dat
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WERFDB9.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
- Local\SM0:5308:168:WilStaging_02
- Local\SM0:3704:168:WilStaging_02
- Local\RstrMgr3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511
- Local\RstrMgr-3887CAB8-533F-4C85-B0DC-3E5639F8D511-Session0000
- Local\SM0:3704:64:WilError_03
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 3 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache.
- d1d45a999c1dbbbd5c05…37c71dNever scannednever seen before
- 388a796580234efc95f3…136f95Never scannednever seen before
- b0549aa6fceea430b0b5…d95048Never scannednever seen before
Detection & Forensics
Consensus, attribution, signatures, code structure, prevalence, and identity.
Evidence integrity
Chain of custody for the facts preserved in this report.
- 2rule hits recorded
- 0 / 75engines flagged
- 1,217sources in submission history
Why these facts are shown
Each statement identifies whether it was directly recorded or derived from saved scan facts.
- 01
0 of 75 antivirus engines flagged the file.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceObservedSourceAntivirus analysisObserved at - 02
The hash has a long, established submission history across 1,217 sources.
Verdict inputView chapterProvenanceDerivedSourceSubmission historyObserved at - 03
The file has a valid code signature from GOG Sp. z o.o..
ProvenanceObservedSourceCode-signing metadataObserved at - 04
Scanned file: setup_minecraft_story_mode_-_adventure_pass_2018-02-22_(18805).exe — e69ce6a9c8814af64d8bf4645eb127a1ca15f8e17a6355339ed52c60ea8ad5bd
ProvenanceObservedSourceUploaded fileObserved at - 05
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 06
Observed process — "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-OU21E.tmp\file.tmp" /SL5="$E00D6,185856,0,C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 07
File written: 996E.tmp — C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\is-NTF4K.tmp\996E.tmp
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 08
File written: Setup Log 2019-10-20 #001.txt — C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\Setup Log 2019-10-20 #001.txt
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 09
Contacted host: 23.216.147.64 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at - 10
Contacted host: 20.99.133.109 — Contact observed during runtime.
ProvenanceObservedSourceIsolated runtime analysisObserved at
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
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
MITRE T1055 (Process Injection) observed — CreateRemoteThread / APC / reflective-DLL injection. The payload is being smuggled into a legitimate process to bypass AV hooks.
Evidence"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"The sample contacted an external IP address directly and no application domain was recorded. Direct-IP traffic also occurs in legitimate installers and infrastructure, so this is supporting context only and requires corroboration from host reputation and other runtime evidence.
Evidence23.216.147.64 · 20.99.133.109 · 192.229.211.108
0 of 75 engines flagged this file
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Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
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
- setup_minecraft_story_mode_-_adventure_pass_2018-02-22_(18805).exe
- Format
- Win32 EXE
- Code signing
- Signature valid: GOG Sp. z o.o.
- Size
- 746.1 KB
- Last analyzed
- Jul 7, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC
e69ce6a9c8814af64d8bf4645eb127a1ca15f8e17a6355339ed52c60ea8ad5bdSafety & FAQ
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What to do now
This file appears low risk based on the evidence available now.
- Recovery step 01
Install it only when it came from the developer's official site or an official app store.
- Recovery step 02
A clean result reduces known risk, but it cannot guarantee that every new or targeted threat has been detected.
- Recovery step 03
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on so you stay protected.
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