File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is Blue
A widely submitted BlueStacks installer with a valid Now.gg, INC signature, no detections from any of 75 engines and clean sandbox runs.
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Strong evidence · A verified publisher signature, and no engine flags it.
Nothing in the evidence suggests this installer is harmful, so it can be used for its intended purpose. Install it from the publisher's official site, keep your security protection enabled, and treat copies offered through third-party mirrors or unsolicited messages with caution.
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We found nothing harmful in this file.
Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
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Antivirus results
0 of 71 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 71
- No result 4
- Code signing Now.gg, INC
- Test run Completed
- First seen 4d ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
0 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
None of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this installer, and its digital signature from Now.gg, INC verifies correctly. The sandbox runs finished without a malicious verdict, the network contacts observed were ordinary installer traffic, and 744 separate sources have submitted the same file since Nov 2, 2026. It matches the publisher's previously assessed installers.
This is a BlueStacks installer of roughly 955 KB carrying a valid signature from Now.gg, INC, and the signature verification succeeded rather than failing. Not one of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it in our network flagged it, including all 18 major antivirus engines, and the file carries no packer or other sign of being wrapped. The combined sandbox verdict was clean, the only remote contact of note was the product's own regional lookup endpoint, and the host-reputation cross-check found nothing malicious among the hosts it inspected. Prevalence points the same way: 744 distinct submitters have sent this exact file since it was first seen on Nov 2, 2026, and five earlier samples from the same publisher and build with this exact file name were all assessed clean.
What We Detected
Nothing. Every one of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it in our network returned a clean result for this installer, including the 18 we treat as most reliable. The file is a normal-sized Windows installer (about 955 KB) with no packer, no high-entropy code and no wrapper layer, and its resources look like the images and localisation data an installer needs.
Signature and Provenance
The file is digitally signed and the signature verifies against the publisher Now.gg, INC. Our records for this publisher show five earlier samples, all of them clean. Five previously assessed files with the same build fingerprint, the same signer and the same name were all assessed clean too, which is a strong consistency signal rather than a coincidence of packaging.
Threat Behavior
The three sandbox runs completed with a clean combined verdict. The installer unpacked its own support files into a temporary folder, wrote tracing registry values under its own name, and made one product-related network lookup to a regional endpoint; the second observed address is analysis-environment background traffic rather than the installer's own activity. No persistence and no malicious files it created were found.
Reputation
The file has been submitted 824 times by 744 distinct sources since it was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 — the profile of a widely distributed consumer download rather than a targeted payload. No public malware database lists it and none of our malware-specific rule sets match it.
What To Do Now
If you were expecting a BlueStacks installation, this file behaves and is signed as that product. Keep your antivirus and other protection enabled, and download installers from the vendor's own site rather than from third-party mirrors or links in unsolicited messages, where a genuine installer can be substituted for something else.
Where this verdict could be wrong3 caveats
- Our behaviour rules recorded process-injection and defence-tampering activity labels during the sandbox runs without a confirmed target process or artefact, which is why that activity was not treated as evidence of hostile intent.
- Nobody has looked inside this installer's own payload here, so the bundled components it unpacks were not examined directly; the clean engine results and the installer's own signed provenance are what carry the assessment.
- An official-looking signature would be misleading if the publisher's certificate were ever abused, though this publisher's five previously seen samples were all clean.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- The digital signature from Now.gg, INC verifies successfully, and this publisher's five earlier samples were all clean
- None of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the installer, including all 18 major antivirus engines
- The three sandbox runs finished with a clean combined verdict and no malicious files it created or persistence
- Widely distributed: 744 distinct sources have submitted this exact file since Nov 2, 2026
- Five previously assessed files with the same build fingerprint and signer were all clean
6 sources checked · all complete. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in 3 isolated tests; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 3isolated sandbox runs
- 28sandbox rule tags
- 4spawned processes
- 2network contacts
- 32filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 3 sandboxes and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Sandbox verdicts
1- VT: CLEANclean
Techniques observed in the sandbox
28MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1033· Reads user info
- T1036
- T1055· Process injection
- T1057· Lists programs
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1070· Covers its tracks
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1074
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1105· Network file transfer
- T1106
- T1112
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1222
- T1485
- T1486· File encryption
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1543· Service install
- T1547· Auto-start
- T1553
- T1553.002
- T1562· Disables security
- T1562.001· Disables security
- T1564.003· Hides artifacts
- T1568
- T1574· Execution hijack
Observed activity
Processes started
4Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
executable.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\executable.exe"BlueStacksInstaller.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\BlueStacksInstaller.exe"executable.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\executable.exe"BlueStacksInstaller.exe"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC599AF52\BlueStacksInstaller.exe"
Network contacts
22 hosts, listed as 1 domain, 1 address, 1 link. Links show the host and path only.
- Domain
cloud.bluestacks.com - IP address
34.160.86.181 - URL
https://cloud.bluestacks.com/api/getcountryforip
Files
30Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Locales - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\OpenClaw - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\backicon.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\change.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\change_click.png
Show all 30 entries for files
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\change_hover.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\checked_gray.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\checked_gray_hover.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\close_red.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\close_red_click.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\close_red_hover.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\custom.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\custom_click.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\custom_hover.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\backicon.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\change.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\change_click.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\change_hover.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\checked_gray.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\checked_gray_hover.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\close_red.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\close_red_click.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\close_red_hover.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\custom.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\custom_click.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\custom_hover.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\discord_icon.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\discord_icon_click.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC34C1E31\Assets\discord_icon_hover.png
Registry and auto-start
14Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASAPI32\EnableFileTracing - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASAPI32\EnableAutoFileTracing - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASAPI32\EnableConsoleTracing - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASAPI32\FileTracingMask - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASAPI32\ConsoleTracingMask - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASAPI32\MaxFileSize
Show all 14 entries for registry and auto-start
- Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASAPI32\FileDirectory - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASMANCS\EnableFileTracing - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASMANCS\EnableAutoFileTracing - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASMANCS\EnableConsoleTracing - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASMANCS\FileTracingMask - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASMANCS\ConsoleTracingMask - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASMANCS\MaxFileSize - Set
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\BlueStacksInstaller_RASMANCS\FileDirectory
Mutexes
2Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
Local\WERReportingForProcess1408Global\e61738d1-419a-4ffa-a135-d119dc9b8390
Sandbox background — not the file
8The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
WerFault.exeC:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 1408 -s 1892 - VM process
services.exeC:\Windows\system32\services.exe - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -s W32Time - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s WdiSystemHost
Show all 8 entries for sandbox background — not the file
- VM process
lsass.exeC:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe - 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. 9 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- ad4b166c103e1beea32c…5b45c5Not checkedno saved verdict
- 2e14887f3432b4a31344…074a4cCleantrust 85known-software reference set · not scanned here
- d2c8d26f95f55431e632…dd2156Not checkedno saved verdict
- 0c03a8485128bb01166e…6fb20aNot checkedno saved verdict
- 7aaee53da0dc493e8dae…f80031Not checkedno saved verdict
- d6d316584b63bb0d670a…b278ebNot checkedno saved verdict
- 2147e23b10afc3f8acee…7db47fNot checkedno saved verdict
- 65e7b0f37b5e2aa805ac…08ef90Not checkedno saved verdict
- 9c6038945f4185ea2d2a…eb8764Not checkedno saved verdict
- 88c98c13128a35fd92f5…2587beNot checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
None of the 71 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by Now.gg, INC.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · all complete. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Nov 6, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC
- SHA-256
f010a5f168c617ec64521b45df8f851d7f8888b6f6fbb37425c7dd6aa1bd1ca1- SHA-1
a953e0e50ebebbd8c5e6490d8b913fa8b9bf9450- MD5
96a98f7f6f283bc79e25bf16d0c082e1
About this file
BlueStacksInstaller.exe says it is BlueStacks Setup (BlueStacks 5), 955.4 kB.
- Claims to be
- BlueStacks Setup (BlueStacks 5)From the file's own version information, written by whoever built it.
- Original name
- BlueStacksInstaller.exeMatches the shared file name.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 955.4 kB
- Signer
- Now.gg, INCValid code signature.
- First seen
- Nov 2, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 744 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 6.26 of 8
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
0 of 71 engines flagged this file
4 of the 75 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-118 engines0flagged
- Tier-236 engines0flagged
- Low-trust17 engines0flagged
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- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticClean
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusClean
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoClean
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisClean
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Low-severity pattern matches — worth noting but not on their own cause for alarm.
VirusTotal's sandbox summary maps this run to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection), but no injected process of the sample's own was recorded (the analysis VM's own WMI adapter, crash handlers and Chrome updater are not counted). VirusTotal maps T1055 on about half of all files no engine flags, so the mapping alone is not evidence of injection.
EvidenceT1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)
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
Lots of people are uploading this but it's recent — typical of newly-released legitimate software. Low prior for malware.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.
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