File scan report
Verdict Safe
Is Blue
Widely distributed, properly signed BlueStacks installer with zero engine detections and no malicious child or host signals.
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Strong evidence · A verified publisher signature, and no engine flags it.
Treat as safe for installation; continue to obtain updates only from the vendor's official distribution channel.
Good practice2 tips
We found nothing harmful in this file.
Run it only if it came from the developer's own website or an official app store.
Keep your antivirus and Windows updates switched on.
No scanner can promise a file is 100% safe.
Antivirus results
0 of 70 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 70
- No result 5
- Code signing Now.gg, INC
- Test run Completed
- First seen 2mo ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
0 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
Zero of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file. It is signed by Now.gg, shows widely seen but new prevalence, and produced no malicious sandbox or network findings. The observed MITRE mappings are sandbox artifacts without corroboration.
The complete absence of malicious detections across 75 reporting engines, including 16 major antivirus engines, outweighs the sandbox heuristics. The file is signed and widely submitted, and neither files it created nor contacted hosts contain known malicious entries.
What We Detected
75 engines scanned the sample; none returned a malicious result. The executable carries a valid code signature from Now.gg. Prevalence data shows 1,204 submissions from 1,067 sources, classifying it as widely seen but new.
Threat Behavior
One sandbox recorded MITRE techniques T1055, T1485, T1486, T1543 and T1562.001, yet returned no malicious verdict. Contacted IP addresses and files it created were inspected and none matched known malicious entries.
What To Do Now
The file can be executed with standard precautions. Keep security software enabled and download future installers only from the official BlueStacks site.
Where this verdict could be wrong1 caveat
- The sandbox's offensive-technique list list T1055, T1485, T1486, T1543, T1562.001 — sandbox mappings that could indicate malicious intent if corroborated.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- 0/70 engines malicious
- Valid code signature from Now.gg
- Common_new prevalence (1067 submitters)
- No malicious files it created or contacted hosts
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- 26sandbox rule tags
- 6spawned processes
- 5network contacts
- 33filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
26MITRE 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
- 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
- T1562· Disables security
- T1562.001· Disables security
- T1564.003· Hides artifacts
- T1568
- T1573
- T1574· Execution hijack
Observed activity
Processes started
6Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
64ef461b65c732_MzsxNQ___VHJhaWxzIG9mIENvbGQgU3RlZWw6Tlc_.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\64ef461b65c732_MzsxNQ___VHJhaWxzIG9mIENvbGQgU3RlZWw6Tlc_.exe"BlueStacksInstaller.exe"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\BlueStacksInstaller.exe"BlueStacksInstaller.exeC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC2ABD2B3\BlueStacksInstaller.exeHD-CheckCpu.exeC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC2ABD2B3\HD-CheckCpu.exe --cmd checkHypervEnabled64ef461b65c732_MzsxNQ==_VHJhaWxzIG9mIENvbGQgU3RlZWw6Tlc=.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\64ef461b65c732_MzsxNQ==_VHJhaWxzIG9mIENvbGQgU3RlZWw6Tlc=.exe"BlueStacksInstaller.exe"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSC5A15333\BlueStacksInstaller.exe"
Network contacts
55 hosts, listed as 4 addresses, 1 link. Links show the host and path only.
- IP address
34.160.86.181 - IP address
2.18.67.7 - IP address
23.11.32.159 - IP address
2.18.67.15 - URL
https://cloud.bluestacks.com/api/getcountryforip
Files
30Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Locales - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\OpenClaw - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\backicon.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\change.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\change_click.png
Show all 30 entries for files
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\change_hover.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\checked_gray.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\checked_gray_hover.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\close_red_click.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\close_red_hover.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\custom.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\custom_click.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\custom_hover.png - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\discord_icon.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\backicon.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\change.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\change_click.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\change_hover.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\checked_gray.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\checked_gray_hover.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\close_red.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\close_red_click.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\close_red_hover.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\custom.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\custom_click.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\custom_hover.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\discord_icon.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\discord_icon_click.png - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4E6DD3F0\Assets\discord_icon_hover.png
Mutexes
3Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
Local\WERReportingForProcess5680Global\191499a8-4b4e-4ee8-b3d9-5523ac0c3d87Global\BlueStacks_MicroInstaller_Locknxt
Sandbox background — not the file
9The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
WerFault.exeC:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 5680 -s 1880 - 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 LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s StorSvc - VM process
lsass.exeC:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
Show all 9 entries for sandbox background — not the file
- VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s WdiSystemHost - VM process
svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -s W32Time - VM host
8.8.8.8
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 10 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- 97ba5042d44a48269d8f…459507Not checkedno saved verdict
- 13be93d86e8033983320…296260Not checkedno saved verdict
- fa64884054171515e97b…9cb1c1Not checkedno saved verdict
- 8e5847487da148ebb3ea…4e6dc1Not checkedno saved verdict
- d8e502fab00b0c6f06ba…229ad3Not checkedno saved verdict
- d7c79677d2ef897fa0ad…165c20Not checkedno saved verdict
- d0b6d143642d356b40c4…b09bfbNot checkedno saved verdict
- d5a7e6fc5e92e0b29a4f…2ce0cdNot checkedno saved verdict
- 7c625ae4668cc03e37e4…8acdd0Not checkedno saved verdict
- fbece8bb5f4dfa55dcfb…e68f7bNot checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
None of the 70 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; signed by Now.gg, INC.
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.
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Oct 17, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC
- SHA-256
f67c0a0e19d9d67ff89a46f2f75a98c675cd3199ed7cfcd6438bd450baccc034- SHA-1
bfa07fae4845473e4c5aa7d1ab1c22971f466675- MD5
697df8a7947c1eedb64c43f57850448c
About this file
BlueStacksInstaller.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 954.0 kB.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 954.0 kB
- Signer
- Now.gg, INCValid code signature.
- First seen
- Aug 20, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 1,067 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 8.00 of 8
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Antivirus consensus
0 of 70 engines flagged this file
5 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-117 engines0flagged
- Tier-236 engines0flagged
- Low-trust17 engines0flagged
View all 75 engine results
- 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
- IkarusNo result
- 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
Widely uploaded, but first seen within the last six months. No strong prior applies.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
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