What is vgtray.exe?

vgtray.exe is part of Vanguard Tray and developed by Riot Games, Inc. according to the vgtray.exe version information.

vgtray.exe's description is "Vanguard tray notification."

vgtray.exe is digitally signed by Riot Games, Inc..

vgtray.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about vgtray.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on vgtray.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameVanguard Tray
Company nameRiot Games, Inc.
File descriptionVanguard tray notification.
Internal namevgtray.exe
Original filenamevgtray.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2020
Product version0.3.5.2
File version0.3.5.2

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameVanguard Tray
Company nameRiot Games, Inc.
File descriptionVanguard tray notification.
Internal namevgtray.exe
Original filenamevgtray.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2020
Product version0.3.5.2
File version0.3.5.2

Digital signatures [?]

vgtray.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameRiot Games, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2)
Certificate serial number0bdc4bf03a33064b0bd67d5762a98185

VirusTotal report

None of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the vgtray.exe file.

None of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the vgtray.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "kernel32"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\95f4eefb647d122ba618493a8d56822adcaf14124f9fbd080b60366482a68e0c.bin",
        "process_name": "95f4eefb647d122ba618493a8d56822adcaf14124f9fbd080b60366482a68e0c.bin",
        "pid": 2016,
        "summary": {
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1589370785.578125,
        "ppid": 2892
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1589370785.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/PiWvsB0",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.078183889389038,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3130,
            "time": 3.013619899749756,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3458,
            "time": 1.029329776763916,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3786,
            "time": 3.0224390029907227,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4114,
            "time": 1.5369069576263428,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4442,
            "time": -0.10362505912780762,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 4770,
            "time": 1.5472729206085205,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 9246,
            "time": 1.051020860671997,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 13438,
            "time": 3.1406869888305664,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "a614bfcfc547ee959853c1ef0c92c66e591e5e6e3394764b0ad18bc7f65db6d9",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "dba0635f7ded14ab312618bc46e736d1c84d2f231d4344fe212254560f5b93de",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD59b95ebf7004f268c1cc914bbdcc496ee
SHA25695f4eefb647d122ba618493a8d56822adcaf14124f9fbd080b60366482a68e0c

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to vgtray.exe:

vgtray.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

vgtray.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Vanguard tray notification. has stopped working.

End Program - vgtray.exe. This program is not responding.

vgtray.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

vgtray.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with vgtray.exe. 76% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 116 users.

User vote results: There were 88 votes to remove and 28 votes to keep

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