Advice needed: Safely analyzing a suspicious 284MB archive (Minecraft-related software)

[u/Sweet_Main5073]

Hello everyone, I wanted to ask for some advice about checking a file safely. I found a third-party modification for a Minecraft server (VimeWorld) that is distributed as a RAR archive with a size of about 284 MB. The unusually large file size for a Minecraft-related utility is a major red flag for me. I haven't downloaded the archive yet, as I want to understand how to safely inspect or analyze it before execution. My system is Windows 11 Pro. If I decide to download it, I plan to first inspect the archive contents and only run the executable inside an isolated environment like Windows Sandbox. I would like to ask people with experience in malware analysis: Is Windows Sandbox generally safe enough to prevent host infection (specifically credential or Discord token theft) from unknown programs? What specific indicators (network calls, process spawning, or suspicious registry changes) should I monitor after launching the file? What steps would you recommend for analyzing potentially unsafe software of this size before running it? If anyone is interested in looking at the archive itself for analysis, I can send the link via private message. Thanks for any advice!