The Setup.exe (Victoria 3 Charters of Commerce Update v1.9.7 Setup) File Analysis

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Setup.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name	Setup.exe
File Type	Win32 EXE
Magic Bytes	`PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows`
SSDEEP Hash	196608:aPjgxUVgTMUqraAXz20gxDzbN4lAyL+eFfOiztS9MUN:YyZWaiiDLyxd5M9l
Scanner Version	1.0.221.174
Database Version	2025-07-29 05:00:32 UTC

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Suspicious File Detected

Detected by 11 security engines - requires caution

This file requires additional checking for potential threats. Based on suspicious indicators, we will soon add it to our virus database.

16%

Detection Rate

9,077,755

File Size (bytes)

11/70

Engines Detected

2025-07-29

Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type	Value	Action
MD5	4e59f5641d73cc9ad4b0a807fdfc3624
SHA1	d28a48a7e96db6c9f3a113965b4c7c4cd699b487
SHA256	0af7f6761d656e34326c84c282606083fd81d9cc07a57f82cf8dc97386b10085
SHA512	f07d52377df1249959aa6881623551b1872fe870ce4f9c8bad60cb5d74cc8b8145a8a7cb595ae097149e9390aef9a59d01cf9efd79ea40511e1182d19656d7dc
ImpHash	483f0c4259a9148c34961abbda6146c1

Security Engines with Detections (11 of 70)

Elastic

malicious (high confidence) Malicious

Cylance

Unsafe Malicious

CrowdStrike

win/grayware_confidence_70% (W) Malicious

ESET-NOD32

a variant of Win32/HackTool.Crack.ES potentially unsafe Malicious

McAfeeD

ti!0AF7F6761D65 Malicious

Sophos

Generic Reputation PUA (PUA) Malicious

TrellixENS

Artemis!4E59F5641D73 Malicious

MaxSecure

Trojan.Malware.345032243.susgen Malicious

Fortinet

Riskware/Crack Malicious

DeepInstinct

MALICIOUS Malicious

alibabacloud

HackTool:Win/Crack.EB Malicious

59 engines reported no threats - Only engines with detections are shown above for clarity

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Icon	Hash: bd55d5c09413393355bdf11dcb810d4b Fuzzy: b3abed6223e1a73e3103130ca81e8be7 dHash: c4988ce4c2e6c68e
Image Base	`0x00400000`
Entry Point	`0x00416478`
Compilation Time	2012-10-02 05:04:04
Checksum	0x00000000 (Actual: 0x008b6288)
OS Version	5.0
PEiD Signatures	`PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows`
Digital Signature	No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports	5 libraries oleaut32, advapi32, user32, kernel32, comctl32
Exports	0 functions
Resources	14 Resources
Sections	8 Sections

Version Information

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Comments	This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName
FileDescription	Victoria 3 Charters of Commerce Update v1.9.7 Setup
FileVersion
LegalCopyright
ProductName	Victoria 3 Charters of Commerce Update v1.9.7
ProductVersion
Translation	0x0000 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name	Virtual Address	Virtual Size	Raw Size	Entropy	Characteristics	MD5
`.text`	`0x00001000`	82,936 bytes	82,944 bytes	6.48 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`345DB2B6911ADDC85B53F32245F969A0`
`.itext`	`0x00016000`	3,048 bytes	3,072 bytes	6.02 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`2E74D968CAEDEB2D71B9505530D43907`
`.data`	`0x00017000`	3,484 bytes	3,584 bytes	2.67 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`D5B22EFF9E08EDAA95F493C1A71158C0`
`.bss`	`0x00018000`	22,352 bytes	0 bytes	0.00 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E`
`.idata`	`0x0001e000`	3,998 bytes	4,096 bytes	4.97 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`B47EACA4C149EE829DE76A342B5560D5`
`.tls`	`0x0001f000`	8 bytes	0 bytes	0.00 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E`
`.rdata`	`0x00020000`	24 bytes	512 bytes	0.19 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`3746F5876803F8F30DB5BB2DEB8772AE`
`.rsrc`	`0x00021000`	57,652 bytes	57,856 bytes	4.75 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`1858DD063EDC754D4F02B38AF51D6643`

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 14 (56,744 bytes)

Resource Type	Count	Total Size	Percentage
RT_ICON	1	16,936 bytes	29.8%
RT_STRING	6	3,200 bytes	5.6%
RT_RCDATA	4	34,004 bytes	59.9%
RT_GROUP_ICON	1	20 bytes	0%
RT_VERSION	1	1,208 bytes	2.1%
RT_MANIFEST	1	1,376 bytes	2.4%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information

Product	Victoria 3 Charters of Commerce Update v1.9.7
Description	Victoria 3 Charters of Commerce Update v1.9.7 Setup

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
Timestamping proves when the signature was applied

Certificate Verification Status

No valid SignedData structure was found.

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

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Proactive Protection

11 antivirus engines detected potential threats. This could be a false positive, especially for system tools or packed software. Verify the file source and check if it's digitally signed by a trusted publisher.

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