The Half-Life 2 Episode One.exe File Analysis

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Half-Life 2 Episode One.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name	Half-Life 2 Episode One.exe
File Type	Win32 EXE
Magic Bytes	`PE32 executable for MS Windows (GUI) Intel 80386 32-bit`
SSDEEP Hash	3072:oOXpHv1O0qOout1mjH9vk7e+cqDjQDxmp/jPZIhD52rV:1p0OoS18HlsLsa/jaDw
Scanner Version	1.0.228.174
Database Version	2025-10-28 13:00:16 UTC

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Suspicious File Detected

Detected by 8 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.

12%

Detection Rate

240,128

File Size (bytes)

8/66

Engines Detected

2025-10-28

Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type	Value	Action
MD5	71a033f446f2bcf23cf6b43fded15017
SHA1	2167e9119b218db98faf0f85373e723752e404f3
SHA256	4822c4ea416468a58d5847e90abeb7d2ed2dc9b7129a3b07f55283696e4c2446
SHA512	f6e3b849af0b32f591b441a18e6fe60bce0417cd7c60171f9120cba916e48dd08c07106ca803490c66b5df1be748083a2a3e19afd8d4afc86ef42d8940cd5f58
ImpHash	1d88d597200c0081784c27940d743ec5

Security Engines with Detections (8 of 66)

Cybereason

malicious.19b218 Malicious

McAfee-GW-Edition

BehavesLike.Win32.Virus.dm Malicious

Trapmine

suspicious.low.ml.score Malicious

Kingsoft

Win32.Malware.Generic.a.(kcloud) Malicious

McAfee

Artemis!71A033F446F2 Malicious

Malwarebytes

Malware.Heuristic.1003 Malicious

APEX

Malicious Malicious

MaxSecure

Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen Malicious

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

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Icon	Hash: 06e78a8b0f242f4d7b8b15ba4e511213 Fuzzy: 6734460b969b6978f9556d10182fae2a dHash: 44b2e8c8d4f07082
Image Base	`0x00400000`
Entry Point	`0x004430a0`
Compilation Time	2010-11-08 13:12:07
Checksum	0x00000000 (Actual: 0x00045983)
OS Version	4.0
PEiD Signatures	`PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed`
Digital Signature	No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports	8 libraries KERNEL32, COMCTL32, GDI32, MSVCRT, OLE32, SHELL32, SHLWAPI, USER32
Exports	0 functions
Resources	16 Resources
Sections	3 Sections

Version Information

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FileVersion	1,0,0,0
ProductName	HL2 EP1 Launcher
ProductVersion	1,0,0,0
LegalCopyright	Godmode_On
Translation	0x0000 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name	Virtual Address	Virtual Size	Raw Size	Entropy	Characteristics	MD5
`UPX0`	`0x00001000`	253,952 bytes	0 bytes	0.00 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E`
`UPX1`	`0x0003f000`	20,480 bytes	19,968 bytes	7.85 (Packed/Encrypted)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`BA9872ADF6F4530C5CEE08772C389672`
`.rsrc`	`0x00044000`	221,184 bytes	219,648 bytes	5.16 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`12CFC32EF47B3984E19485EF318DF0A2`

Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with high entropy (≥7.5) detected - possible packing/encryption

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 16 (217,755 bytes)

Resource Type	Count	Total Size	Percentage
RT_ICON	10	216,457 bytes	99.4%
RT_RCDATA	3	93 bytes	0%
RT_GROUP_ICON	1	146 bytes	0.1%
RT_VERSION	1	448 bytes	0.2%
RT_MANIFEST	1	611 bytes	0.3%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information

Product	HL2 EP1 Launcher
File Version	1,0,0,0
Copyright	Godmode_On

✓ 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

8 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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