The haloupdate exe (Halo Update) Microsoft Corporation File Malware Analysis
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The haloupdate.exe (Halo Update) File Analysis

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haloupdate.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name haloupdate.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.229.174
Database Version 2025-12-03 11:00:40 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
225,280
File Size (bytes)
2025-12-03
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
cf85481974217f0a098ba434a5850bc4
SHA1
bc8e30df0a2c0022c6f086865c4f37fc8a413be8
SHA256
7ab7c3e33c9736c4bb000e97e9306e18a1f958ab5f93418f39c37ce716a29a19
SHA512
f7b6dd308239e6aedded7728adcff22c65e449da42026eb9df9f904d44e64f2143372331e55091648fb826b9905b002ec6b45f068ed67ce2bd11cb230bd70944
ImpHash
90b65346bfd71d46c08777afa73b85cd

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 1977d6898f8ac828c38d0dd4d13d1c13
Fuzzy: 2e8412d720188e1e4d5e0e2041f3bdee
dHash: 33b2f2f0b4a66933
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x00418973
Compilation Time 2003-09-05 23:54:52
Checksum 0x00000000 (Actual: 0x00040b9e)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
PDB Path d:\halo\patch\for roger\objects\haloupdate_rretail\haloupdate.pdb
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 9 libraries
WINMM, PATCHW32, SETUPAPI, WININET, KERNEL32, USER32, GDI32, ADVAPI32, WSOCK32
Exports 0 functions
Resources 14 Resources
Sections 4 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Halo Update
FileVersion 01.00.00.565
InternalName HaloUpdate
LegalCopyright Copyright (C) 2003
OriginalFilename HaloUpdate.exe
ProductName Halo
ProductVersion 01.00.00.565
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 149,101 bytes 151,552 bytes 6.54 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 8BDDC127EFE4CA2E82180C1388BC8AE8
.rdata 0x00026000 20,640 bytes 24,576 bytes 4.92 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 4C99E37303FDF63312B8048E595A8965
.data 0x0002c000 19,680 bytes 12,288 bytes 1.51 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE C7F83D78D544D888DC700C5379D869C5
.rsrc 0x00031000 31,396 bytes 32,768 bytes 6.18 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 88E4D7D80C025942C94D5BA29E7669DB
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with elevated entropy (≥6.5) - possible compression

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 14 (30,634 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 12 29,728 bytes
97%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 174 bytes
0.6%
RT_VERSION 1 732 bytes
2.4%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Halo
Description Halo Update
File Version 01.00.00.565
Original Name HaloUpdate.exe
Internal Name HaloUpdate
Copyright Copyright (C) 2003

✓ 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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