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The phonon.dll (Steam Audio Core) File Analysis

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phonon.dll

Technical Analysis

File Name phonon.dll
File Type
PE32+ executable (DLL) (console) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.231.174
Database Version 2025-12-22 18:00:32 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
30,077,952
File Size (bytes)
2025-12-22
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
9ebc47d5b6d5fcd9fc7fde2dc4a5f792
SHA1
e2f13b54bc37519cd07372815dce82fe8c44e099
SHA256
8e47d76ceb04a592f47668a884881d3aa0765b4e188a81c8a6bc65f4f715cdc9
SHA512
d6f7e044a6addbfb40c5cef71b77cdd2f4a406289190467a17dfb2ae148d94e3780dd87fe40e7d1238afee370aa72b82e651c9b305560617de52c5cd34add8f5
ImpHash
1d1dd7b41235edd1c2cb0b2bccc237a5

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Image Base 0x180000000
Entry Point 0x1813a14b0
Compilation Time 2023-10-19 17:51:51
Checksum 0x00000000 (Actual: 0x01cb1d75)
OS Version 6.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (DLL) (console) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path C:\buildslave\phonon_rel_win64\build\core\build\windows-vs2019-x64\src\core\Release\phonon.pdb
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 3 libraries
KERNEL32, ole32, ADVAPI32
Exports 785 functions
Resources 1 Resources
Sections 9 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Valve Corporation
ProductName Steam Audio
ProductVersion 4.4.1
FileDescription Steam Audio Core
FileVersion 4.4.1
InternalName Steam Audio Core
OriginalFilename phonon.dll
LegalCopyright https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-audio/blob/master/LICENSE.md
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 21,449,244 bytes 21,449,728 bytes 6.56 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 6E3368870142D20D1E8B4FF6B7EB4F46
IPPCODE 0x01476000 708,530 bytes 708,608 bytes 6.38 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 1951D1C782055FC1A137F45E0A8F912D
.rdata 0x01523000 2,250,266 bytes 2,250,752 bytes 6.05 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ F0CE02725E1BA613E16649D096BAE15C
.data 0x01749000 5,538,096 bytes 5,408,768 bytes 7.48 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 74351CE6F6CE31DB9643CD3D35D9E6DF
.pdata 0x01c92000 234,780 bytes 235,008 bytes 6.77 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 608298BC15D443A317C4AF1CA1DE45F7
IPPDATA 0x01ccc000 2,624 bytes 3,072 bytes 3.75 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 9985FF6EEF75A3033DF7578E2123EB3D
_RDATA 0x01ccd000 304 bytes 512 bytes 3.11 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 50AF66E0A3B4BD8139BC2CAFD1BF8C7A
.rsrc 0x01cce000 912 bytes 1,024 bytes 3.01 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 22ACD1EE7BC743E724988DD8A693A775
.reloc 0x01ccf000 19,364 bytes 19,456 bytes 5.46 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ ED3E6F73A7190E905D26A16463F53BBF
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 1 (816 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_VERSION 1 816 bytes
100%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Steam Audio
Description Steam Audio Core
File Version 4.4.1
Original Name phonon.dll
Internal Name Steam Audio Core
Copyright https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-audio/blob/master/LICENSE.md

✓ 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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