The HardChoice.exe File Analysis

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HardChoice.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name	HardChoice.exe
File Type	PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version	1.0.250.174
Database Version	2026-07-09 18:00:13 UTC

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Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

Detection Rate

23,552

File Size (bytes)

2026-07-09

Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type	Value	Action
MD5	ed54bcdcc205174bfc14d75bdb583c5c
SHA1	8e824111b6fd3ea248dcd38c4df518791a99b9f0
SHA256	e0b472dfbbac868c92259fe2bcc53efba93a7297a89f20ba774fef026e33843f
SHA512	501df6996ed419fa8bb20d9c795917c57632b31a2b06c6471da39bc0ecc8345e7714e1fa8428968ccd442cde57762d4b83a6b0dc1c3747d5f1a7860fb9794c24
ImpHash	8d88ee3d02e50123906bab082925025d

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Icon	Hash: 718859ac43e1ce582678be9b400966e6 Fuzzy: 29c358b9dc750d494eae30578818e253 dHash: 20006168d0c44000
Image Base	`0x140000000`
Entry Point	`0x140001160`
Compilation Time	2025-11-16 23:25:41
Checksum	0x00006730 (Actual: 0x00006730)
OS Version	6.0
PEiD Signatures	`PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows`
Digital Signature	No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports	9 libraries api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0, api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0, api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0, api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0, api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0, USER32, KERNEL32, api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0, api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0
Exports	0 functions
Resources	9 Resources
Sections	7 Sections

PE Sections

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Name	Virtual Address	Virtual Size	Raw Size	Entropy	Characteristics	MD5
`.text`	`0x00001000`	6,518 bytes	6,656 bytes	5.89 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`E350E5D12B865F27B329760233D88FDC`
`.rdata`	`0x00003000`	4,320 bytes	4,608 bytes	4.16 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`A2ACDA28D16F9BA7C49956324CBC9FB3`
`.buildid`	`0x00005000`	53 bytes	512 bytes	0.60 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`F92E554547F979967BDD33EC2FB5AF11`
`.data`	`0x00006000`	288 bytes	512 bytes	0.64 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`A55B2B5B5992EE63766A195AD0506662`
`.pdata`	`0x00007000`	312 bytes	512 bytes	2.53 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`F6366B4E43EDDE63802C654974735B2A`
`.tls`	`0x00008000`	16 bytes	512 bytes	0.00 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`BF619EAC0CDF3F68D496EA9344137E8B`
`.rsrc`	`0x00009000`	8,836 bytes	9,216 bytes	7.29 (Compressed)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`C848E2FEA697BBFDE7D0B57D8762FC89`

Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 9 (8,311 bytes)

Resource Type	Count	Total Size	Percentage
RT_ICON	7	7,507 bytes	90.3%
RT_GROUP_ICON	1	104 bytes	1.3%
RT_MANIFEST	1	700 bytes	8.4%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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No Digital Signatures

This file is not digitally signed.

Security Implications:

Cannot verify the publisher's identity
Increased security risk when running this file
May trigger security warnings on some systems

⚠ This file either lacks a digital signature or the certificate chain could not be verified
Exercise caution when executing unsigned files from unknown sources

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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