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The start_protected_game.exe (Easy Anti-Cheat Bootstrapper (EOS)) File Analysis

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start_protected_game.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name start_protected_game.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.222.174
Database Version 2025-07-31 22:00:22 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
3,946,736
File Size (bytes)
2025-07-31
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
41bfc4b9e42a9e40a472ac08ca57e577
SHA1
c64e760656c97abd76c7aed2aac2e727c23b90ae
SHA256
e86f518b447a90790f8458bd7be36bc42ae3cdaf723e6b9efcdcea3b544fd95c
SHA512
9129d8b042976e81ee21dca0bcb540260897920b669c926c8e5b61146556168dc591dbf84aafd9c07c1d593f552aa64772ab0f056a6060f0ed3f174042a4963b
ImpHash
2adebd62598ee9b0cd6ac16070114ced

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: a7bea8d09464c41c47999e3150d3f8bc
Fuzzy: df24893de4306691ff72e94de32cb0ee
dHash: 78f8bcf2b2b0f079
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x14015e5c0
Compilation Time 2024-09-06 09:47:54
Checksum 0x003cda8e (Actual: 0x003cda8e)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path start_protected_game.pdb
Digital Signature OK
Imports 13 libraries
Exports 0 functions
Resources 10 Resources
Sections 7 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Epic Games, Inc.
LegalCopyright Copyright Epic Games, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ProductName Easy Anti-Cheat Bootstrapper (EOS)
ProductVersion 1.9.0
FileDescription Easy Anti-Cheat Bootstrapper (EOS)
InternalName Easy Anti-Cheat Bootstrapper (EOS)
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 2,246,780 bytes 2,247,168 bytes 6.55 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ AE29CD22374404E8AD4CD9092CD0555B
.rdata 0x00226000 1,384,170 bytes 1,384,448 bytes 6.98 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 485B0895EEE7E5159B1A6DA82DA36FA4
.data 0x00378000 52,652 bytes 33,792 bytes 3.90 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE C9EF31F5C8E320828168B307EF2B9F21
.pdata 0x00385000 115,728 bytes 116,224 bytes 6.23 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 17A46D9E38645658F76DA07BB9305F88
_RDATA 0x003a2000 500 bytes 512 bytes 4.19 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ C74C6B20DF7B6F224CF7B3D4B949060C
.rsrc 0x003a3000 138,640 bytes 138,752 bytes 4.66 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 4E2F98DD900BA6B291C31643953BD373
.reloc 0x003c5000 11,884 bytes 12,288 bytes 5.42 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ BF4716508811E02FC68E14632A77A777
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 10 (138,009 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 7 136,736 bytes
99.1%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 104 bytes
0.1%
RT_VERSION 1 788 bytes
0.6%
RT_MANIFEST 1 381 bytes
0.3%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Easy Anti-Cheat Bootstrapper (EOS)
Description Easy Anti-Cheat Bootstrapper (EOS)
Signing Date 09:48 AM 09/06/2024 (330 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers EasyAntiCheat Oy; GlobalSign GCC R45 EV CodeSigning CA 2020; GlobalSign Code Signing Root R45; GlobalSign Root CA - R3
Counter Signers DigiCert Timestamp 2023; DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA; DigiCert Trusted Root G4; DigiCert
Internal Name Easy Anti-Cheat Bootstrapper (EOS)
Copyright Copyright Epic Games, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Certificate Chain Summary
GlobalSign Code Signing Root R45 #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2020-07-28 00:00:00 → 2029-03-18 00:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 78 03 18 42 45 70 8A 41 CF 6F 01 B8 EE B4 A9 54
GlobalSign GCC R45 EV CodeSigning CA 2020 #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2020-07-28 00:00:00 → 2030-07-28 00:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 77 BD 0E 05 B7 59 0B B6 1D 47 61 53 1E 3F 75 ED
EasyAntiCheat Oy #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2023-08-02 14:11:36 → 2026-10-29 14:11:36
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 38 C4 6F 22 CB B6 D6 A4 5F DD 47 D9
DigiCert Timestamp 2023 #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2023-07-14 00:00:00 → 2034-10-13 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 05 44 AF F3 94 9D 08 39 A6 BF DB 3F 5F E5 61 16
DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA #5 Chain
Validity Period: 2022-03-23 00:00:00 → 2037-03-22 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 07 36 37 B7 24 54 7C D8 47 AC FD 28 66 2A 5E 5B
DigiCert Trusted Root G4 #6 Chain
Validity Period: 2022-08-01 00:00:00 → 2031-11-09 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 0E 9B 18 8E F9 D0 2D E7 EF DB 50 E2 08 40 18 5A

✓ 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

OK

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