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ActivatorEUIV.exe Trojan Heuristic Analysis

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ActivatorEUIV.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name ActivatorEUIV.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.217.174
Database Version 2025-06-06 06:00:30 UTC
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Trojan.Heur!.00042033

Malware family: Heuristic

Heuristic detection uses behavioral analysis and pattern recognition to identify potential threats without specific signatures. This proactive approach detects suspicious code behavior that may indicate malware presence. Detection may occasionally produce false positives when legitimate software exhibits similar behavioral patterns.
N/A
Detection Rate
39,190,256
File Size (bytes)
2025-06-06
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
d485f64db9ee71a14456704e09643222
SHA1
85088110fa7349dcb276ff74a554b66e8eb41821
SHA256
ea092f27d09769df7206f3298e13e8c9fc43f70c9cb9bb9a4a1316a865009c54
SHA512
ca8a707c18b472e129289e905adb84bac898920ad5a7d19138003f347175bc3251ff845fd81f822af019ab448a35d11b642681bd45ea194ff7bccebf129e75c3
ImpHash
3c8fc4a59bb39166dc9b590e44556e6e

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: ac15b28520431e777443d372e18d0497
Fuzzy: 304bb5a4f7cac0df835e554e3e05ddc2
dHash: 1f3b79fc7c692b0f
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x141822c88
Compilation Time 2022-09-07 11:09:36
Checksum 0x0256f69b (Actual: 0x0256ee9b)
OS Version 6.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path D:\jenkins\workspace\eu4\outputdir\release\eu4.pdb
Digital Signature The expected hash does not match the digest in SpcInfo
Imports 22 libraries
Exports 662 functions
Resources 9 Resources
Sections 10 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Paradox Interactive
FileDescription Europa Universalis IV
FileVersion 1.0
InternalName Europa Universalis IV
LegalCopyright Copyright © 2012
OriginalFilename eu4.exe
ProductName Europa Universalis IV
ProductVersion 1.0
Translation 0x041d 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 27,136,642 bytes 27,137,024 bytes 6.46 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 7EB46F297320A2288AA328C9CF6E5CD8
.rdata 0x019e3000 6,985,586 bytes 6,985,728 bytes 5.60 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ E9D140216F32913EEA9ACB6D34514A2F
.data 0x0208d000 4,625,404 bytes 3,383,808 bytes 0.28 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 3918FE81744C77AAC3D4FC8606BDEE59
.pdata 0x024f7000 1,078,116 bytes 1,078,272 bytes 6.80 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 114B60B3F5DFA57A34DFAD2C319B1A1C
.gfids 0x025ff000 4,832 bytes 5,120 bytes 3.80 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 0F82B17B21CA669B3A22DCB6036DCCD0
.tls 0x02601000 29 bytes 512 bytes 0.02 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE BA27CBC596DCED9110BDFF8963A62F7E
_RDATA 0x02602000 5,968 bytes 6,144 bytes 5.67 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ EB82996E507514B0C42C2439CD055FD4
.gehcont 0x02604000 36 bytes 512 bytes 0.18 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 19A37CB6B6C0F33CB3061F3ED1E52AD3
.rsrc 0x02605000 371,960 bytes 372,224 bytes 5.70 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 26EE59BDACF4984DE4E1E8B05BEF0BCF
.reloc 0x02660000 209,036 bytes 209,408 bytes 5.46 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 9469E3E10EA22C13DD85D80E0AC81512
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 9 (371,405 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 6 369,968 bytes
99.6%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 90 bytes
0%
RT_VERSION 1 740 bytes
0.2%
RT_MANIFEST 1 607 bytes
0.2%

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

The expected hash does not match the digest in SpcInfo

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

Trojan.Heur!.00042033 Removal

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