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cheatengine64.exe

LLC

The application cheatengine64.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install. The file has been seen being downloaded from work-soft.net.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

Version:
3.7.6.1

MD5:
0097943566915dcbf52fb4aa1b8b7f81

SHA-1:
197d00a8e130f009b9db3bcdd09cbdc278427cea

SHA-256:
080efdac4b96c088c6a03e9611bcd6b19007deb40c90a8cfb95a3d37cdd81025

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 11:32:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Amonetize.Amonitize.Meta (M)
16.6.29.6

File size:
3.6 MB (3,744,728 bytes)

Product version:
3.7.6.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cheatengine64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/1/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/1/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""AZ SOFT""", O="LLC ""AZ SOFT""", STREET="Vulytsya Dalnytska, Budynok 23/4, Ofis 310", L=Odesa, S=Odeska, PostalCode=65005, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3CCA67117AE7C5BE2F99ECBA3ECC9F69

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/26/2011 10:50:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:P52wn4yv219fpqTCvLfD2/Dlr56YMZl4egNiE:P52wn4I219fpqTCvLf4DlrAYMZlTE

Entry address:
0x83320

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, A4, 01, 00, 00, B8, F5, 89, 0A, 00, 2B, 85, F8, FE, FF, FF, C1, E8, 8F, 89, 45, 98, 66, 8B, 8D, 78, FF, FF, FF, 66, 89, 8D, 14, FF, FF, FF, C7, 85, 70, FF, FF, FF, 01, 88, 00, 00, C7, 85, FC, FE, FF, FF, FB, FD, F5, FF, 8B, 55, 94, 81, E2, 46, 63, 0C, 00, 89, 95, 64, FE, FF, FF, B8, 20, 00, 00, 00, 66, 89, 85, 5C, FF, FF, FF, 0F, B6, 8D, 07, FF, FF, FF, 81, F9, 19, 41, 09, 00, 7F, 0C, 81, BD, 50, FF, FF, FF, 4D, 0B, 06, 00, 74, 1F, 0F, B6, 55, F2, 81, C2, DF, B1, 06, 00, 81, CA, 59, 3E...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
834 KB (854,016 bytes)

The file cheatengine64.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://work-soft.net/stop/stop/img/2.php?name=CheatEngine64.exe&tnid=89&fid=29574&st=Q2hlYXQgRW5naW5lIDYuNA==&dfu=Mjk1NzQ=32762f17bf69f40770556970be0f8077&sec_code=0105a&size=9056784&url=http://work-soft.net/.../download.php?id=Mjk1NzQ=32762f17bf69f40770556970be0f8077

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