hl.exe

Half-Life Launcher

Valve

It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler. The file has been seen being downloaded from d-cdn.gamejolt.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Valve

Product:
Half-Life Launcher

Version:
1, 1, 1, 1

MD5:
eb767e434413779f0c9260a9a2761b2a

SHA-1:
73927e9915f8bb15157011f8fe0a86bf0e4d971c

SHA-256:
aebc2327f2fb8c26340377b717eee79194d411e1ca6e4239c5c9c629dd6447c9

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:19:05 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
80 KB (81,920 bytes)

Product version:
1, 1, 1, 1

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1996-2003

Original file name:
hl.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2003 1:47:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:R2lmwrbw9RSUOTS+u+mgTMKZTE6yStygIOqOwSC/Sfso4fvhgaS:R2lmwbeSUcHu6XvIkw9/SUo4fvhg

Entry address:
0x3811

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 20, C2, 40, 01, 68, B0, 6B, 40, 01, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 80, C0, 40, 01, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, E0, 1E, 51, 03, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, DC, 1E, 51, 03, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, D8, 1E, 51, 03, C1, E8, 10, A3, D4, 1E, 51, 03, 6A, 01, E8, D8, 1F, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, FA, 41, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Entropy:
5.1291

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
44 KB (45,056 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
{626D7802-F40A-4570-A6DF-573E3AFF7C46}

Trigger:
Registration (Runs on registration)


2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
Name:
D:\Counter-Strike 1.6\hl.exe

Name:
D:\Program Files\Counter-Strike 1.6\hl.exe


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The file hl.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 16 URLs.

https://d-cdn.gamejolt.net/data/games/1/188/124688/protected-files-cdn/.../hl.exe

http://vi.originaldll.com/.../19245.exe

http://s8415.chomikuj.pl/File.aspx?e=PSd7FWYi-XNJInOvmjow_me6XQ9KOo8VR6uHgHAUoVNtfmFZaFN4frrkZXKb4J8MNsra9CAKXfV7hYLxMtMNDs6cGVP4Y4RJi-MJjwZlt5Nejix6ZtNbq9EXo_eyZW6w&pv=2

https://www.edmodo.com/file?id=88f1287bf7186babf9c4b8ca30e2d555

http://dc121.4shared.com/download/.../hl_online.exe

http://es.originaldll.com/.../19245.exe

http://freecache23-free.uloz.to/Ps;Hs;fid=46554926;cid=1422936888;rid=1943273150;up=0;uip=89.103.60.19;tm=1454343162;ut=f;aff=ulozto.cz;did=ulozto-cz;He;ch=f4e9cd9cbeb8f97017bb8325f93b1358;Pe/.../canter-strike-1-6-exe?bD&c=1422936888&De&redirs=2

temp:hl.exe

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