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hl.exe

Half-Life Launcher

Valve

The executable hl.exe has been detected as malware by 5 anti-virus scanners. While running, it connects to the Internet address local1.localhost.net.ar on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Valve

Product:
Half-Life Launcher

Version:
1, 1, 1, 1

MD5:
37b2469c411b4cd9738d5c637926bcc8

SHA-1:
f40c0f1b02fa6c7d0009e0950f1980aad7b7a25e

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 3:56:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Alman
160917-0

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Alman-5
0.98/23036

Dr.Web
Win32.Alman.1
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Alman.NAB virus
6.3.12010.0

F-Prot
W32/Alman.C
4.6.5.141

File size:
120 KB (122,880 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)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\valve\hl.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2003 8:47:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
50, 58, 90, 90, 60, 61, EB, 00, 52, 5A, 90, 53, 5B, 83, E1, FF, 90, 90, 90, 53, 5B, 54, 5C, 90, 90, 90, 83, C0, 00, 57, 5F, 90, 90, 83, F2, 00, 83, F3, 00, 8B, F6, 8B, DB, 90, 8B, C0, 90, 9C, 9D, 90, 90, 83, C0, 00, 8B, C9, 90, 8B, FF, 83, C9, 00, 90, 90, 54, 5C, 83, E1, FF, 90, 83, EB, 00, EB, 11, 33, D8, CC, 5B, B9, 9E, 04, 00, 00, 80, 34, 19, 25, E2, FA, EB, 06, E8, ED, FF, FF, FF, FC, 70, AE, C9, A4, E1, 89, D8, DA, DA, 16, D3, 41, 88, 65, 51, 20, 6D, B3, 88, CE, DD, 88, B6, 6E, 43, 16, FE, 43, A4, 1E...
 
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Code size:
44 KB (45,056 bytes)

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
Name:
C:\Archivos de programa\Valve\hl.exe


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to local1.localhost.net.ar  (200.43.192.5:80)

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