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. The file has been seen being downloaded from work-soft.net.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

Version:
4.4.7.8

MD5:
b8a594865bcab38f30d3eedf038fab4e

SHA-1:
c94c0ea706a09768c73fa3e95d727ac0054a3827

SHA-256:
068d3bfe3cca2eeb944f4caada7bb0b57c92e95f1cf930dba944a905078199c6

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:
4/16/2024 3:09:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize
16.8.8.17

File size:
3.6 MB (3,802,584 bytes)

Product version:
4.4.7.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
3/13/2011 9:49:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:liB0RfOFSvgsGmZggOzH4X7vyKS0dXzAItZNMkeqvY4UtG:c0RfOFSvgsGmZggOzH47jdXzFzY4UU

Entry address:
0xD9210

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, FC, 01, 00, 00, 81, 7D, 88, 1B, B8, 07, 00, 75, 7E, 8B, 45, C8, C1, E8, B6, 89, 85, C4, FE, FF, FF, B9, 51, 35, 03, 00, 2B, 8D, 88, FE, FF, FF, 81, C9, 13, FC, 0B, 00, 89, 8D, 18, FF, FF, FF, C7, 85, 14, FE, FF, FF, 62, 82, 09, 00, 8B, 55, 84, 81, C2, 27, 44, 07, 00, 81, CA, C6, 46, 0B, 00, 89, 95, 50, FE, FF, FF, C6, 45, 93, 00, 0F, B7, 85, 98, FE, FF, FF, 2D, 71, 94, 07, 00, 89, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 8D, F8, FE, FF, FF, 89, 8D, E0, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 95, F8, FE, FF, FF, 23, 95, 58, FF...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,261,056 bytes)

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