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chessgenius_pc.exe

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.szachista.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
6c532f4c864a8306585fdd010fadefcc

SHA-1:
23677c442c0aa2e7bab33789c5fea34dd7bdbc73

SHA-256:
e3053590dc4e6910b58941f36c0ecde8a75ae6a0d24de5c29d191cee5bbb24d1

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Clean  (2 probable false positive detections)

Explanation:
These detections are probably false positives (erroneous), the file is probably malware free.

Analysis date:
7/15/2025 5:47:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18031

File size:
587.1 KB (601,201 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/5/2006 4:55:39 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
3.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KSGxFfeYC7MfxXSVcZVi84tisw2hRu2gqdad/ByLWUHkfcAjM4/N:AxFnC7MfhSVcZXoRpgqadBw5kfJM4V

Entry address:
0x1226

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 5C, 0A, 00, 00, 53, 8D, 85, A4, F9, FF, FF, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8D, 8D, A4, F5, FF, FF, 68, 00, 02, 00, 00, 89, 5D, F0, 51, 89, 45, F8, 53, FF, 15, F8, 40, 40, 00, 39, 1D, 2C, 20, 40, 00, 74, 4F, A1, 2C, 20, 40, 00, 8D, 8D, A4, FD, FF, FF, 50, 68, 98, 31, 40, 00, 51, FF, 15, 08, 41, 40, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 8D, 8D, A4, FD, FF, FF, 51, 6A, 01, 53, FF, 15, F4, 40, 40, 00, FF, 15, F0, 40, 40, 00, 3D, B7, 00, 00, 00, 75, 17, 68, 74, 31, 40, 00, 8D, 85, A4, FD, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, B4, 40, 40, 00, E9...
 
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Entropy:
7.9851

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
3.5 KB (3,584 bytes)

The file chessgenius_pc.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.szachista.com/download-file-1.html

http://www.shareit.com/affiliate.html?affiliateid=73840&publisherid=29167&target=http://.../ChessGenius_PC.exe

http://www.shareit.com/affiliate.html?affiliateid=200086180&publisherid=29167&target=http://.../ChessGenius_PC.exe&ClickID=bkyv6qdlm1ny6q1udnfkzdunqzgddn1unqvn

http://www.chessgenius.com/ChessGenius_PC.exe

http://chessgenius.com/ChessGenius_PC.exe

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