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The MSCOMCTL.OCX (Windows Common Controls ActiveX Control DLL) File Analysis

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MSCOMCTL.OCX

Technical Analysis

File Name MSCOMCTL.OCX
File Type
PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.226.174
Database Version 2025-10-01 12:00:40 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
1,077,336
File Size (bytes)
2025-10-01
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
f7bbb7d79adb9e3adc13f3b3c33d3d4d
SHA1
cacb4b31d22419e6a9ddbffcf61ae42da0d5fb8a
SHA256
18a83d7a420a17fcb6f56eb3ba5362c975d32e5ded7553c6fd407f07bdb7b006
SHA512
4870ddbdf283d7f7f64d3f4bf556600a78804f6a94fc2ca7eb778e85d70b6d2d017aa35cbddf773b6a1b6d9a2813cd67fe54ede7859050a254a3e3c05616ae0e
ImpHash
e56c8542db9f84e121ee5f7e57ec0895

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 077d5d1a4e20caf3b0e9c7da0382bf45
Fuzzy: 36296b49c7afb5d13f6e14fc32820b6a
dHash: 2c5e3c0c02040000
Image Base 0x27580000
Entry Point 0x27593990
Compilation Time 2002-04-26 19:20:18
Checksum 0x00116ff0 (Actual: 0x00116ff0)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows
Digital Signature OK
Imports 7 libraries
KERNEL32, USER32, ole32, ADVAPI32, OLEAUT32, comdlg32, GDI32
Exports 5 functions
Resources 167 Resources
Sections 4 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Windows Common Controls ActiveX Control DLL
FileVersion 6.01.9545
InternalName MSCOMCTL
LegalCopyright Copyright © 1987-2000 Microsoft Corp.
LegalTrademarks Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows(TM) is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename MSCOMCTL.OCX
ProductName MSCOMCTL
ProductVersion 6.01.9545
Comments April 25, 2002
OLESelfRegister
Translation 0x0409 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 704,328 bytes 704,512 bytes 6.69 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 39A4FAFE75C64DA6260158985C03A425
.data 0x000ad000 29,576 bytes 32,768 bytes 2.01 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 5F8C20820F5150932D634D994CE03B2D
.rsrc 0x000b5000 285,696 bytes 286,720 bytes 4.51 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 1053DF1B5028401F94E5DE48166DDF6C
.reloc 0x000fb000 39,076 bytes 40,960 bytes 6.59 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 2C65D862AD6E86CB9B55DEE236B3A6E1
Entropy Analysis Alert

2 section(s) with elevated entropy (≥6.5) - possible compression

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 167 (277,012 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
TYPELIB 1 144,200 bytes
52.1%
RT_CURSOR 8 2,464 bytes
0.9%
RT_BITMAP 16 12,102 bytes
4.4%
RT_ICON 12 8,488 bytes
3.1%
RT_DIALOG 30 19,550 bytes
7.1%
RT_STRING 79 88,624 bytes
32%
RT_GROUP_CURSOR 8 160 bytes
0.1%
RT_GROUP_ICON 12 240 bytes
0.1%
RT_VERSION 1 1,184 bytes
0.4%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product MSCOMCTL
Description Windows Common Controls ActiveX Control DLL
File Version 6.01.9545
Original Name MSCOMCTL.OCX
Signing Date 09:02 PM 12/20/2002 (8421 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Microsoft Corporation; Microsoft Code Signing PCA; Microsoft Root Authority
Counter Signers VeriSign Time Stamping Service; VeriSign Time Stamping CA
Internal Name MSCOMCTL
Copyright Copyright © 1987-2000 Microsoft Corp.
Certificate Chain Summary
Certificate #1 Primary
Validity Period: 1997-05-12 00:00:00 → 2004-01-07 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: md5RSA
Serial Number: 4A 19 D2 38 8C 82 59 1C A5 5D 73 5F 15 5D DC A3
VeriSign Time Stamping Service #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2001-02-28 00:00:00 → 2004-01-06 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: md5RSA
Serial Number: 08 7A 6D 5C 6F 62 93 4F BA C4 FD 43 E1 14 18 9D
Microsoft Root Authority #3 Chain
Validity Period: 1997-01-10 07:00:00 → 2020-12-31 07:00:00
Signature Algorithm: md5RSA
Serial Number: C1 00 8B 3C 3C 88 11 D1 3E F6 63 EC DF 40
Microsoft Code Signing PCA #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2000-12-10 08:00:00 → 2005-11-12 08:00:00
Signature Algorithm: md5RSA
Serial Number: 6A 0B 99 4F C0 00 DE AA 11 D4 D8 40 9A A8 BE E6
Microsoft Corporation #5 Chain
Validity Period: 2002-05-25 00:55:48 → 2003-11-25 01:05:48
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 61 07 11 43 00 00 00 00 00 34

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

OK

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