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The pwahelper.exe (PwaHelper executable for Identity Proxy) File Analysis

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pwahelper.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name pwahelper.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.226.174
Database Version 2025-10-07 18:00:30 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
1,530,936
File Size (bytes)
2025-10-07
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
eec7988dde6dbcb41b7c6d7dca3cf585
SHA1
3574880eaf1581cd790db0b9b0d229a5dbeff591
SHA256
2791d6d19ef7eedd1439c8ab0dc79fe4b928127a49b50302a0df83514e5e9681
SHA512
9d1c840425b77a562687be72803ca05db5032f9f01735e28aafd86528f39f96576fcca9f3291cd9cfb30b03bcd6e1ff3a941c5f99bca211b98ba7662a7d3cb5b
ImpHash
3ca08947df45c63e14080503ebeaa36e

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x14008e0e0
Compilation Time 2025-10-02 00:07:33
Checksum 0x00185260 (Actual: 0x00185260)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path pwahelper.exe.pdb
Digital Signature OK
Imports 8 libraries
api-ms-win-core-winrt-string-l1-1-0, api-ms-win-core-winrt-l1-1-0, dbghelp, OLEAUT32, SHELL32, WINMM, KERNEL32, ole32
Exports 1 functions
Resources 2 Resources
Sections 9 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
CompanyShortName Microsoft
FileDescription PwaHelper executable for Identity Proxy
FileVersion 141.0.3537.57
InternalName PWA Identity Proxy
LegalCopyright Copyright Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename pwahelper.exe
ProductName Microsoft Edge
ProductVersion 141.0.3537.57
UpstreamVersion @UPSTREAM_VERSION_NUMBER_STRING@
LanguageId @LANGUAGE_STRING@
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 1,183,108 bytes 1,183,232 bytes 6.60 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 7158C2AE45BBAA006CF4D6F0C6693691
.rdata 0x00122000 208,564 bytes 208,896 bytes 5.45 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 484128C5FE7075681663F7E8B5AA1098
.data 0x00155000 127,552 bytes 59,392 bytes 1.22 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE B66CF759726515DDB59B8878ECF0BFE8
.pdata 0x00175000 57,204 bytes 57,344 bytes 6.08 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ E395DE82E172D357660B6E6E689DD003
.fptable 0x00183000 256 bytes 512 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE BF619EAC0CDF3F68D496EA9344137E8B
.tls 0x00184000 529 bytes 1,024 bytes 0.16 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE C34E45FA731D5D339223C159285AE263
_RDATA 0x00185000 500 bytes 512 bytes 4.18 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ B8F874CAA2A225A7CB4B596186F0A5F7
.rsrc 0x00186000 1,752 bytes 2,048 bytes 3.82 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 79826F6DAD71D3DD63BC84641D7A7A2F
.reloc 0x00187000 6,272 bytes 6,656 bytes 5.35 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 614F6B7FFD67AEA68554FDED4E1B5C43
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 2 (1,588 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_VERSION 1 1,120 bytes
70.5%
RT_MANIFEST 1 468 bytes
29.5%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Microsoft Edge
Description PwaHelper executable for Identity Proxy
File Version 141.0.3537.57
Original Name pwahelper.exe
Signing Date 06:56 AM 10/02/2025 (99 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Microsoft Corporation; Microsoft Code Signing PCA 2011; Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2011
Counter Signers Microsoft Time-Stamp Service; Microsoft Time-Stamp PCA 2010; Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2010
Internal Name PWA Identity Proxy
Copyright Copyright Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Certificate Chain Summary
Microsoft Corporation #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2025-05-15 18:49:09 → 2026-05-15 18:49:09
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 04 7E AC FA 0A 41 FF 7E 13 F5 00 00 00 00 04 7E
Microsoft Code Signing PCA 2011 #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2011-07-08 20:59:09 → 2026-07-08 21:09:09
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 61 0E 90 D2 00 00 00 00 00 03
Microsoft Time-Stamp Service #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2025-01-30 19:43:04 → 2026-04-22 19:43:04
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 02 0F 57 9A 47 14 40 E6 46 E6 00 01 00 00 02 0F
Microsoft Time-Stamp PCA 2010 #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2021-09-30 18:22:25 → 2030-09-30 18:32:25
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 00 15 C5 E7 6B 9E 02 9B 49 99 00 00 00 00 00 15

✓ 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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