The wscript.exe (Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host) File Analysis

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wscript.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name	wscript.exe
File Type	PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version	1.0.251.174
Database Version	2026-08-03 14:00:19 UTC

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Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

Detection Rate

184,320

File Size (bytes)

2026-08-03

Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type	Value	Action
MD5	6ad0a1453cd5e16fcfc0eed75ded995a
SHA1	e71fa99f8d5cb601e393f8d77568b9374fde9ca8
SHA256	2ef6650c8d7f0ed252f6f414d8d8faa164739ebdbc6a2ba0ebac895a405d68b2
SHA512	f8741ed246f96217e13ecbfcdd33a626a6670bb3c81e9affc693e0f688ae32ccdfdbafef828262ea12026f3da4d096b6b11cf3d977a1171f0d2ccf8baffd5f6c
ImpHash	90af0453ba89255fbc11b5e501ce22ab

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Icon	Hash: 3e9f37650d2738f57fdc6ba2dd9ad379 Fuzzy: cbeee02d129f2ded45884f420361d51b dHash: 2c4c1068ac2c6c10
Image Base	`0x140000000`
Entry Point	`0x140005a90`
Compilation Time	2100-06-05 12:26:53
Checksum	0x00037daa (Actual: 0x00037daa)
OS Version	10.0
PEiD Signatures	`PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows`
PDB Path	`wscript.pdb`
Digital Signature	No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports	7 libraries msvcrt, OLEAUT32, KERNEL32, USER32, ole32, ADVAPI32, VERSION
Exports	1 functions
Resources	32 Resources
Sections	7 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName	Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription	Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host
FileVersion	10.0.26100.8972
InternalName	wscript.exe
LegalCopyright	© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename	wscript.exe
ProductName	Microsoft ® Windows Script Host
ProductVersion	10.0.26100.8972
Translation	0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name	Virtual Address	Virtual Size	Raw Size	Entropy	Characteristics	MD5
`.text`	`0x00001000`	95,062 bytes	98,304 bytes	6.00 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`08B1F8638E51912E7BEA01E2C839998E`
`fothk`	`0x00019000`	4,096 bytes	4,096 bytes	0.02 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`EAFB3677EFB1FA392463DC699768CB44`
`.rdata`	`0x0001a000`	22,290 bytes	24,576 bytes	4.62 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`830920A9A4D49A1B38789A045118B35F`
`.data`	`0x00020000`	2,784 bytes	4,096 bytes	0.42 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`DEC61DD41FA67150FC4837F74D35A8E1`
`.pdata`	`0x00021000`	4,008 bytes	4,096 bytes	4.95 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`DA78995B75622720704806EDDA5532B8`
`.rsrc`	`0x00022000`	40,088 bytes	40,960 bytes	4.30 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`FCBD1D506AFDFB1D96A34FE8D57DED4D`
`.reloc`	`0x0002c000`	1,000 bytes	4,096 bytes	1.95 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`273E6711F412AEFC31F7A2366A888D00`

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 32 (38,277 bytes)

Resource Type	Count	Total Size	Percentage
MUI	1	232 bytes	0.6%
TYPELIB	2	23,916 bytes	62.5%
RT_ICON	8	4,160 bytes	10.9%
RT_STRING	15	7,238 bytes	18.9%
RT_GROUP_ICON	4	136 bytes	0.4%
RT_VERSION	1	896 bytes	2.3%
RT_MANIFEST	1	1,699 bytes	4.4%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information

Product	Microsoft ® Windows Script Host
Description	Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host
File Version	10.0.26100.8972
Original Name	wscript.exe
Internal Name	wscript.exe
Copyright	© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

✓ 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

No valid SignedData structure was found.

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