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The cscript.exe (Microsoft ® Console Based Script Host) File Analysis

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cscript.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name cscript.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.211.174
Database Version 2025-03-27 08:01:18 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
151,552
File Size (bytes)
2025-03-27
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
e612e9f62fee8811334f80e3016d5cf8
SHA1
15b67f1297ce92a51ba44b521cebe64675c3115b
SHA256
31c91be7142c87d4422cee4dc12041575529247d7adbb27e9a1158bd72b8342d
SHA512
9eb33b7ae93544e28556161a623e1a5afefbcbf3cfba368ce63785d0a6d61cd62b50f0a7ab01bcefe7290cefa943d0d2d74947c98b904f3beba24195c173a0f4
ImpHash
7f08bb9b98d098f42671cf2e6da0b019

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: b899b0add0b6143a6f2bb74e46407a1e
Fuzzy: 6e141a6802da0a30b1bed5ab7612ea7c
dHash: 106c2cac68104c2c
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x00404880
Compilation Time 1997-07-21 02:20:39
Checksum 0x00034e07 (Actual: 0x00034e07)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
PDB Path cscript.pdb
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 7 libraries
msvcrt, OLEAUT32, KERNEL32, ole32, ADVAPI32, VERSION, USER32
Exports 1 functions
Resources 21 Resources
Sections 5 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Microsoft ® Console Based Script Host
FileVersion 5.812.10240.16384
InternalName cscript.exe
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename cscript.exe
ProductName Microsoft ® Windows Script Host
ProductVersion 5.812.10240.16384
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 104,248 bytes 104,448 bytes 6.36 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ A076D13A31B11964DC4CEE9941DC0EF2
.data 0x0001b000 1,734 bytes 512 bytes 1.72 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 241AABAABEB1AEA0F143E3661C8D3768
.idata 0x0001c000 5,300 bytes 5,632 bytes 5.42 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 6561677A6EE3A9573BD3E4ABCCF33FCC
.rsrc 0x0001e000 34,232 bytes 34,304 bytes 4.36 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 722377A2F88DBE9C20C6B49C294907CE
.reloc 0x00027000 5,428 bytes 5,632 bytes 6.66 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 59BF5A09BA5954004B309D38B8C1D4E0
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 21 (32,967 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
MUI 1 232 bytes
0.7%
TYPELIB 1 20,684 bytes
62.7%
RT_ICON 1 744 bytes
2.3%
RT_STRING 15 8,694 bytes
26.4%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 20 bytes
0.1%
RT_VERSION 1 896 bytes
2.7%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,697 bytes
5.1%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Microsoft ® Windows Script Host
Description Microsoft ® Console Based Script Host
File Version 5.812.10240.16384
Original Name cscript.exe
Internal Name cscript.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.

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

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