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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 1.0.214.174
Database Version 2025-04-19 23:00:20 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
200,704
File Size (bytes)
2025-04-19
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
f94a4ed7bd5b6dcbd67bc9f388f570ce
SHA1
740ab32284cb1181fe2adb58a804d8cc408b763e
SHA256
3ad6379ea4e9c7412724cab9831090fa4ab4648d2eacc952c3eec104057cb388
SHA512
95772c1e7229d6e72a24fb9fc8b74425a254e1f77c6f29cd8dfc84a78654cb9c4de006575cfe9118e02998857dec001cda622d6c70a1c7948173a0d6cd8b0269
ImpHash
358879dc9cdc7e708df406dcb0425553

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 3e9f37650d2738f57fdc6ba2dd9ad379
Fuzzy: cbeee02d129f2ded45884f420361d51b
dHash: 2c4c1068ac2c6c10
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x140007a70
Compilation Time 1970-02-17 05:42:32
Checksum 0x0003c8ba (Actual: 0x0003c8ba)
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 5.812.10240.16384
InternalName wscript.exe
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename wscript.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 106,886 bytes 110,592 bytes 6.04 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 3B606863CA17B3D65EEEA2E747C8D0BA
fothk 0x0001c000 4,096 bytes 4,096 bytes 0.02 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ CBBF633A440C9BB388005F370FB99533
.rdata 0x0001d000 23,310 bytes 24,576 bytes 4.86 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ FA8998BFD5466B07A4FED507635780BF
.data 0x00023000 3,040 bytes 4,096 bytes 0.42 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 062BF407FA259A8909A8872D4EA92992
.pdata 0x00024000 4,536 bytes 8,192 bytes 3.31 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 69F1802FD3027DFC24462A9BC7ED8134
.rsrc 0x00026000 40,088 bytes 40,960 bytes 4.30 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 3434FDF5BE8BF9A581A2ACC22976D87F
.reloc 0x00030000 1,012 bytes 4,096 bytes 1.98 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 8C60B54CC8E481A6FF9C7E1E2D954841

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 5.812.10240.16384
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.

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

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