The explorer exe (Windows Explorer) Microsoft Corporation File Malware Analysis
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The explorer.exe (Windows Explorer) File Analysis

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explorer.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name explorer.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.230.174
Database Version 2025-12-05 06:00:21 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
3,166,568
File Size (bytes)
2025-12-05
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
6b488d6d4d0eba6b5f01d9ccaa16f67c
SHA1
c69d9e670ddfd3125a2422b887d0ea2babf466f3
SHA256
3d598fe7c698dad75ec0a4acd68e512a28505b24f1c81cb0b0e0779d4d2ded1c
SHA512
90508e7ac23fbaaa01020e53bb021eb33ca42e52f3d55062ea2f598bf4cdf67d0c1e5b33352d916973acad79e8b97bccfde503b14836d02e15d63d2f570f8ac0
ImpHash
413b9ef19da4f820a34bbe5abadc1783

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 192d634cba70dbf6b284a57a3e112b61
Fuzzy: eb1d6f79bb1220f126fb6ef58b8aa6d6
dHash: 0dfcf3fffc3f3f3b
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x1400b80c0
Compilation Time 2029-12-06 13:17:33
Checksum 0x0030f858 (Actual: 0x0030f858)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path explorer.pdb
Digital Signature OK
Imports 130 libraries
Exports 1 functions
Resources 207 Resources
Sections 9 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Windows Explorer
FileVersion 10.0.26100.7019 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName explorer
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename EXPLORER.EXE
ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion 10.0.26100.7019
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 1,906,940 bytes 1,908,736 bytes 6.37 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ C957D7C16CC27D32385483C2B0219C96
fothk 0x001d3000 4,096 bytes 4,096 bytes 0.02 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 15955A3221E22E381EB8DEBFA0210561
.imrsiv 0x001d4000 4 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.rdata 0x001d5000 434,236 bytes 438,272 bytes 5.02 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 121D0CDDB92D74616447A00532EDCEA5
.data 0x00240000 21,944 bytes 8,192 bytes 2.97 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE C3463DD4DE4C9DC55F4B599F7FB97FA2
.pdata 0x00246000 73,464 bytes 73,728 bytes 6.06 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ E3057D3154664D2795AD4157A57A21E9
.didat 0x00258000 1,464 bytes 4,096 bytes 1.44 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 21853CC34FE46F80BB4FE226E819A952
.rsrc 0x00259000 679,384 bytes 679,936 bytes 6.23 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ DA5FA5118DD53B5161A2019BB2C4E5FA
.reloc 0x002ff000 7,240 bytes 8,192 bytes 5.23 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ DDEBDD0C4336007B3F6CDDBCCC49F4E1

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 207 (669,172 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
MUI 1 224 bytes
0%
RT_ICON 181 664,037 bytes
99.2%
RT_GROUP_ICON 23 2,672 bytes
0.4%
RT_VERSION 1 912 bytes
0.1%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,327 bytes
0.2%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Description Windows Explorer
File Version 10.0.26100.7019 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Original Name EXPLORER.EXE
Signing Date 10:25 AM 10/24/2025 (76 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Microsoft Windows; Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011; Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2010
Counter Signers Microsoft Time-Stamp Service; Microsoft Time-Stamp PCA 2010; Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2010
Internal Name explorer
Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Certificate Chain Summary
Microsoft Windows #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2025-06-19 18:11:44 → 2026-06-17 18:11:44
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 05 19 DA DD AA 8B DC 44 B2 92 00 00 00 00 05 19
Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011 #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2011-10-19 18:41:42 → 2026-10-19 18:51:42
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 61 07 76 56 00 00 00 00 00 08
Microsoft Time-Stamp Service #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2025-08-14 18:48:28 → 2026-11-13 18:48:28
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 02 1A A9 A0 1D 06 A0 0F 43 AA 00 01 00 00 02 1A
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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