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The explorer.exe File Analysis

Updated 15 days ago
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explorer.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name explorer.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.216.174
Database Version 2025-05-22 06:00:32 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
5,960,488
File Size (bytes)
2025-05-22
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
167d8436ce3ca291d55506c6e2fec243
SHA1
4480dcd3e1d2312bacbf0bc6b55ec7c50ac5e51d
SHA256
3f3310c4a80f5f9b8a9c48c89969142fba6732f26c16a84e5c360aae7596ceca
SHA512
80071bf6a62857e2c49c97232e10e9449001cb155b26bcf3f5c4bcd6992a57822c18105203c8a88ba8ebc95f33f9de2127c7d207193fa93dbfc69d5a6cc95c37
ImpHash
a438ccb6992bfe904753cfb4b76f0791

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: c6c4e1f0ac29734e1f9abcb35ccd2839
Fuzzy: 6c44ac8ddc79b4231af67ec1ed37e431
dHash: 04baa2aa8ab2b244
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x1400a26e0
Compilation Time 2082-01-18 09:34:07
Checksum 0x005b8418 (Actual: 0x005b8418)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path explorer.pdb
Digital Signature OK
Imports 136 libraries
Exports 0 functions
Resources 683 Resources
Sections 8 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Windows Explorer
FileVersion 10.0.19041.5848 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName explorer
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename EXPLORER.EXE
ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion 10.0.19041.5848
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 3,450,969 bytes 3,451,392 bytes 6.35 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 307852C583AC39DA2C8B8E5D42ECE1D8
.imrsiv 0x0034c000 4 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.rdata 0x0034d000 799,766 bytes 800,256 bytes 4.95 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 66268CEF13BA61FF53115115BE6EA22F
.data 0x00411000 31,044 bytes 12,288 bytes 3.04 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE FC13660A24B75E216278D2E619C4911C
.pdata 0x00419000 147,564 bytes 147,968 bytes 6.30 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ D3BFF5832C52242BF839A87650E97D66
.didat 0x0043e000 2,288 bytes 2,560 bytes 3.04 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 81B6E1AF38BA5E4B0D12836353CA226B
.rsrc 0x0043f000 1,460,312 bytes 1,460,736 bytes 5.28 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ D43C5A0D4F893911B88F03FF8A5A8472
.reloc 0x005a4000 22,296 bytes 22,528 bytes 5.44 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ CF4FF71DFA3F7D441B90FBE1299E4109

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 683 (1,425,679 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
IMAGE 425 281,507 bytes
19.7%
MUI 1 256 bytes
0%
RT_ICON 225 1,135,673 bytes
79.7%
RT_GROUP_ICON 28 3,318 bytes
0.2%
RT_VERSION 1 912 bytes
0.1%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,327 bytes
0.1%
None 2 2,686 bytes
0.2%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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No Digital Signatures

This file is not digitally signed.

Security Implications:
  • Cannot verify the publisher's identity
  • Increased security risk when running this file
  • May trigger security warnings on some systems

⚠ This file either lacks a digital signature or the certificate chain could not be verified
Exercise caution when executing unsigned files from unknown sources

Certificate Verification Status

OK

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