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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 1.0.226.174
Database Version 2025-10-03 22:00:26 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
181,760
File Size (bytes)
2025-10-03
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
1bc87886c5d8a35a7d6f00c5a4cf2576
SHA1
4a124bf8b7a66703277c4525a7ae1b15371dc21c
SHA256
40d9518bf166d1d94b4d60dfe40efb06d2dd92e1ca6d9ab1a4d2b8ccc49da532
SHA512
d5acd01f0ca88379b920c93c3d5d94f60829c2fb2e0a10033b3196f7a766578f208c50f7aa0c1fa20e6c05ac2ee61513c731aa0f49732499169149a428204f33
ImpHash
785438cbcda4c9415883826982b94dc8

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 3e9f37650d2738f57fdc6ba2dd9ad379
Fuzzy: cbeee02d129f2ded45884f420361d51b
dHash: 2c4c1068ac2c6c10
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x1400049b0
Compilation Time 2105-04-23 06:54:33
Checksum 0x0003af5e (Actual: 0x0003af5e)
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 6 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 93,250 bytes 93,696 bytes 6.10 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ A99B3E94613A4A9A1A77294FEF009ADA
.rdata 0x00018000 38,686 bytes 38,912 bytes 4.51 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 81B4B0616D328E2045456F0D799A4E47
.data 0x00022000 2,680 bytes 512 bytes 2.26 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 04D974BED8B2D1219D46C33110D21020
.pdata 0x00023000 3,828 bytes 4,096 bytes 4.77 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 000FDF616493B3B5CF7D04399FA2F80F
.rsrc 0x00024000 40,088 bytes 40,448 bytes 4.34 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 7EED633956C61F68922A32427F6F925B
.reloc 0x0002e000 2,648 bytes 3,072 bytes 5.11 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 9FB806838806399B929949218805E2A3

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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