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The perfhost.exe (x86 Performance Counter Host) File Analysis

Updated 4 months ago
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perfhost.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name perfhost.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.210.174
Database Version 2025-03-12 22:00:46 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
21,504
File Size (bytes)
2025-03-12
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
2fc7cfcedbf7e038351c7ceb1036d2e1
SHA1
e826fdd69bdb47c8b13e4cd19cad5f2ab0580400
SHA256
41d7da706f0cf613df768b6795cd09c5c1035f9f101051fb58f5042eb4352db6
SHA512
1c8b2fd49baeb1bcd106d1c4306b4a559a607f3ced62dcf814c1cef218a31254f5112f52cbca4efc04265ed9c638d54a5d608f63532d5239ae65457b450ba353
ImpHash
8d5844fd312e4b4de80e5a985c8df3ac

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x00402ef0
Compilation Time 2052-01-25 15:22:43
Checksum 0x0000b131 (Actual: 0x0000b131)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
PDB Path PerfHost.pdb
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 15 libraries
Exports 0 functions
Resources 4 Resources
Sections 5 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription x86 Performance Counter Host
FileVersion 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName perfhost.exe
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename perfhost.exe
ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion 10.0.19041.1
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 9,652 bytes 9,728 bytes 6.04 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ A263E308E1F1F909BD2D2015821982EA
.data 0x00004000 972 bytes 512 bytes 0.26 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE E05E91B818844302E111CCC2CE379F07
.idata 0x00005000 3,008 bytes 3,072 bytes 5.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ FB53B62D0FD057BF05E0D5EA9EEAB966
.rsrc 0x00006000 5,840 bytes 6,144 bytes 3.89 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 3001BD89D243A12FBA396B07D20BBA4B
.reloc 0x00008000 764 bytes 1,024 bytes 5.51 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 5D0DAB54CC093CACE81FFBE2E0EA7EF2

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 4 (5,477 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
MUI 1 240 bytes
4.4%
WEVT_TEMPLATE 1 3,610 bytes
65.9%
RT_VERSION 1 944 bytes
17.2%
RT_MANIFEST 1 683 bytes
12.5%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Description x86 Performance Counter Host
File Version 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Original Name perfhost.exe
Internal Name perfhost.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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