The powershell.exe (Windows PowerShell) File Analysis

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powershell.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name	powershell.exe
File Type	PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version	1.0.258.174
Database Version	2026-10-24 06:07:03 UTC

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Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

Detection Rate

495,616

File Size (bytes)

2026-10-24

Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type	Value	Action
MD5	72b6875643f7daa7299362d10aa44e3a
SHA1	e6a9f4477b2c5e4915a93524a00d85346c314182
SHA256	60c9b29843624dd8af6b6a7b26147753be6aeef65098b9a503cc50850afe410f
SHA512	100f9229806317db36d99436282e953561ba896b138859f8123e2cba6ba9d2dcca65a63a89a342ddaaab7b1512ce0a7a4f3213e86954049f1b6248f5d9e8199b
ImpHash	d13bdc01abff6f56ad7b49b3f47c0de2

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Icon	Hash: 211310fa36c43b67f4b9dd836a6d1e84 Fuzzy: 3ef19c85b9689424e7450af5fb583bf6 dHash: 10acd8b2b2ece609
Image Base	`0x140000000`
Entry Point	`0x140006890`
Compilation Time	2047-07-10 23:22:52
Checksum	0x00082a28 (Actual: 0x00082a28)
OS Version	10.0
PEiD Signatures	`PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows`
PDB Path	`powershell.pdb`
Digital Signature	No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports	8 libraries msvcrt, ATL, KERNEL32, OLEAUT32, ADVAPI32, OLE32, USER32, mscoree
Exports	0 functions
Resources	26 Resources
Sections	7 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName	Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription	Windows PowerShell
FileVersion	10.0.26100.9549 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName	POWERSHELL
LegalCopyright	© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename	PowerShell.EXE
ProductName	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion	10.0.26100.9549
Translation	0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name	Virtual Address	Virtual Size	Raw Size	Entropy	Characteristics	MD5
`.text`	`0x00001000`	71,388 bytes	73,728 bytes	6.06 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`A47988AF0A933DACAD2165FBC8BA09A0`
`fothk`	`0x00013000`	4,096 bytes	4,096 bytes	0.02 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`88AA28AFAB9D9E440DDEC8D2061F140F`
`.rdata`	`0x00014000`	35,394 bytes	36,864 bytes	4.43 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`DD7ACC002D0DCB55C5D853659349347F`
`.data`	`0x0001d000`	5,440 bytes	4,096 bytes	1.95 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`F78DFDD987A86C315D84C44C749FF8D6`
`.pdata`	`0x0001f000`	4,668 bytes	8,192 bytes	3.24 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`5A5B5880BAB94FCD4C1A018F2A8F4BD3`
`.rsrc`	`0x00021000`	359,816 bytes	360,448 bytes	5.30 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`968AB51C324B3EB5FE846098D1E91EA5`
`.reloc`	`0x00079000`	1,116 bytes	4,096 bytes	2.15 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`64660BEEF958685866CA10ED0764994E`

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 26 (358,359 bytes)

Resource Type	Count	Total Size	Percentage
MUI	1	216 bytes	0.1%
RT_ICON	21	355,214 bytes	99.1%
RT_GROUP_ICON	2	306 bytes	0.1%
RT_VERSION	1	924 bytes	0.3%
RT_MANIFEST	1	1,699 bytes	0.5%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information

Product	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Description	Windows PowerShell
File Version	10.0.26100.9549 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Original Name	PowerShell.EXE
Internal Name	POWERSHELL
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.

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