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 1.0.211.174
Database Version 2025-03-22 03:00:51 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
2,774,080
File Size (bytes)
2025-03-22
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
8fadaeaeec580a6580696f4ac2014d55
SHA1
ebfaa732c68f6ea2504cd313a2a3bc081e64dd6b
SHA256
6345f80dd23b51d90bfdedfe03c51c9d85c5233c9fb2f2cfe9e1ac633a4895ca
SHA512
cc9ac5809d4c6e7fdc4ff1c87cba06f4a119d10ac19e419be0b8de50efbf58de54e85b9cc33b4ee886a008954b070749dfecefa54fd346564c8457b18f16f130
ImpHash
6bfda33b549eeb572f1408bf8aa520d9

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 192d634cba70dbf6b284a57a3e112b61
Fuzzy: eb1d6f79bb1220f126fb6ef58b8aa6d6
dHash: 0dfcf3fffc3f3f3b
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x14009d7a0
Compilation Time 2051-02-21 22:53:27
Checksum 0x002b1a9e (Actual: 0x002b1a9e)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path explorer.pdb
Digital Signature OK
Imports 126 libraries
Exports 1 functions
Resources 207 Resources
Sections 9 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Windows Explorer
FileVersion 10.0.26100.3323 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName explorer
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename EXPLORER.EXE
ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion 10.0.26100.3323
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 1,586,600 bytes 1,589,248 bytes 6.37 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ BBFF09D56EB13D494626DEC6B35AFA3E
fothk 0x00185000 4,096 bytes 4,096 bytes 0.02 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 0DF8B4206011D0CE175157D53D3BB46A
.imrsiv 0x00186000 4 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.rdata 0x00187000 379,206 bytes 380,928 bytes 4.91 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 09A6DBF3157E21D58001310433B72AF0
.data 0x001e4000 19,136 bytes 8,192 bytes 2.76 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE C2D901E9F7853136EBEA44DE7FBC6552
.pdata 0x001e9000 58,680 bytes 61,440 bytes 5.92 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 73149FD64C5ADBB91A543C129DEE93C3
.didat 0x001f8000 1,400 bytes 4,096 bytes 1.40 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 4BAB6DA07ED0662C946892B8CE94510E
.rsrc 0x001f9000 679,384 bytes 679,936 bytes 6.23 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 542830886B1B8A9C48671B5A7BB31227
.reloc 0x0029f000 6,376 bytes 8,192 bytes 4.87 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 05DDB17C1A4513F6DC26FAF0EA1EB749

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 10.0.26100.3323 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Original Name EXPLORER.EXE
Signing Date 07:36 AM 02/21/2025 (296 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: 2024-09-12 20:04:06 → 2025-09-11 20:04:06
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 04 A7 04 3E E4 22 C8 34 FA FC 00 00 00 00 04 A7
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: 2024-07-25 18:31:21 → 2025-10-22 18:31:21
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 02 00 0B D7 AA 7F 1B 2A 17 56 00 01 00 00 02 00
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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