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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 1.0.224.174
Database Version 2025-09-13 12:00:56 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
493,568
File Size (bytes)
2025-09-13
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
6726185b70b5adf05e8a1a1df82ebf30
SHA1
8db8ff070eabf20486dcd3ba7c84619081880a73
SHA256
64dd55e1c2373deed25c2776f553c632e58c45e56a0e4639dfd54ee97eab9c19
SHA512
71b4819a56ad465f01a27c5b41039e36364d8bc97c01ee28e9735a00d5a91232ef91fbd554c29d1c883122033fbbce4c62e98e32cd7d6502f339f048ed030432
ImpHash
e3007c8e0098d06abf617eee6f0c5abd

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 211310fa36c43b67f4b9dd836a6d1e84
Fuzzy: 3ef19c85b9689424e7450af5fb583bf6
dHash: 10acd8b2b2ece609
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x140004710
Compilation Time 2023-01-08 13:36:53
Checksum 0x00082584 (Actual: 0x00082584)
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 6 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Windows PowerShell
FileVersion 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName POWERSHELL
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename PowerShell.EXE
ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion 10.0.19041.3636
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 68,869 bytes 69,120 bytes 6.14 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 8B9EA5438D8BC0C4A244712B5400E703
.rdata 0x00012000 53,626 bytes 53,760 bytes 4.29 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ BA7C62B3057518B5A556AF4EA54D8497
.data 0x00020000 5,012 bytes 2,048 bytes 3.27 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE A7D741833942D193616D77CDF23AC700
.pdata 0x00022000 4,560 bytes 4,608 bytes 4.92 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 93A27737A26DDEB6A7AFE4744E792FD5
.rsrc 0x00024000 359,816 bytes 359,936 bytes 5.31 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 4E1C54D9D69CB2F67438B02B92DC8ACA
.reloc 0x0007c000 2,748 bytes 3,072 bytes 5.21 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 5960B3E37738DCDC55D225D4C408D785

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 10.0.19041.3636 (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.

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

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