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The powershell.exe (Windows PowerShell) File Analysis

Technical Analysis

File Name powershell.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.146.174
Database Version 2023-11-06 21:01:12 UTC

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
433,152
File Size (bytes)
2023-11-06
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
c32ca4acfcc635ec1ea6ed8a34df5fac
SHA1
f5ee89bb1e4a0b1c3c7f1e8d05d0677f2b2b5919
SHA256
73a3c4aef5de385875339fc2eb7e58a9e8a47b6161bdc6436bf78a763537be70
SHA512
6e43dca1b92faace0c910cbf9308cf082a38dd39da32375fad72d6517dea93e944b5e5464cf3c69a61eabf47b2a3e5aa014d6f24efa1a379d4c81c32fa39ddbc
ImpHash
194427a488ed1dd0a91731658b071667

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 211310fa36c43b67f4b9dd836a6d1e84
Fuzzy: 3ef19c85b9689424e7450af5fb583bf6
dHash: 10acd8b2b2ece609
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x0040afc0
Compilation Time 1996-01-08 14:51:31
Checksum 0x0006a9f2 (Actual: 0x0006a9f2)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
PDB Path powershell.pdb
Digital Signature The PE file does not contain a certificate table.
Imports 8 libraries
msvcrt, ATL, KERNEL32, OLEAUT32, ADVAPI32, OLE32, USER32, mscoree
Exports 0 functions
Resources 26 Resources
Sections 5 Sections

Version Information

CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Windows PowerShell
FileVersion 10.0.19041.546 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName POWERSHELL
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename PowerShell.EXE
ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion 10.0.19041.546
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 62,300 bytes 62,464 bytes 5.68 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ C74F3599A1CF2A40ACA5C9A0CB5BC93F
.data 0x00011000 2,360 bytes 1,024 bytes 4.39 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 239079A196D3B40A5EE3F527569F4ADB
.idata 0x00012000 3,288 bytes 3,584 bytes 5.29 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ C07646BD5525F67A7D420A3B9CA7B73E
.rsrc 0x00013000 359,816 bytes 359,936 bytes 5.31 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 9093B45A71887240DBEECE9BD155D708
.reloc 0x0006b000 4,732 bytes 5,120 bytes 6.26 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 0525440EF900B706A881AA97C3CA7EC0

Resource Analysis

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

Certificate Information
Product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Description Windows PowerShell
File Version 10.0.19041.546 (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

The PE file does not contain a certificate table.

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

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