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The wscript.exe (Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host) File Analysis

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wscript.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name wscript.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.172.174
Database Version 2024-04-17 07:00:22 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
200,704
File Size (bytes)
2024-04-17
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
cd3c1773cef2611325fa884926090538
SHA1
b441504fb57eb88333856b8f9cdb63fc1c251cf8
SHA256
7478b567c9ec9a1e1061f9c6db2993fcdc2ec4e8fb5ca6da80fa307b54116e69
SHA512
6e39a91af560af1aad4401ba7a160a67cad463ee186053545eb50dba64bc929279df87298b9e865939762849822b590e5cdd89cb57ab1f37e9408a98c3d7a3a2
ImpHash
acd7356fa52d4e2866a873bf9ab94256

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 3e9f37650d2738f57fdc6ba2dd9ad379
Fuzzy: cbeee02d129f2ded45884f420361d51b
dHash: 2c4c1068ac2c6c10
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x140003430
Compilation Time 2003-11-17 08:31:16
Checksum 0x00031f06 (Actual: 0x00031f06)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path wscript.pdb
Digital Signature The PE file does not contain a certificate table.
Imports 7 libraries
msvcrt, OLEAUT32, KERNEL32, USER32, ole32, ADVAPI32, VERSION
Exports 1 functions
Resources 31 Resources
Sections 6 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host
FileVersion 5.812.10240.16384
InternalName wscript.exe
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename wscript.exe
ProductName Microsoft ® Windows Script Host
ProductVersion 5.812.10240.16384
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 114,134 bytes 114,688 bytes 6.32 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ FDBDAD4A6846C5E25A909EDB6D4D107B
.rdata 0x0001d000 23,342 bytes 24,576 bytes 4.95 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ D3136E644345E74FC261ED5D6E17595B
.data 0x00023000 2,944 bytes 4,096 bytes 0.42 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE A798FAAB03E1B0E835E24BD7D67C49BA
.pdata 0x00024000 4,548 bytes 8,192 bytes 3.31 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 14B587563C215926C5A162AB3C6ECB1B
.rsrc 0x00026000 39,856 bytes 40,960 bytes 4.29 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 0006CA4694203F6C31AABD42FCC9BB0A
.reloc 0x00030000 924 bytes 4,096 bytes 1.92 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 6C012260D516C2B70734D4E582329C0F

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 31 (38,093 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
MUI 1 232 bytes
0.6%
TYPELIB 2 23,916 bytes
62.8%
RT_ICON 8 4,160 bytes
10.9%
RT_STRING 14 7,054 bytes
18.5%
RT_GROUP_ICON 4 136 bytes
0.4%
RT_VERSION 1 896 bytes
2.4%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,699 bytes
4.5%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Microsoft ® Windows Script Host
Description Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host
File Version 5.812.10240.16384
Original Name wscript.exe
Internal Name wscript.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

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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