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The PhotoAcq.dll (Photo Acquisition) File Analysis

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PhotoAcq.dll

Technical Analysis

File Name PhotoAcq.dll
File Type
PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.227.174
Database Version 2025-10-10 21:00:14 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
1,638,912
File Size (bytes)
2025-10-10
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
200040873ff686bc8c565e162b16c287
SHA1
f1c1f1906fbc3a996db0d6a9a893803be2524e1d
SHA256
87217b2c0d1c52e7eff0d7b3ec71c8f3c6db0e8000c9c0abba83a93f5ba61405
SHA512
a8141f716c47e4f282700ad2eb9702348e1506e7d1017ea90f34f84e5e6b42309dc6addd10f362f159157f9575e350c6cffdf58c140e7c6fb4ca4a2ef04e7e41
ImpHash
a271f085f1aacf22eab4733fa546b71e

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 8c9286dd792498455fe44690c09b42ea
Fuzzy: 0d90c55c4285ea62fe6a27bf0b76e1e1
dHash: 7efccad3d3d2c040
Image Base 0x10000000
Entry Point 0x10080f20
Compilation Time 2001-12-23 22:21:04
Checksum 0x0019dc95 (Actual: 0x0019dc95)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
PDB Path PhotoAcq.pdb
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 20 libraries
Exports 6 functions
Resources 105 Resources
Sections 5 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Photo Acquisition
FileVersion 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName PhotoAcq
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename PhotoAcq.dll
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 623,186 bytes 623,616 bytes 6.41 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ DB7DD6E8F1BAB34F20D1B9CC8FB6FA2C
.data 0x0009a000 6,216 bytes 3,072 bytes 2.97 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 30649F89047450D221FFC3535B437575
.idata 0x0009c000 20,586 bytes 20,992 bytes 5.80 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 4D72411F7DBF7C7282FA4C5DB0384F78
.rsrc 0x000a2000 949,344 bytes 949,760 bytes 7.00 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ D972F69B801F43622F827B61F35AC277
.reloc 0x0018a000 40,236 bytes 40,448 bytes 6.70 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ A44A6264D1718FF61EAC0BA5435E6D1E
Entropy Analysis Alert

2 section(s) with elevated entropy (≥6.5) - possible compression

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 105 (943,811 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
MUI 1 296 bytes
0%
PNG 13 193,321 bytes
20.5%
REGISTRY 7 8,699 bytes
0.9%
TYPELIB 1 75,140 bytes
8%
WEVT_TEMPLATE 1 1,098 bytes
0.1%
RT_ICON 73 662,281 bytes
70.2%
RT_GROUP_ICON 7 1,064 bytes
0.1%
RT_VERSION 1 912 bytes
0.1%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,000 bytes
0.1%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Description Photo Acquisition
File Version 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Original Name PhotoAcq.dll
Internal Name PhotoAcq
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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