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The taskhostw.exe (Host Process for Windows Tasks) File Analysis

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taskhostw.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name taskhostw.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.143.174
Database Version 2023-10-13 13:06:10 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
113,088
File Size (bytes)
2023-10-13
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
bf285c2804f12e931b124e085b71f937
SHA1
5520a7067ffb3194c9687440c409744a32dcac77
SHA256
87879ec64c6096e9db82ce338e896c01a2c0c45b68b1e42f34e6363e285b5d41
SHA512
9737e7f10b42194632cbb491055404be613d6bceb22bc8931b0020e58dfe9ed4cafc8b7c19d9067ca7ff5edf776fbb12a7765ce26dcfb75e0f68804116f5205c
ImpHash
1c4e2d9936e4d9f2490b08aab4d24260

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x140005930
Compilation Time 2075-05-23 00:49:28
Checksum 0x0002664a (Actual: 0x0002664a)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path taskhostw.pdb
Digital Signature OK
Imports 22 libraries
Exports 0 functions
Resources 3 Resources
Sections 7 Sections

Digital Signatures

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Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011 Microsoft Corporation (US)
Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2010 Microsoft Corporation (US)

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Host Process for Windows Tasks
FileVersion 10.0.22621.2361 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName taskhostw.exe
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename taskhostw.exe
ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion 10.0.22621.2361
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 44,679 bytes 45,056 bytes 6.09 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ D01C46966A755BE87229D407847FF62A
.rdata 0x0000c000 31,112 bytes 32,768 bytes 5.02 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ FBF9E1B0361C4260A9EF992DDCC885E6
.data 0x00014000 2,568 bytes 4,096 bytes 0.70 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 5CEC98D362EA125B13AB1F931EAF75E4
.pdata 0x00015000 3,756 bytes 4,096 bytes 4.65 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 55989FEE6233C7990EA2ADF139783ECF
.didat 0x00016000 376 bytes 4,096 bytes 0.37 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 188FE998821EB441475ABBD913E184F9
.rsrc 0x00017000 2,256 bytes 4,096 bytes 2.91 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 1779AA3F2BAC7951F72F33D4E4D582DA
.reloc 0x00018000 820 bytes 4,096 bytes 1.71 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ E0BF7A506546F862960FD7822373BF4E

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 3 (2,007 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
MUI 1 200 bytes
10%
RT_VERSION 1 948 bytes
47.2%
RT_MANIFEST 1 859 bytes
42.8%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate #1
Subject Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Corporation
US
Issuer Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011
Serial Number 1137338010553660565657068218711909620219118613
Certificate #2
Subject Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011
Microsoft Corporation
US
Issuer Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2010
Serial Number 458207203049816025202696
Certificate Verification Status

OK

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