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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 1.0.229.174
Database Version 2025-12-04 07:00:39 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
455,680
File Size (bytes)
2025-12-04
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
2e5a8590cf6848968fc23de3fa1e25f1
SHA1
801262e122db6a2e758962896f260b55bbd0136a
SHA256
9785001b0dcf755eddb8af294a373c0b87b2498660f724e76c4d53f9c217c7a3
SHA512
5c5ca5a497f39b07c7599194512a112b05bba8d9777bee1cb45bf610483edbffff5f9132fee3673e46cf58f2c3ba21af7df13c273a837a565323b82a7b50a4d8
ImpHash
3d08f4848535206d772de145804ff4b6

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 211310fa36c43b67f4b9dd836a6d1e84
Fuzzy: 3ef19c85b9689424e7450af5fb583bf6
dHash: 10acd8b2b2ece609
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x1400042a0
Compilation Time 2096-03-14 04:00:21
Checksum 0x000798b4 (Actual: 0x000798b4)
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 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName POWERSHELL
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename PowerShell.EXE
ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion 10.0.19041.3996
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 38,069 bytes 38,400 bytes 6.07 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 8DD55513A09D5579A0C60284BC372BA4
.rdata 0x0000b000 48,370 bytes 48,640 bytes 4.09 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ DCAD3C8FF986ED5D92798FF2015B576E
.data 0x00017000 3,948 bytes 2,048 bytes 3.16 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 1C705B45CA3B31440AC87B643973A708
.pdata 0x00018000 2,328 bytes 2,560 bytes 4.46 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ D8D708ED8BB0FBE2A01FD63FB86838B4
.rsrc 0x00019000 359,816 bytes 359,936 bytes 5.31 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 2F15DBA186D692E028BA96225D76D836
.reloc 0x00071000 2,700 bytes 3,072 bytes 5.17 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 10395268FFF53224DCC2A4454004FF48

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 10.0.19041.3996 (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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