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The mshta.exe (Microsoft (R) HTML Application host) File Analysis

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mshta.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name mshta.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.215.174
Database Version 2025-04-26 12:00:20 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
43,520
File Size (bytes)
2025-04-26
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
86f05e66502036db5b678b917e5d5b17
SHA1
18b5612d05fb0cf28e4976f6b51abc7462bbaf3b
SHA256
b6d1162285423aa7c623fc89492f2f1195de110f054c912f264e29644d65647f
SHA512
be192089c13c8a5aa9322a3da86aef2d987e274911b5526a8a2d8db5c92e717a4dcf0c16c1d69d95a173d5f90ae5569ef2b9ee7836992ef82a938efb62239ab4
ImpHash
482d661acb78b36340af7beb797951ee

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 6909b518537ad90df1be31bbc8b478a1
Fuzzy: fd10dbccdae6fa9597b1bfcce4c0e58c
dHash: 818da080a0a08082
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x140007070
Compilation Time 1996-06-25 19:58:52
Checksum 0x00018fdb (Actual: 0x00018fdb)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path mshta.pdb
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 3 libraries
msvcrt, KERNEL32, ADVAPI32
Exports 0 functions
Resources 9 Resources
Sections 6 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Microsoft (R) HTML Application host
FileVersion 11.00.19041.4355 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName MSHTA.EXE
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename MSHTA.EXE
ProductName Internet Explorer
ProductVersion 11.00.19041.4355
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 27,540 bytes 27,648 bytes 6.12 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 801DD3E1EE2348198AC0796DAA59F68F
.rdata 0x00008000 7,144 bytes 7,168 bytes 4.96 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 0AEE43BC42BD8C9E92F9175883A57AC9
.data 0x0000a000 2,456 bytes 512 bytes 0.51 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE ABFA53C4494C7B206D3AEF5410C3FC45
.pdata 0x0000b000 1,368 bytes 1,536 bytes 4.01 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 9F3DED7735A1806D0519CF7945DCC37D
.rsrc 0x0000c000 4,792 bytes 5,120 bytes 3.99 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ E476F3FE11490B44AA97BC6B328B8B26
.reloc 0x0000e000 80 bytes 512 bytes 1.01 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 251322CB2B3E35C8DFC66889245451D5

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 9 (4,198 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
MUI 1 208 bytes
5%
RT_ICON 4 2,080 bytes
49.5%
RT_GROUP_ICON 2 68 bytes
1.6%
RT_VERSION 1 900 bytes
21.4%
RT_MANIFEST 1 942 bytes
22.4%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Internet Explorer
Description Microsoft (R) HTML Application host
File Version 11.00.19041.4355 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Original Name MSHTA.EXE
Internal Name MSHTA.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

No valid SignedData structure was found.

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

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