The curl exe (The curl executable) curl, https://curl se/ File Malware Analysis
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The curl.exe (The curl executable) File Analysis

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curl.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name curl.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.229.174
Database Version 2025-11-29 19:00:32 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
742,960
File Size (bytes)
2025-11-29
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
2538c12b71f10c2fccb45cb7200db15b
SHA1
ff0ce9debd2797037ceec037c0202258aa9d8f97
SHA256
bec2b15c2fb3e24314c72c69b00e3253ba47e12d6058ab6df043cecfe7db3beb
SHA512
62ac52ecc87a317b640f234960f363a4aed690cb8d040b932b0100baf259da0ee3fcf277c6a544de6a966884df47fa4e23003b66870fc6dc5c4125505b377704
ImpHash
9ef66f1aa11a2e01d985e49f0ef7c39a

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x140004950
Compilation Time 2025-09-10 14:48:40
Checksum 0x000b97a0 (Actual: 0x000b97a0)
OS Version 6.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path C:\__w\1\s\_build\src\RelWithDebInfo\curl.pdb
Digital Signature OK
Imports 42 libraries
Exports 0 functions
Resources 2 Resources
Sections 6 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName curl, https://curl.se/
FileDescription The curl executable
FileVersion 8.16.0
InternalName curl
OriginalFilename curl.exe
ProductName The curl executable
ProductVersion 8.16.0
LegalCopyright Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <[email protected]>.
License https://curl.se/docs/copyright.html
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 519,040 bytes 519,168 bytes 6.41 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 97A61824EB5558A2797D58FBB563C64E
.rdata 0x00080000 185,294 bytes 185,344 bytes 5.59 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 9EFA7707F08464D5F8824C4A4F87BEBD
.data 0x000ae000 7,904 bytes 3,072 bytes 2.71 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE FBE8E3FB7B60D261B04FC946D689ADEB
.pdata 0x000b0000 17,004 bytes 17,408 bytes 5.73 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ F1E1BEE8F14BACF63A7AA2167A42D45F
.rsrc 0x000b5000 1,432 bytes 1,536 bytes 3.91 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ DD951AE642CF9A744E26B5D30C424054
.reloc 0x000b6000 5,120 bytes 5,120 bytes 5.42 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ F6CB0B7E88CD12F5D5418A1933D2A0AF

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 2 (1,269 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_VERSION 1 888 bytes
70%
RT_MANIFEST 1 381 bytes
30%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product The curl executable
Description The curl executable
File Version 8.16.0
Original Name curl.exe
Signing Date 02:48 PM 09/10/2025 (120 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Microsoft 3rd Party Application Component; Microsoft Code Signing PCA 2011; Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2011
Counter Signers Microsoft Time-Stamp Service; Microsoft Time-Stamp PCA 2010; Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2010
Internal Name curl
Copyright Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <[email protected]>.
Certificate Chain Summary
Microsoft 3rd Party Application Component #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2025-05-15 18:48:31 → 2026-07-07 18:48:31
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 04 6D 55 C0 D4 3B 28 9C 0B DE 00 00 00 00 04 6D
Microsoft Code Signing PCA 2011 #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2011-07-08 20:59:09 → 2026-07-08 21:09:09
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 61 0E 90 D2 00 00 00 00 00 03
Microsoft Time-Stamp Service #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2025-01-30 19:42:49 → 2026-04-22 19:42:49
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 02 05 3C 75 6C 82 44 87 CD FE 00 01 00 00 02 05
Microsoft Time-Stamp PCA 2010 #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2021-09-30 18:22:25 → 2030-09-30 18:32:25
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 00 15 C5 E7 6B 9E 02 9B 49 99 00 00 00 00 00 15

✓ 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

OK

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