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The npp.8.8.5.Installer.x64.exe (Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor) File Analysis

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npp.8.8.5.Installer.x64.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name npp.8.8.5.Installer.x64.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
Scanner Version 1.0.228.174
Database Version 2025-11-07 18:00:25 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
6,879,312
File Size (bytes)
2025-11-07
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
0616d259ae0a5f648a94382402e6008b
SHA1
7568161b568d9915f084f9eff1e9486b362b2596
SHA256
c6d1e5aacbf69aa18df4caf1346fd69638491a5ad0085729bae91c662d1c62bb
SHA512
9e669404d1351418636cb17fe7384033441ac6165bfe1806505674632d5acb94fe44d2d6f06981bdf9e62e142b98e6e083681dafc10cd5e751be1c30e2116896
ImpHash
46ce5c12b293febbeb513b196aa7f843

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: f2e5acd4870254a6d08cf9d4e77bf22f
Fuzzy: 340c0ef45c5965aa4623f64e08dc1a12
dHash: a2a9d8f88a88c9c0
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x0040369f
Compilation Time 2025-03-08 23:05:20
Checksum 0x00699ff3 (Actual: 0x00699ff3)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
Digital Signature Chain verification from [email protected], CN=Notepad\+\+, O=Notepad\+\+, L=Saint Cloud, ST=Ile-de-France, C=FR (serial:75519183144878202311272173362237260241, sha1:7f517e235584afc146f6d3b44cd34c6cc36a3ab2) failed: Unable to build a validation path for the certificate "Email Address: [email protected], Common Name: Notepad++, Organization: Notepad++, Locality: Saint Cloud, State/Province: Ile-de-France, Country: FR" - no issuer matching "Email Address: [email protected], Common Name: Notepad++ Root Certificate, Organization: Notepad++, Locality: Saint Cloud, State/Province: Ile-de-France, Country: FR" was found
Imports 7 libraries
ADVAPI32, SHELL32, ole32, COMCTL32, USER32, GDI32, KERNEL32
Exports 0 functions
Resources 65 Resources
Sections 5 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Don HO [email protected]
FileDescription Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor
FileVersion 8.8.5.0
LegalCopyright Copyleft 1998-2017 by Don HO
ProductName Notepad++
ProductVersion 8.85
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 26,385 bytes 26,624 bytes 6.45 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ AFB6C5993570F82E85EC446BBB886505
.rdata 0x00008000 4,952 bytes 5,120 bytes 5.10 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ E913094D8CCEACA6B405BBBB52936387
.data 0x0000a000 129,912 bytes 1,536 bytes 4.12 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 9D011BEBA2FE64A93F62FBB227CC9C35
.ndata 0x0002a000 122,880 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.rsrc 0x00048000 156,128 bytes 156,160 bytes 5.73 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ AFAB5C11369E8535792E17CDCF8DDEB9

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 65 (152,740 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_BITMAP 1 1,638 bytes
1.1%
RT_ICON 5 133,786 bytes
87.6%
RT_DIALOG 56 15,312 bytes
10%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 76 bytes
0%
RT_VERSION 1 668 bytes
0.4%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,260 bytes
0.8%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Notepad++
Description Notepad++ : a free (GNU) source code editor
File Version 8.8.5.0
Verification Status A certificate chain could not be built to a trusted root authority.
Copyright Copyleft 1998-2017 by Don HO
Certificate Chain Summary
Notepad++ #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2025-07-08 23:01:00 → 2028-07-08 23:01:00
Signature Algorithm: sha512RSA
Serial Number: 38 D0 77 32 D5 E4 A2 62 8A 30 3D 47 90 35 C1 D1
Microsoft Public RSA Timestamping CA 2020 #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2020-11-19 20:32:31 → 2035-11-19 20:42:31
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 00 05 E5 CF 0F FF 66 2E C9 87 00 00 00 00 00 05
Microsoft Public RSA Time Stamping Authority #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2025-02-27 19:40:27 → 2026-02-26 19:40:27
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 00 54 3F F2 00 3E BE A1 D8 A6 00 00 00 00 00 54

✓ 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

Chain verification from [email protected], CN=Notepad\+\+, O=Notepad\+\+, L=Saint Cloud, ST=Ile-de-France, C=FR (serial:75519183144878202311272173362237260241, sha1:7f517e235584afc146f6d3b44cd34c6cc36a3ab2) failed: Unable to build a validation path for the certificate "Email Address: [email protected], Common Name: Notepad++, Organization: Notepad++, Locality: Saint Cloud, State/Province: Ile-de-France, Country: FR" - no issuer matching "Email Address: [email protected], Common Name: Notepad++ Root Certificate, Organization: Notepad++, Locality: Saint Cloud, State/Province: Ile-de-France, Country: FR" was found

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