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The explorer.exe (Windows Explorer) File Analysis

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explorer.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name explorer.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.218.174
Database Version 2025-06-23 09:00:35 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
2,943,472
File Size (bytes)
2025-06-23
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
4b45e7efc0828e12f4aa66ee872d1599
SHA1
2e4cb873aab03a18fbf9f17f71b01289e467cf0f
SHA256
de8095da881b22ab125e1cf0cd58171f7034ca9bfe002e7240addf64fa768220
SHA512
67400e63efd6d6dfdb24a04c01474afad82e8cc0e8628355610b19b6343c5eec3832f55ea1cc898575403f1a2fd3ab14e48f99dbd4a4fbd91ae183d06040df24
ImpHash
a209798d0ca2605e07b89faf239760e8

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 192d634cba70dbf6b284a57a3e112b61
Fuzzy: eb1d6f79bb1220f126fb6ef58b8aa6d6
dHash: 0dfcf3fffc3f3f3b
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x1400b99f0
Compilation Time 2052-06-05 19:30:34
Checksum 0x002d322c (Actual: 0x002d322c)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path explorer.pdb
Digital Signature OK
Imports 128 libraries
Exports 1 functions
Resources 207 Resources
Sections 9 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Windows Explorer
FileVersion 10.0.26100.4202 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName explorer
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename EXPLORER.EXE
ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion 10.0.26100.4202
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 1,733,512 bytes 1,736,704 bytes 6.38 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 1A0C31C63920477253052BC9D768D3ED
fothk 0x001a9000 4,096 bytes 4,096 bytes 0.02 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 58E36BF90B8F34174654F410250D4DFF
.imrsiv 0x001aa000 4 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.rdata 0x001ab000 395,090 bytes 397,312 bytes 4.94 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 789C46E534DB7F2DE43AE470EC645A06
.data 0x0020c000 20,800 bytes 8,192 bytes 2.86 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE A05959F07B5CEA55C8C473B1E3DEE6C0
.pdata 0x00212000 64,620 bytes 65,536 bytes 6.02 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ F382BE958FE0855EB959E88622A0DC19
.didat 0x00222000 1,416 bytes 4,096 bytes 1.40 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE CB2C4584B22981FB0E0827A9E31B9539
.rsrc 0x00223000 679,384 bytes 679,936 bytes 6.23 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ DD2A7148A44BDDB9EB047C3540D9D67C
.reloc 0x002c9000 6,480 bytes 8,192 bytes 4.93 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 34FCA15E062C3AE8856C95350BAE5C92

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 207 (669,172 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
MUI 1 224 bytes
0%
RT_ICON 181 664,037 bytes
99.2%
RT_GROUP_ICON 23 2,672 bytes
0.4%
RT_VERSION 1 912 bytes
0.1%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,327 bytes
0.2%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Description Windows Explorer
File Version 10.0.26100.4202 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Original Name EXPLORER.EXE
Signing Date 10:33 PM 05/23/2025 (32 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Microsoft Windows; Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011; Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2010
Counter Signers Microsoft Time-Stamp Service; Microsoft Time-Stamp PCA 2010; Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2010
Internal Name explorer
Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Certificate Chain Summary
Microsoft Windows #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2024-09-12 20:04:07 → 2025-09-11 20:04:07
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 04 A8 82 E6 B8 AC 1C 5D 5F F0 00 00 00 00 04 A8
Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011 #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2011-10-19 18:41:42 → 2026-10-19 18:51:42
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 61 07 76 56 00 00 00 00 00 08
Microsoft Time-Stamp Service #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2024-07-25 18:31:04 → 2025-10-22 18:31:04
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 01 F6 83 2F 26 6A 54 5D 22 C1 00 01 00 00 01 F6
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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