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The wininit.exe (Windows Start-Up Application) File Analysis

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wininit.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name wininit.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.210.174
Database Version 2025-03-13 01:00:47 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
420,624
File Size (bytes)
2025-03-13
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
0474e5b7b2dd2e5239b8eed540441ef1
SHA1
41d4c79783cc00a88ce32efa5024eb0c07e2d4e6
SHA256
ea9b60cfa02a0d1e5edf70c869a67562a4918a2e774ddf826cf4ddf7eaaed1c6
SHA512
576cbb3c294bc4411cd8c30c940f46c4de923db0ddba1eb9bf854b80d4ef8d6f98bcf2de8ab68dd60a1fb5214bd2e5618008899e8f9af1108fbc3b6b160cea52
ImpHash
5dd14afab46b0c83ea7a6093d7355fa9

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x140004920
Compilation Time 1980-11-17 19:44:35
Checksum 0x00073896 (Actual: 0x00073896)
OS Version 10.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
PDB Path wininit.pdb
Digital Signature OK
Imports 44 libraries
Exports 0 functions
Resources 4 Resources
Sections 7 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription Windows Start-Up Application
FileVersion 10.0.19041.5486 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName WinInit
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename WinInit.exe
ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion 10.0.19041.5486
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 292,347 bytes 292,352 bytes 6.32 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ C3CA5929AE42B8C64AA352944347BA1C
.rdata 0x00049000 92,466 bytes 92,672 bytes 4.99 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 28668B9FD07C789DE2C7EA5894DC5BC0
.data 0x00060000 6,248 bytes 2,048 bytes 3.21 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 0DC62F33259543FDB1FF0EF451189489
.pdata 0x00062000 8,628 bytes 8,704 bytes 5.47 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ A0171E010A91C0F66FFE9A07BA35E89E
.didat 0x00065000 488 bytes 512 bytes 2.11 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE CC9DF0986F18EB53D09F22C98E20EA74
.rsrc 0x00066000 8,160 bytes 8,192 bytes 4.04 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ C19D06445611E444DFAEA072F2066ED0
.reloc 0x00068000 1,392 bytes 1,536 bytes 5.19 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 738B1DEBEE145EE03B1A0C5DC64AFBCD

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 4 (7,802 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
MUI 1 240 bytes
3.1%
WEVT_TEMPLATE 1 5,722 bytes
73.3%
RT_VERSION 1 928 bytes
11.9%
RT_MANIFEST 1 912 bytes
11.7%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Description Windows Start-Up Application
File Version 10.0.19041.5486 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Original Name WinInit.exe
Signing Date 05:01 AM 01/23/2025 (135 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Microsoft Windows Publisher; 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 WinInit
Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Certificate Chain Summary
Microsoft Windows Publisher #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2024-04-24 20:24:35 → 2025-04-19 20:24:35
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 04 83 9F F5 AE 9D 93 3E 2A D9 00 00 00 00 04 83
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: 2023-12-06 18:45:48 → 2025-03-05 18:45:48
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 33 00 00 01 EF 89 3F 56 A1 58 CC A8 DA 00 01 00 00 01 EF
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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