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The dllhost.exe (COM Surrogate) File Analysis

Updated 21 days ago
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dllhost.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name dllhost.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.216.174
Database Version 2025-05-17 08:00:25 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
7,168
File Size (bytes)
2025-05-17
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
a63dc5c2ea944e6657203e0c8edeaf61
SHA1
ace762c51db1908c858c898d7e0f9b36f788d2d9
SHA256
f7ad4b09afb301ce46df695b22114331a57d52e6d4163ff74787bf68ccf44c78
SHA512
29c23d7edb935ed16e54a31ac5ced7d2d029ddc120a40ce8887571d6a2e12d71d8aacf75cf5ccc0ac9b813fb30b2bcf212dd34b2898a0febbf0d01027a877356
ImpHash
eb9a02895a60e58547eff153d6ff8829

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Image Base 0x01000000
Entry Point 0x01001609
Compilation Time 2009-07-13 23:43:51
Checksum 0x0000ef87 (Actual: 0x0000ef87)
OS Version 6.1
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
PDB Path dllhost.pdb
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 4 libraries
KERNEL32, msvcrt, ole32, ntdll
Exports 0 functions
Resources 1 Resources
Sections 4 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription COM Surrogate
FileVersion 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
InternalName dllhost.exe
LegalCopyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename dllhost.exe
ProductName Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion 6.1.7600.16385
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 3,778 bytes 4,096 bytes 5.92 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 318DC61B920B19DCBE9A1A669C06C907
.data 0x00002000 888 bytes 512 bytes 0.30 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 26D2AF9B5AE35538E55951B8E598E42B
.rsrc 0x00003000 992 bytes 1,024 bytes 3.34 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 7023CB70BCA8CF32D37EDB6DC37DE6C4
.reloc 0x00004000 394 bytes 512 bytes 4.05 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 41AECA600FA9786712E7F7D8E3A67CB2

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 1 (896 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_VERSION 1 896 bytes
100%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Description COM Surrogate
File Version 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Original Name dllhost.exe
Internal Name dllhost.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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