cscript.exe file report
ThreatInfo file report
cscript.exe
Why it matters
Evidence available for this file
No final classification is available yet.
First seen 2017-05-21 20:02:53 (8 years ago); latest analysis 2025-01-01 23:02:04 (a year ago).
Company metadata: Microsoft Corporation. Product metadata: Microsoft ® Windows Script Host.
This hash has appeared under multiple file names, which can happen with repackaging, bundling, or deliberate renaming.
ThreatInfo has seen this file in user or system paths listed below. Unexpected locations increase the need for local verification.
Recommended action
What to do next
- Use the hash and metadata below to verify the exact file identity.
- Review publisher, signature, paths, and PE details for inconsistencies.
- Run a local scan if the file appears unexpectedly or starts with Windows.
File context
cscript.exe is a Windows file recorded in the ThreatInfo database. It is associated with Microsoft ® Windows Script Host. The reported company name is Microsoft Corporation. The current detection status is Undefined, based on the latest analysis from 2025-01-01 23:02:04 (a year ago).
ThreatInfo does not have a final classification for this file yet. Use the technical details below to compare the hash, size, signature, and observed locations with the copy found on your device.
File Details
| Product Name: | Microsoft ® Windows Script Host |
| Company Name: | Microsoft Corporation |
| MD5: | 17e650e888d57ab51e9c3494e49a2045 |
| Size: | 155 KB |
| First Published: | 2017-05-21 20:02:53 (8 years ago) |
| Latest Published: | 2025-01-01 23:02:04 (a year ago) |
| Status: | Undefined (on last analysis) | |
| Analysis Date: | 2025-01-01 23:02:04 (a year ago) |
Common Places:
| %windir%\system32 |
| %sysdrive%\zv |
| %system% |
| %sysdrive% |
| %system% |
| %system% |
| %system% |
| %system% |
| %system% |
| %system% |
ThreatInfo has observed cscript.exe in the locations listed above. Files found in temporary folders, user profile folders, startup locations, or unusual application directories should be reviewed more carefully than files installed under a known program directory.
File Names:
| CScript.exe |
| npbw.exe |
| cscript.exe |
This hash has been seen with multiple file names. Alternate names can appear when software is updated, copied between folders, packed by an installer, or deliberately renamed to avoid recognition. Compare the exact MD5 above before assuming two names refer to the same file.
Geography:
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The strongest geographic signal for this file is Brazil with 11.3% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.
OS Version:
| Windows 8.1 | 93.8% | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | 4.9% | |
| Windows Embedded 8.1 | 0.6% | |
| Windows 7 | 0.6% |
The most common operating system signal for cscript.exe is Windows 8.1 with 93.8% of observed hits. If your system differs from the common profile, check whether the file was introduced by a specific installer, archive, or removable device.
Analysis
cscript.exe is identified as pe for 64 systems. The subsystem is Windows CUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.
| Subsystem: | Windows CUI |
| PE Type: | pe |
| OS Bitness: | 64 |
| Image Base: | 0x0000000140000000 |
| Entry Address: | 0x00003870 |
PE Sections:
| Name | Size of data | MD5 |
| .text | 108032 | 570f2276a858320fa3521f9065cd020d |
| .data | 2048 | 7d52f161d4f616590e2eeb1de4c3eee4 |
| .pdata | 4608 | 14f97694a92021d202b1e6942bee7110 |
| .idata | 6656 | bf044f0063f1e2e3fe0c10083e7f926a |
| .rsrc | 33792 | bd10d4af0a0023fd143115d678470107 |
| .reloc | 2560 | 6a5d44f3b67553a9a5d157dc371dfeea |
PE section names and hashes can reveal packing, injected resources, or unusual build artifacts. Sections with uncommon names, very large raw data, or hashes that differ from a trusted copy deserve additional review.
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