Information about wscript.exe
wscript.exe
wscript.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 2023-11-18 23:24:15 (2 years 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: | c2c84b385e66969d214caf5ea102c1bf |
| Size: | 165 KB |
| First Published: | 2019-09-20 03:28:46 (6 years ago) |
| Latest Published: | 2023-11-18 23:24:15 (2 years ago) |
| Status: | Undefined (on last analysis) | |
| Analysis Date: | 2023-11-18 23:24:15 (2 years ago) |
Common Places:
| %system% |
| %system% |
| %appdata% |
| %localappdata% |
| %system% |
| %system% |
| %system% |
| %system% |
| %system% |
| %system% |
ThreatInfo has observed wscript.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.
Geography:
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The strongest geographic signal for this file is Ukraine with 9.8% of observed hits. Geographic distribution can help identify targeted campaigns, regional software bundles, or where a file is most commonly reported.
OS Version:
| Windows 7 | 98.9% | |
| Windows Vista | 1.1% |
The most common operating system signal for wscript.exe is Windows 7 with 98.9% 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
wscript.exe is identified as pe for 64 systems. The subsystem is Windows GUI. PE header values are useful for triage, especially when they do not match the expected publisher, product, or release timeline.
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| PE Type: | pe |
| OS Bitness: | 64 |
| Image Base: | 0x0000000100000000 |
| Entry Address: | 0x0000973c |
PE Sections:
| Name | Size of data | MD5 |
| .text | 120832 | fefc7468a480777cfd2a4b7ddcef4fa0 |
| .data | 2048 | 29e2ef46d473604f79c30ffae015e486 |
| .pdata | 3584 | 36251703162d942c79afad84d255ee9c |
| .rsrc | 38400 | 2155df50162eaedbd22446fec618aa91 |
| .reloc | 3072 | f169eb619b97cad336c4125d188ce116 |
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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