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winload.exe

OS Loader

Microsoft Corporation

It is installed with Windows 7 as a General Distribution Release (GDR) as part of a Hotfix.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
OS Loader

 
Part of the Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1) Operating System

Version:
6.1.7601.17832 (win7sp1_gdr.120430-1503)

MD5:
68aab9d770f17a4f26c83db99f348986

SHA-1:
4be7ee5b01e4e2d89376376f47a2e51e534c24d2

SHA-256:
10ea4c9bc4f1c2106e141f2e034e8acfa22fd0f84041995880cd0b4ea1fe4317

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)
Whitelisted  (by digital signature)

Analysis date:
4/1/2026 10:24:38 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
591.3 KB (605,536 bytes)

Product version:
6.1.7601.17832

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
osloader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\winload.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
2/15/2011 1:11:34 AM

Valid to:
5/15/2012 1:11:34 AM

Subject:
CN=Microsoft Windows, OU=MOPR, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Microsoft Windows Verification PCA, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Serial number:
6102E0B900000000000E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/1/2012 6:44:06 AM

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qzSzEHbmjr435DN6/wl7IraMBS/Rxjyqn6au:qY4bm/u5DN6s7Ira8SJs+6X

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
48, 8B, C4, 48, 89, 58, 10, 57, 48, 83, EC, 70, 8B, 79, 34, 83, 60, B8, 00, 48, 83, 60, C0, 00, 83, 60, C8, 00, 48, 03, F9, 48, 8B, D9, 48, 8D, 48, D0, 48, 8D, 50, A8, 41, B8, 28, 00, 00, 00, C7, 07, 01, 00, 00, 00, C7, 40, A8, 14, 00, 00, 00, C7, 40, AC, 01, 00, 00, 00, C7, 40, B0, 00, 04, 00, 00, C7, 40, B4, 00, 00, 20, 00, E8, 99, 19, 06, 00, 48, 8D, 54, 24, 48, 48, 8B, CB, C7, 44, 24, 4C, 01, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 58, 00, 00, 02, 00, C7, 44, 24, 68, 00, 04, 00, 00, E8, E0, BC, 02, 00, 85, C0, 79, 05...
 
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Code size:
465 KB (476,160 bytes)

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