What is the "wscript.exe" ? Variant 12813845

Our database contains 321 different files for filename wscript.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the wscript.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name wscript.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft ® Windows Script Host and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process wscript.exe.

Product:: Microsoft ® Windows Script Host
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host
Version:: 5.8.9200.16384
MD5:: 524c9700e3385814c278cf547ce75fec
SHA1:: eb71a0d4b32641c7c4cbf596514c25ca2b7b2e7d
SHA256:: 4a8a6db58eb4212d103b8a126b37f5792280578b4960f6770ce1b5bf3b1bc987
Size:: 160256
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows 8
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Baidu Antivirus	2016-07-27 19:56:57
avast! Antivirus	2016-07-15 21:29:35
Windows Defender	2016-06-11 16:21:53
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate	2016-01-06 18:42:10
ESET Smart Security 7.0	2015-12-24 18:18:23
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition	2015-12-14 17:16:45
AVG Internet Security 2014	2015-06-27 20:57:21
ESET Smart Security 8.0	2015-06-12 02:53:00
Kaspersky Total Security	2015-05-15 07:59:22

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Reviews for different files with filename "C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe"

THREATrating from user GrieveTan for file C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe (Variant: 21877694)
Eats CPU and RAM for no reason
SAFErating from user C_Denninger for file C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe (Variant: 40628638)
WScript.exe is Microsoft's windows-based script host used for running Visual Basic (VBS) and Java (JS) script-files. There is also a command-based (CScript.exe) version. The executable itself is save, like the command-prompt (CMD.exe) but the scripts themselves can pose a threat to the system.
See Microsoft's (Technet) sites for more information: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb734904.aspx#EEAA https://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/wsh_overview.mspx
SAFErating from user Norbert for file C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe (Variant: 21950263)
it's my own selfwritten script and so safe. greetings Norbert
SAFErating from user Cooperdale for file C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe (Variant: 21312454)
It's a Microsoft process. If it's not signed by Microsoft, then it should be considered a menace.
THREATrating from user binded for file C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe (Variant: 21312454)
this is a bitcoin miner not quiet sure how i got it but it uses over 80% cpu and you can read the bat files that they used for its config