MSEInstall.exe

Microsoft Security Client

Microsoft Corporation

The MSEInstall Package is the installer for Microsoft Security Essentials, an anti-virus protection platform. Upon new releases/updates of MSEInstall, Windows Update will download the client and install it. This is a self-extracting archive and installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from mse.dlservice.microsoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.0.1526.0

MD5:
3f9d6538b1d9b2ab4372abea8e6f43e6

SHA-1:
2026d7cb24a17a6916c8ee5ad1f959583e16fa3c

SHA-256:
84ba78b0baf55a2e75d01911f276c161d0eaa26a15cc8b5c61051c804553a4f8

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:47:02 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
9.8 MB (10,299,264 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.1526.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MSEInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\low\content.ie5\{random}\mseinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
2/21/2011 9:53:12 PM

Valid to:
5/21/2012 10:53:12 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Microsoft Code Signing PCA, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Serial number:
6101B29B000000000015

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2009 7:51:25 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:tyXBxpYtA2lGrGzUOm4BFdSmRwuRO9v8hzYobgtWzXdzYPAipv0k/kWU:tFZCGnmY8mqugalMiBY4ip83

Entry address:
0x6B23

Entry point:
6A, 28, 68, B0, 26, 00, 01, E8, AD, 01, 00, 00, 66, 81, 3D, 00, 00, 00, 01, 4D, 5A, 75, 28, A1, 3C, 00, 00, 01, 81, B8, 00, 00, 00, 01, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, 17, 0F, B7, 88, 18, 00, 00, 01, 81, F9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 74, 21, 81, F9, 0B, 02, 00, 00, 74, 06, 83, 65, E4, 00, EB, 2A, 83, B8, 84, 00, 00, 01, 0E, 76, F1, 33, C9, 39, 88, F8, 00, 00, 01, EB, 11, 83, B8, 74, 00, 00, 01, 0E, 76, DE, 33, C9, 39, 88, E8, 00, 00, 01, 0F, 95, C1, 89, 4D, E4, 83, 65, FC, 00, 6A, 01, FF, 15, EC, 21, 00, 01, 59, 83, 0D, 2C, D4...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.1

Code size:
35 KB (35,840 bytes)

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