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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 filehippo.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.3.0216.0

MD5:
1c48e2c5dab004eaeef7ba36c6a11e92

SHA-1:
237acc79172384b646fb66c02677d01aefaa7d96

SHA-256:
06ca0583e5fe3699fb07db8781cba11d8a7f35e6bcbfe86253d60b96c33a5eb1

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:34:05 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
10.7 MB (11,233,112 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.0216.0

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}\downloads\mseinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
1/24/2013 5:33:36 PM

Valid to:
4/24/2014 6:33:36 PM

Subject:
CN=Microsoft Corporation, OU=AOC, 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:
33000000ADC6484C2DCB9A424C0001000000AD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2009 2:51:25 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:Dy/dHwWVfu6YnFrbBl7PasncbUJGmPlZDi2cOdgHfR3Fs9DYgelF5Kk5AwcLmfVn:D8dwWVXYnFvBlFuSPnDNg/R3q0gcAkWe

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9837

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.1

Code size:
35 KB (35,840 bytes)

The file MSEInstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 17 URLs.

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://192.168.43.1:33455/static/storage/.../mseinstallFOR W 7.exe

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/1/E/D/1ED80C09-218B-44D7-B72D-E1451634E72D/zhcn/.../mseinstall.exe

ftp://10.1.3.242/����� �����/antivirus/Microsoft Security Essentials/.../mseinstall.exe

http://www.filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://dl.revenyou.com/Files//Setup_product_1924.exe

http://fs41.filehippo.com/7195/.../mseinstall.exe

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/8/C/B/8CB4B79B-478B-4D80-A018-EE524128D784/bgBG/.../mseinstall.exe

http://fs40.filehippo.com/4080/.../mseinstall.exe

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://go.microsoft.com/.../?LinkID=231277

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/enus/.../mseinstall.exe

http://downloader2.downloadinfo.co/download.php?id=0a6816afbbe8fbbbcccecd1caa285e479863ec03&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImRpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJ1cyIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImNoMjkiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZGlfNTI0MjUzYTEyYTM2MTEuMjgwNDU5MTYiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjAiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzgwMDc4NDk3LCJrdyI6Im1pY3Jvc29mdCBzZWN1cml0eSBlc3NlbnRpYWxzIiwiY3UiOiJtaWNyb3NvZnQgc2VjdXJpdHkgZXNzZW50aWFscyIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/ENUS/.../MSEInstall.exe

http://download.itnt.netdna-cdn.com/37/361880/.../mseinstall.exe

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/enus/.../mseinstall.exe

http://go.microsoft.com/.../?LinkID=231276

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