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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 setup and installation application. This is installed with Microsoft Security Essentials. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.filehippo.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.4.0304.0

MD5:
d2f12b426a7dc6848ad91ade1fab2b52

SHA-1:
7355f4cfc8e21818d1101a0cae5fd1759b2e9265

SHA-256:
6d9ec5a2ad97bead86f08eac1a063b480d3c38ae6d42672ca9bb5dfa687ae9cd

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 7:26:39 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
13 MB (13,670,584 bytes)

Product version:
4.4.0304.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MSEInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 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 2:58:56 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:Pyssli90ldPWmimZIgH8qLJ6qeWvkv1Uksoadcp7jAJOo9hImPj0EIwULv9xhdv:PMligImjIyfLJ6qejPIKps+myNvHjv

Entry address:
0x9850

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 58, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 70, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 78, 66, 81, 3D, 99, 67, FF, FF, 4D, 5A, 74, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 7C, 48, 63, 05, C4, 67, FF, FF, 48, 8D, 0D, 81, 67, FF, FF, 48, 03, C1, 81, 38, 50, 45, 00, 00, 74, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 5B, 0F, B7, 48, 18, 81, F9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 74, 32, 81, F9, 0B, 02, 00, 00, 74, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 3F, 83, B8, 84, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 77, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 2E, 33, DB, 39, 98, F8, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 1D...
 
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Entropy:
7.9873  (probably packed)

Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

The file MSEInstall.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Microsoft Security Essentials  by Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Security Essentials is an antivirus software product that provides protection against different types of malware such as computer viruses, spyware, rootkits and Trojan horses.
go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195291&mkt=en-us
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The file MSEInstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 29 URLs.

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

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

http://113.171.224.214/.../mseinstall.exe

http://192.168.1.22/softwareandupdates/.../mseinstall_x64.exe

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

http://files.letoltes.com/.../Microsoft Security Essentials 4.4.304.0_64bit.exe

http://fs14.filehippo.com/4709/.../mseinstall.exe

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/.../download.cfm?version_id=72193&software_id=2476&mirror_id=0&installer=0

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

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

http://cdn.downtoad.com/.../microsoftsecurityessentials.exe

http://download.network.am/.../MSSE4.4.304.0x64.exe

http://dl1.filehorse.com/dl.php?f=TsVQ2fpozEVHj5IiAkK2UQJKfi1p1_6eO1s6yrLNxf6YkxQ4Xqpt7KQWGWvbGXIMpI8bRYRFMhbJWolJOdWOHbNdrMJacszTKnnaer3Ia2diTE23Qu1mwReGJkqrOsjQ,ZfaA3IK5UKZqK4xPWq_KMdcdGTmUjlW4WTUQu6EyAho,XwGVTYsjmhxqBXRL0AHlizwkIL1KBL92iYb5xb9tWeM

http://www.nerds2.com/.../mseinstall64.exe

http://61.6.254.195/msupdate/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/enus/.../mseinstall.exe

https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/.../MicrosoftSecurityEssentials.exe

http://mutazhakmi.com/.../index.php?id=375

http://179.184.140.103/msupdate/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/enus/.../mseinstall.exe

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

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

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

http://www.scanwith.com/download_soft.php?d=1229&s=814

http://downloader2.downloadinfo.co/download.php?id=0a6816afbbe8fbbbcccecd1caa285e479863ec03&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImRpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJ1cyIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImNoMzEiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZGlfNTJkMmViMWVlNDg4NzIuOTkxNzM0MDciLCJwYV9pZCI6IjAiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzg5NTU0NDYzLCJrdyI6Im1pY3Jvc29mdCBzZWN1cml0eSBlc3NlbnRpYWxzIiwiY3UiOiJtaWNyb3NvZnQgc2VjdXJpdHkgZXNzZW50aWFscyIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

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

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

http://www.downloadcrew.com/?act=software.download&id=423&t=1389306324&c=4a8152cb99d5290d123d650801f47bc448c38249

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

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

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

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