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

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.1.0522.0

MD5:
10d1e4290c145c313b7678d1f2214c28

SHA-1:
79faa9fed87546dacd2f008b6ea5c61b195e5cda

SHA-256:
796f2864bdaf10e2bd41276be6936c40d9a57270df92783223d73c4292fc5f00

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 11:34:26 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
10.6 MB (11,088,872 bytes)

Product version:
4.1.0522.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MSEInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\mseinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
7/26/2012 4:50:41 PM

Valid to:
10/26/2013 4:50:41 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:
3300000088590E3C511FE26A67000100000088

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:sytOma7g0wD810R8YA8UuJ116nb04czPvvB27y8uqQOwjQJZAZedH7JBsw+a:sK4JwD8q6v8UE0b04qAe8zYsJ2Zexzn9

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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Entropy:
7.9835

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

Code size:
35 KB (35,840 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 9 URLs.

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

ftp://192.168.1.103/Software/.../mseinstall.exe

http://www.tehranvila.com/.../Security Essentials 4.1 (32 bit) - Tehranvila .exe

http://os.bunghatta.ac.id/iso/SOFTWARE/.../mseinstall(win7).exe

http://download1us.softpedia.com/dl/7484153444978805b7b0cb225a176924/51180d88/100131683/software/.../mseinstall.exe

http://techliveconnect.com/.../MSE Vista & Win 7-32.exe

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

http://fs41.filehippo.com/6848/.../mseinstall.exe

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

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