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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 ftp-stahuj.centrum.cz and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.9.0218.0

MD5:
66212f247d0e370700a58814859ad8e6

SHA-1:
bec28bc649a7901420d30a39a75ea04a4b777010

SHA-256:
782adb91395779a4e40b1714f6d5abc64f28a7d84a0e4afdb0c2754835a0cb8d

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:51:59 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
11.1 MB (11,667,800 bytes)

Product version:
4.9.0218.0

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:
6/4/2015 7:42:45 PM

Valid to:
9/4/2016 7:42:45 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:
3300000109E3CDCA941016A298000100000109

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:xyDjhSK0gcbfWRCVd2mfhkYhOXLuKQi43ex95O2XKJsm1sd07wT8OISqqPy1kAgB:xaQgefWRCSYhOXxg3IPKJT1G0+8JoK1g

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)

The file MSEInstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://ftp-stahuj.centrum.cz/dl/e43ce328f22be877f30e57300ecf7c8e/584f2192/stahuj/download/software/secured/m/microsoft-security-essentials/492180/.../mseinstall.exe

https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/4/6/14619786-83FC-4C07-99A6-B712C494E946/CSCZ/.../MSEInstall.exe

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

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/1/4/6/14619786-83FC-4C07-99A6-B712C494E946/csCZ/.../mseinstall.exe

http://ftp-stahuj.centrum.cz/dl/3b09f5459fc6a6fb23e94662f19c40ec/5728e1e9/stahuj/download/software/secured/m/microsoft-security-essentials/492180/.../mseinstall.exe

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