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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from cs10.userfiles.me and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.4.0304.0

MD5:
a0a097532f8c31afc19fdb6f73c5dfd2

SHA-1:
cfe68016cc5fdcdc1ffb3cb49f028331a6d8fd38

SHA-256:
686c674d221267ea10316ca4b293e5c7d084d01feffdc29b8d890bd08e9aa7da

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 8:55:25 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
13.1 MB (13,697,208 bytes)

Product version:
4.4.0304.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MSEInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
1/25/2013 2:33:36 AM

Valid to:
4/25/2014 2:33:36 AM

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 10:58:56 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:ny/+XwVhDFIHiC3HZ69CFQFsLB11tGr8tdPvLGsF8/o4dpEc4RnZoGDwXhrXW79:ndXwjMiC3Z69CWsLdtlnA/X+Zi9WJ

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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Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

The file MSEInstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://cs10.userfiles.me/f/0/1391787743/45416722/0/.../mseinstall-spaces.ru.exe

http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/6/0/760B9188-4468-4FAD-909E-4D16FE49AF47/RURU/.../MSEInstall.exe

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

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/7/6/0/760B9188-4468-4FAD-909E-4D16FE49AF47/ruRU/.../mseinstall.exe

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