home

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.commentcamarche.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.3.0216.0

MD5:
956b6af15354e1379bfe8b9a747e75d8

SHA-1:
e7aec926c9700219908ded8813305772c1b4988b

SHA-256:
46af9eeb429507587e4508618293e3b832b3d6c72ae067c7ceb455e023e00eeb

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
11/26/2024 10:11:34 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
13.2 MB (13,836,992 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.0216.0

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\mseinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
1/24/2013 11:33:36 PM

Valid to:
4/25/2014 12:33:36 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 7:58:56 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:qvoPzLj/VYVqTv8vwIvpx68sRRmnU1P5qfvJpqh:SoPzLjtYVjvwS47Oi

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9875  (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
8% remove it
 
Powered by Should I Remove It?

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

http://www.commentcamarche.net/download/.../telecharger-34066592-microsoft-security-essentials-64-bit

http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/3/9/F392321B-C03D-498A-BEBB-141E2F367E44/FRFR/.../MSEInstall.exe

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/F/3/9/F392321B-C03D-498A-BEBB-141E2F367E44/frfr/.../mseinstall.exe

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

herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.