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

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSE Package

Version:
2.1.1116.0

MD5:
b34618eaf07f752b7572f7e7d0431101

SHA-1:
f255da05d374eb6bc3c33eb6d0f8cdc212131811

SHA-256:
c88fdc534f39a6c670a1e15ab455f58dc7ade88782d825d3b4b01c1da7d7c2fa

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:56:53 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
9.7 MB (10,165,440 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.1116.0

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\low\content.ie5\{random}\mseinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
7/19/2010 6:53:10 PM

Valid to:
10/19/2011 6:53:10 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:
6108775F00000000004A

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:ryLpzQ3DRiBiL0SEV2twdcR60ivBxUyEDVJ0r336Z7p8JNXtQWHJk:rl3DRi3lU9Q3KcDy

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:
7.9789  (probably packed)

Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

The file MSEInstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 18 URLs.

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

http://share2.earthlinktele.com/download.aspx?file=1145923749&sig=MzAvMDcvMjAxNiAxNDozNjoyMQ==

http://www.ul.edu.lb/files/.../annonce_29_1049_1055.exe

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

temp:Microsoft Corporation Anti_virus 64Bit.exe

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/fd95ajkJ6rQb2YYN68GsNWwvZ7is2DlDpxfi3wCBuGtRJfblVDb6fV8v85I2YL6BY3LhTGo6EtXEnGKpdaIGemslFkxeDTGOUzZmnFyjgWHL6qd97f0xa_ZXS5qdQ0aO/dO00nbyL75h3YZ4pRzvFTM1Ld3gmrjq_57o5smo7ovcv2EKgidWGfJ9kH3lfzy7PVvos9tUz0yv7hJvkUPkaF8mCp4GLkjrkCN9DiCwTX5h6HSgdw7hv1NUTOoKEXPWx/CLElctDQwNHaYe7L6DWesmZFTD3bnkbOxMf83ZkwXyxLbgsEb99d6xD5YpLAHMD1tsCDk2DkyD445Hf3xUbkFTDv4uhzX7XGEbFS7GX_FQ4jMWbObEY0Jx7fY0KICwLt/.../

http://fs11.filehippo.com/1282/.../mseinstall.exe

https://vodafone.is/library/.../mseinstallx64.exe

http://dl.meraki.net/.../mseinstall-vista7-64bit.exe

http://dl.cdn.chip.eu/downloads/.../mssefullinstall-amd64fre-en-us-vista-win764bit_1.0_MASTER.exe

https://www.nsc.utwente.nl/.../downsw.php?l=VFVaV1UxcFllRTVoVjA1NVlqTk9kbHB1VW1aVk1sWnFaRmhLY0dSSWJHWlNXRTU2V2xjMU1HRlhSbk5qZVRoNVRHcEZkVTFVUlhoT2FUUjNaa1Y0ZUUweWNEaFVWazVHV0RCc2RXTXpVbWhpUjNobVZqSnNkVTU1TVZkaFdFNHdXVlk0TWs1RlNuQmtSamxXVTNrMWJHVkhWamhOVkUwelRWUkJNazVFVlRGUFNIY3pUWHBGUFE9PQ

http://ithelp/WiFi/Software/.../mseinstall.exe

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

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

http://fs11.filehippo.com/2844/.../mseinstall.exe

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

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