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microsoft security essentials setup.exe

The application microsoft security essentials setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 18 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from microsoft-security-essentials.todownload.com.
MD5:
d22f3cefee71377868de48a54d8d6955

SHA-1:
8cb1c797dc0ad4d1cdc7b1106c3d8050a585e628

SHA-256:
9b0697fcf0ceae06363f3634c6f927c73da2dceef5d1f46f4c74ab1e280a620a

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 4:16:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
15.04.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.141.164

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
2014.9-150429

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3124

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18646

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.82
9.0.1.0119

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.KN potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.S.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.121779
11.2015-29-04_4

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of windows media player setup.exe
2015.7.29.15

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!CFAA9F79EAAB
5600.6780

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfmywd
0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.04.29.03

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15427

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
59

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBOHA5
7.2.119

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
28102

File size:
1.2 MB (1,215,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft security essentials setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8kh/Qm1bfLI3xKxxP9OsiZTFR5jwoRL2t4qqzM1zeyYIXIh1UbR3nbkwwYko7QJZ:8kzK4OZVZaIY1yCXIXUbR3bkww87QJZ

Entry address:
0xD5C10

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 2C, 70, 41, 00, E8, 03, D1, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7651

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
866 KB (886,784 bytes)

The file microsoft security essentials setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://microsoft-security-essentials.todownload.com/get/file/.../771856?s=eB4pUi6V-x6yUOnxkHVyuA&t=1374773221&ext=.exe

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