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MicrosoftSecurityClient.exe

Microsoft Security Client

Mircosoft Corporation

The executable MicrosoftSecurityClient.exe has been detected as malware by 26 anti-virus scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Microsoft Essential Updater’.
Publisher:
Mircosoft Corporation

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Version:
2.0.2.0

MD5:
6deb4249cbe13173948b0dbf8d2db629

SHA-1:
bc871ca30300b583550b73bcf822fe105704d10c

SHA-256:
6a744e2a09a2e3696007acf299758d17f0a6a79a8003ad943da28d98cafa61d5

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:51:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.201581
701

AegisLab AV Signature
W32.W.Gen
2.1.4+

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Agent.aew.2
7.11.213.146

avast!
MSIL:Agent-AEW [Trj]
2014.9-150305

AVG
MSIL
2016.0.3179

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.MSIL.Agent
4.0.3.1535

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.201581
1.0.20.320

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
21299

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.201581
8.15.03.05.11

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Agent.OBE
9.11272

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.201581
11.2015-05-03_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.201581
15.3.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Msil
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.200.15167

Kaspersky
Trojan.MSIL.Agent
14.0.0.2390

McAfee
RDN/Generic.dx!dgg
5600.6835

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.201581
16.0.0.192

Norman
Troj_Generic.SACVB
11.20150305

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.03.05.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Multi.daf
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Trojan.Agen.r4
3.15.14.00

Sophos
Mal/MSIL-HL
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EAK15
7.2.64

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EAK15
10.465.05

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38138

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Agent.Win32.497843
2.0.0.2088

File size:
79 KB (80,896 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Mircosoft Corporation 2012

Original file name:
MicrosoftSecurityClient.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\updates\microsoftsecurityclient.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/24/2013 8:59:57 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:6MqlxT17ef/gltwUpHurtbMojtcT4ccD2sUZ+lDI:6jnVeHKtBgbLosDxDI

Entry address:
0x651E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 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, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7464

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
17.5 KB (17,920 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Microsoft Essential Updater

Command:
C:\ProgramData\updates\microsoftsecurityclient.exe


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