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mpas-fex64.exe

Microsoft Malware Protection

Microsoft Corporation

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from definitionupdates.microsoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Malware Protection

Description:
AntiMalware Definition Update

Version:
1.183.2204.0

MD5:
20e767c7653bbdfe395b89abfce72c72

SHA-1:
4bcf995c3ec29bbfa696a0a7fe79338a2e6e073b

SHA-256:
2543c23aa52941c788a4ca2c9e1adf578c82ac5f6fe22830a7d9e7a8d94381a7

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:52:26 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
23.9 MB (25,031,416 bytes)

Product version:
1.183.2204.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
mpas-fe.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mpas-fex64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
4/22/2014 9:39:00 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 9:39:00 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:
33000000CA6CD5321235C4E1550001000000CA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/11/2014 4:58:20 AM

OS version:
6.3

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:u12qc998NZjAdmnaSbPDyQDOu5IF93jaDb30wmEPy38EvRjpOb1GvdMkCtstJi:u12qI8jsEnXPfDOWIF9O305Sy3DvP7vQ

Entry address:
0x1BA0

Entry point:
48, 8B, C4, 48, 89, 58, 08, 48, 89, 70, 10, 48, 89, 78, 18, 55, 41, 56, 41, 57, 48, 8D, A8, 38, FD, FF, FF, 48, 81, EC, B0, 03, 00, 00, 48, 8B, 05, 3F, 54, 00, 00, 48, 33, C4, 48, 89, 85, A0, 02, 00, 00, 45, 33, FF, 33, C0, C7, 44, 24, 58, 03, 00, 00, 00, 41, 8B, DF, 4C, 89, 7C, 24, 60, 44, 89, 7C, 24, 54, 44, 89, 7C, 24, 50, 4C, 89, 7C, 24, 30, 48, 89, 44, 24, 38, 4C, 89, 7C, 24, 40, 48, 89, 44, 24, 48, E8, 29, 3B, 00, 00, 41, 8D, 57, 01, 45, 33, C9, 45, 33, C0, 33, C9, FF, 15, EB, 75, 01, 00, 48, 8D, 44...
 
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Entropy:
7.9991  (probably packed)

Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

The file mpas-fex64.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://definitionupdates.microsoft.com/download/DefinitionUpdates/VersionedSignatures/AM/1.183.2204.0/.../mpas-feX64.exe

http://www.microsoft.com/security/.../adlpackages.aspx?arch=x64&prod=925A3ACA-C353-458A-AC8D-A7E5EB378092&format=1

http://go.microsoft.com/.../?LinkID=121721&arch=x64&prod=925A3ACA-C353-458A-AC8D-A7E5EB378092&format=1

http://go.microsoft.com/.../?linkid=70632

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