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MpCmdRun.exe

Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility

Microsoft Corporation

It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler. It is installed with the Windows 8 pre-release build (RTM).
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility

 
Part of the Windows 8.1 (Blue) Operating System

Version:
4.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)

MD5:
2f2ed069151df772e1f61d3266cd7c7d

SHA-1:
cbb6623059cc31c6160b59a7a9955630721b4192

SHA-256:
59192530c2079e9da6aa46ccd4baea16de9619bc55d15ec9f130724a3079492d

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
11/5/2025 4:47:07 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
317 KB (324,560 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.9600.16384

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MpCmdRun.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\windows defender\mpcmdrun.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
1/24/2013 4:33:39 PM

Valid to:
4/24/2014 5:33:39 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:
33000000B011AF0A8BD03B9FDD0001000000B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2013 6:08:37 AM

OS version:
6.3

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:3o+qETJBpaXZE1oXkD4tJPr5uBM9kj8MD3e8V7lasc+7g4tfoOx0LvcmpECg97RE:YDE9BpRtNj8M/V7oscNIfosTt/432g1

Entry address:
0x3CD64

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 27, 07, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 3A, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 3B, 0D, 69, 72, 00, 00, 75, 10, 48, C1, C1, 10, 66, F7, C1, FF, FF, 75, 01, C3, 48, C1, C9, 10, E9, 92, 00, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 57, 48, 83, EC, 20, 8B, DA, 48, 8B, F9, FF, 15, AF, C8, 00, 00, F6, C3, 01, 74, 08, 48, 8B, CF, E8, 4A, 68, FF, FF, 48, 8B, C7, 48, 8B, 5C, 24, 30, 48, 83, C4, 20, 5F, C3...
 
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Entropy:
6.0413

Code size:
265.5 KB (271,872 bytes)

8 Scheduled Tasks
Task name:
Defender Update

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 16:00)

Task name:
Windows Defender Cache Maintenance

Path:
\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cache Maintenance

Action:
mpcmdrun.exe -idletask -taskname wdcachemaintenance

Description:
Periodic maintenance task.

Task name:
Windows Defender Cleanup

Path:
\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cleanup

Action:
mpcmdrun.exe -idletask -taskname wdcleanup

Description:
Periodic cleanup task.

Task name:
Windows Defender Scheduled Scan

Path:
\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Scheduled Scan

Action:
mpcmdrun.exe scan -schedulejob

Description:
Periodic scan task.

Task name:
Windows Defender Verification

Path:
\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Verification

Action:
mpcmdrun.exe -idletask -taskname wdverification

Description:
Periodic verification task.

Task name:
MP Scheduled Scan

Path:
\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MP Scheduled Scan

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 3:39 AM)


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