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mrt.exe

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Microsoft Corporation

MRT is an anti-malware utility that checks a PC for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software and helps to remove the infection if it is found. The version of the tool delivered by Microsoft Update and Windows Update runs in the background and then reports if a malware infection is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Version:
5.13.10300.0

MD5:
12d55002eaaa290be65c320b9c6e67ca

SHA-1:
5e7a996675ef3d72e55ed3720f89e4f45a9df438

SHA-256:
8a00a9308b0393154e3cc9873d8b48f664322740ab611e50c0b65d392ce9a0a7

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
5/7/2025 7:12:01 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
91 MB (95,414,520 bytes)

Product version:
5.13.10300.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
mrt.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\mrt.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
5/16/2013 9:20:13 PM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 9:20:13 PM

Subject:
CN=Microsoft Windows, OU=MOPR, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Microsoft Windows Verification PCA, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Serial number:
3300000020C8E989174AADFCE6000000000020

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/2/2014 3:02:01 AM

OS version:
6.3

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1572864:J+569qovjXMHP/b/x/m5xX5xo5xo5xd/e/u5xz5x/5xn5xi5x15x/FUa7/AIBNQt:ggNgP/b/x/m5xX5xo5xo5xd/e/u5xz5C

Entry address:
0x3CBDC

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, CF, 11, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 92, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 3B, 0D, F9, E3, 00, 00, 75, 10, 48, C1, C1, 10, 66, F7, C1, FF, FF, 75, 01, C3, 48, C1, C9, 10, E9, 32, 01, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 40, 53, 48, 83, EC, 20, 48, 8B, D9, 48, 8B, 05, 44, 20, 01, 00, 48, 89, 44, 24, 38, 48, 83, F8, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 9B, 6B, 01, 00, EB, 5D, B9, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 51, 12, 00, 00, 90, 48, 8B, 05, 1F, 20, 01, 00, 48, 89, 44...
 
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Code size:
291 KB (297,984 bytes)

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