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MSEInstall.exe

Microsoft Security Client

Microsoft Corporation

The MSEInstall Package is the installer for Microsoft Security Essentials, an anti-virus protection platform. Upon new releases/updates of MSEInstall, Windows Update will download the client and install it. This is a setup and installation application. The file has been seen being downloaded from 201.31.162.81 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.8.0204.0

MD5:
3512d274c67651809e53e1fda9bea9e0

SHA-1:
06563bdfe59fc74b7eaac7635d6b5e734002765e

SHA-256:
89704a7019caf7bceac855c0c558f2d2d08f2940331d767b90305abb589c229b

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 4:49:21 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
13.6 MB (14,261,440 bytes)

Product version:
4.8.0204.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MSEInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mseinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
4/22/2014 2:39:00 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 2:39:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Microsoft Corporation, OU=AOC, 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:
33000000C91909212EBBA648810001000000C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2009 3:58:56 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:gsQwsCVqzO21gJvfJ57Kfn4JTK3CS9IUm3:TQwYzO216H37K207O

Entry address:
0x9850

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 58, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 70, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 78, 66, 81, 3D, 99, 67, FF, FF, 4D, 5A, 74, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 7C, 48, 63, 05, C4, 67, FF, FF, 48, 8D, 0D, 81, 67, FF, FF, 48, 03, C1, 81, 38, 50, 45, 00, 00, 74, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 5B, 0F, B7, 48, 18, 81, F9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 74, 32, 81, F9, 0B, 02, 00, 00, 74, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 3F, 83, B8, 84, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 77, 08, 33, DB, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 2E, 33, DB, 39, 98, F8, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5C, 24, 60, EB, 1D...
 
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Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

The file MSEInstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

http://201.31.162.81/cache/mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/4/1/5/415CADB4-C974-4DB7-9C44-565EEEBF5509/ptbr/.../mseinstall.exe

http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/1/5/415CADB4-C974-4DB7-9C44-565EEEBF5509/PTBR/.../MSEInstall.exe

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/enus/.../mseinstall.exe

http://201.48.251.17/msupdate-hijack/id/4/1/5/415CADB4-C974-4DB7-9C44-565EEEBF5509/ptbr/.../mseinstall.exe/original/mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/4/1/5/415CADB4-C974-4DB7-9C44-565EEEBF5509/ptbr/.../mseinstall.exe

http://lnkr.us/get?key=b11e8793cade0a4fedc9f17323b20200&ref=http://windows.microsoft.com/pt-br/windows/security-essentials-all-versions&uid=81605790&out=http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/4/1/5/415CADB4-C974-4DB7-9C44-565EEEBF5509/ptbr/.../mseinstall.exe

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/4/1/5/415CADB4-C974-4DB7-9C44-565EEEBF5509/ptbr/.../mseinstall.exe

https://download.microsoft.com/download/4/1/5/415CADB4-C974-4DB7-9C44-565EEEBF5509/PTBR/.../MSEInstall.exe

http://www.techtudo.com.br/_/software/.../download

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/4/1/5/415CADB4-C974-4DB7-9C44-565EEEBF5509/ptbr/.../mseinstall.exe

http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/1/5/415CADB4-C974-4DB7-9C44-565EEEBF5509/PTBR/.../MSEInstall.exe

http://go.microsoft.com/.../?LinkID=231277

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