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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 self-extracting archive and installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from microsoft-security-essentials.th.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.6.0305.0

MD5:
6e03a78048293db554f514f27a946655

SHA-1:
1842f241bc782cfdf3d3f56989ada9c61b2b0eda

SHA-256:
c557ed6ed6a6d8543fb5f299f9504261ff4718ef37a579449fb370c55155b976

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:57:45 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
10.9 MB (11,447,608 bytes)

Product version:
4.6.0305.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MSEInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\mseinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
4/22/2014 8:39:00 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 8:39:00 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:
3/13/2009 8:51:25 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:qysm6CrH7VxX5qvsXUxEUXC39uPC5ZpdFKFRqAHHL3gBbmGylXo/+CtGAM/BqPrZ:qLl27Vv4uFNua5lShr/GYGrtBM/03z+S

Entry address:
0x6B23

Entry point:
6A, 28, 68, B0, 26, 00, 01, E8, AD, 01, 00, 00, 66, 81, 3D, 00, 00, 00, 01, 4D, 5A, 75, 28, A1, 3C, 00, 00, 01, 81, B8, 00, 00, 00, 01, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, 17, 0F, B7, 88, 18, 00, 00, 01, 81, F9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 74, 21, 81, F9, 0B, 02, 00, 00, 74, 06, 83, 65, E4, 00, EB, 2A, 83, B8, 84, 00, 00, 01, 0E, 76, F1, 33, C9, 39, 88, F8, 00, 00, 01, EB, 11, 83, B8, 74, 00, 00, 01, 0E, 76, DE, 33, C9, 39, 88, E8, 00, 00, 01, 0F, 95, C1, 89, 4D, E4, 83, 65, FC, 00, 6A, 01, FF, 15, EC, 21, 00, 01, 59, 83, 0D, 2C, D4...
 
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Entropy:
7.9843

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.1

Code size:
35 KB (35,840 bytes)

The file MSEInstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 31 URLs.

http://microsoft-security-essentials.th.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-flqGPpZylk5Y=

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/e70bb5830d265e47b0087f04e5797ce5/5434ed91/soft/.../microsoft-se_4-6-305-0_fr_291762_32.exe

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/f4042354ea9942d56e7c61c9e347990c/54c79893/soft/.../microsoft-se_4-6-305-0_fr_291762_32.exe

http://www.filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://www.filehorse.com/download/file/.../

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1444004215c6775/microsoft_security_essentials_32bit_4.6.305.0/.../0/

http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/ENUS/.../MSEInstall.exe

http://www.gezginler.net/indir/v/.../

http://downloads.cdnlocker.com/microsoft-security-essentials.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/941db6f623c46dc1ea0f8b17069b926c/548467a7/soft/.../microsoft-se_4-6-305-0_fr_291762_32.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/19b65bc4c5198d0a3657df677a55d0da/5469dd1e/soft/.../microsoft-se_4-6-305-0_fr_291762_32.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/4d7ac1dece9e20b4ea40822629a11dc3/549f070d/soft/.../microsoft-se_4-6-305-0_fr_291762_32.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/36611c01b2d083bab1d1a3219ca1fd7b/54ba3546/soft/.../microsoft-se_4-6-305-0_fr_291762_32.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/f70ef426c1690254f916fb9d424df894/54cfc427/soft/.../microsoft-se_4-6-305-0_fr_291762_32.exe

http://fs40.filehippo.com/7200/.../mseinstall.exe

http://www.filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://d110.cdn.m6web.fr/soft/.../microsoft-se_4-6-305-0_fr_291762_32.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/021023dbb43dbe9226cd80cb12909354/54184cb2/soft/.../microsoft-se_4-6-305-0_fr_291762_32.exe

http://microsoft-security-essentials.el.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-flqGOpp2fmpU=

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/a3f126ebf0038b64a6b2a06f81196bbf/547468a7/soft/.../microsoft-se_4-6-305-0_fr_291762_32.exe

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1416433316c6775/microsoft_security_essentials_32bit_4.6.305.0/.../0/

http://fs41.filehippo.com/7349/.../mseinstall.exe

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://down.filepuma.com/files/antivirus/.../Microsoft_Security_Essentials_(32bit)_v4.6.305.0.exe

http://www.filepuma.com/down/1410778781c6775/microsoft_security_essentials_32bit_4.6.305.0/.../0/

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1410778781c6775/microsoft_security_essentials_32bit_4.6.305.0/.../0/

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1415637365c6775/microsoft_security_essentials_32bit_4.6.305.0/.../0/

http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/ENUS/.../MSEInstall.exe

http://go.microsoft.com/.../?LinkID=231276

Latest 30 of 31 download URLs

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