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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 mse.dlservice.microsoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSE Package

Version:
2.1.1116.0

MD5:
ad2c37ceb8ada40431ac9e4a41098820

SHA-1:
76d6a97a3850126556f037e4537633c09fdbf84a

SHA-256:
6b507e4e0fcbe4c29b22eb731f615bae416e07fbca12921fa1739dc1b929a2c6

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:39:51 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
7.7 MB (8,068,864 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.1116.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MSEInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
7/20/2010 3:53:10 AM

Valid to:
10/20/2011 3:53:10 AM

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:
6108775F00000000004A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2009 11:51:25 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:mygEK8yo0JkSpZQDjERNZmEzYxUl2TkIuKkRNbxyYqX2+d:mj87OwjER/Ps6dIubTxyrvd

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:
7.9720  (probably packed)

Code size:
35 KB (35,840 bytes)

The file MSEInstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

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

http://share2.earthlinktele.com/download.aspx?file=784348164&sig=MzEvMTAvMjAxNiAxMDoxMzo0Nw==

http://pf.dlvit.com/s/.../2/226410-663783-microsoft-security-essentials.exe

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

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

https://vodafone.is/library/.../mseinstall.exe

http://dl.meraki.net/.../mseinstall-xp-32bit.exe

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

http://software.oldversion.com/download.php?f=YTo1OntzOjQ6InRpbWUiO2k6MTM5NTIwMDEyNztzOjI6ImlkIjtpOjUzOTk7czo0OiJmaWxlIjtzOjIwOiIyLjEuMV9tc2VpbnN0YWxsLmV4ZSI7czozOiJ1cmwiO3M6Njk6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cub2xkdmVyc2lvbi5jb20vd2luZG93cy9taWNyb3NvZnQtc2VjdXJpdHktZXNzZW50aWFscy0yLTEtMSI7czo0OiJwYXNzIjtzOjMyOiI2YTFhN2M3OWI4NDgzZjk0MDE4YjQzZjM4NzMxOTQ2MiI7fQ==

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

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