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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. This is installed with Microsoft Security Essentials. The file has been seen being downloaded from letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.0.1526.0

MD5:
1a453eede7e44733dbfaa6e427d52c9d

SHA-1:
8b6024e8e80b5326bf3ae9014a8f112f4bc220c7

SHA-256:
5f1012dfa317b0cc124c16ebfb7e17af3bf9d7227611c6bd11cec0021f793503

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 8:27:06 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
12 MB (12,621,696 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.1526.0

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\low\content.ie5\{random}\mseinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
2/22/2011 3:53:12 AM

Valid to:
5/22/2012 3:53:12 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:
6101B29B000000000015

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2009 1:58:56 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:2y36gNxpRsgwgHVbJKDl08hgxyFoAxhXWKnoE8yqWR9t3Fx5szrTagrORX9hpDb0:2CtLxkvI/ADXWKMyB9RFx5smh9c9KP

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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Entropy:
7.9856  (probably packed)

Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

The file MSEInstall.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Microsoft Security Essentials  by Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Security Essentials is an antivirus software product that provides protection against different types of malware such as computer viruses, spyware, rootkits and Trojan horses.
go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195291&mkt=en-us
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The file MSEInstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 18 URLs.

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/7tGlAA1OgVzNWudcET61Sw/1479648112/.../mseinstall-x64.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/euMopvYyPz8E0m8pgwO8qQ/1484302388/.../mseinstall-x64.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/9634cd10f75dc6f93dc2e07f2ac4fa2a2592e030/5135ff9e/.../mseinstall-x64.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/jAdWzlLr3gugEbcsNCNTmg/1462636920/.../mseinstall-x64.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/T5fzxw4_D5EhrNaQ_fyk-g/1468660185/.../mseinstall-x64.exe

http://dl10.afterdawn.com/download/08c512c2d6c9bd874166307604adde5b/.../mseinstall_en64_4.0.1526.0.exe

https://doc-10-40-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/5c84qpu21ld6j2ie49gbo9f0hn8ifuga/3rc2jide9k3po90mu7nmhk0glvnl93si/1479888000000/03169608410837925694/.../0B1DSQrtbgJ0tcTJKaUE1dUVrRXc?e=download

http://pcgalaxy.co.il/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/.../mseinstall64bit.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/0xxpTUKdMy_TOCiKFvtRVQ/1471106764/.../mseinstall-x64.exe

http://pcgalaxy.co.il/wp-content/plugins/.../download.php?id=mseinstall64bit.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/c-_t9QYfnsMbdMtQRr3-_g/1455041568/.../mseinstall-x64.exe

http://fs37.filehippo.com/3524/.../mseinstall.exe

http://www.pcgalaxy.co.il/wp-content/plugins/.../download.php?id=42

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/A/0/C/A0CB5C29-3E77-487F-A05F-EB526B5D3E0E/sk-SK/.../mseinstall.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/hMMLFYVALOvm4uvA6QNSVg/1404071774/.../mseinstall-x64.exe

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

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

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

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