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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 share2.earthlinktele.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.0.1526.0

MD5:
4cc124d12e39d0620931bbba53362c49

SHA-1:
ad028a17f6f9f5fe38ea7cb6d0c2756b7b72d2e3

SHA-256:
f614900ea72429f065d0701469fa000b077d844eaa217ee3c9d67f95e60d0cb7

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:37:12 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
9.8 MB (10,288,512 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.1526.0

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}\downloads\mseinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
2/21/2011 2:53:12 PM

Valid to:
5/21/2012 3:53:12 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:
6101B29B000000000015

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2009 1:51:25 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:mysrVmhjSrTKMNFNauHsh3KKbSttQzFyov0WxgYhnWjKfvAdnAMo5G:m/pkoT3FhS3VGfQNv1sOfYdnjr

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:
7.9815

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 21 URLs.

http://share2.earthlinktele.com/download.aspx?file=1407268650&sig=MTQvMTAvMjAxNiAxMToyMTozNg==

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/apEzlBH5uhuJ_Ta4lxxdEw/1445538874/.../mseinstall.exe

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/1/7/0/170D6F32-61C8-4AFF-AD32-D793084A7ACD/elGR/.../mseinstall.exe

http://118.97.213.117/dde/41/.../mseinstall.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/ea560EzoxoVHDtVGx0qOAg/1474789027/.../mseinstall.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/b48e0ba70c01b12e4abd9de7386f81dffc8bfea1/5135ff9d/.../mseinstall.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/n-pMCw6xsJSKjvWb62btGQ/1462636863/.../mseinstall.exe

http://pcgalaxy.co.il/wp-content/plugins/.../download.php?id=mseinstall32bit.exe

https://doc-0c-7g-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/b15q2gjpec2t120ckjfghjkakopr69p3/vl8k2onitf2comak6fjjnha5je7iga1k/1471500000000/.../18438064376586529419/0BzfDaR7ZORDJNFlvcEU4UGpNdG8?e=download

https://doc-0s-40-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/5c84qpu21ld6j2ie49gbo9f0hn8ifuga/qggoktfmg592u5s139nklt8nmvanhm66/1479888000000/03169608410837925694/.../0B1DSQrtbgJ0tQXVrWXhpaGQyb1E?e=download

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

http://140.112.36.190:81/dl/5056657e5f776c174fceede93b36ce3f/.../mseinstall.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/53/09/.../mseinstall.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/lC4VuV9-dC67bZgPQzTGlA/1460359505/.../mseinstall.exe

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

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

http://www.pcgalaxy.co.il/wp-content/plugins/.../download.php?id=43

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/QFXvMfoNVK0cVXR5Q_kWfA/1416393262/.../mseinstall.exe

http://letoltes.szoftverbazis.hu/AyBCRtCzeb8qQhWPCH5aJQ/1399918774/.../mseinstall.exe

http://fs31.filehippo.com/7577/.../mseinstall.exe

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

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