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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 global-shared-files-lw.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.4.0304.0

MD5:
bfba3103d1b3539164b50fd8d257bc1d

SHA-1:
ca089a6811a9ec2d1cf7eeaa21f579e5b3da4669

SHA-256:
b2db42e3e2bc1add7284f0fa5183eca90f013c93bc6703c2b37b3912e506cc7d

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:29:15 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
10.6 MB (11,154,256 bytes)

Product version:
4.4.0304.0

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\low\content.ie5\{random}\mseinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
1/24/2013 11:33:36 PM

Valid to:
4/25/2014 12:33:36 AM

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:
33000000ADC6484C2DCB9A424C0001000000AD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2009 7:51:25 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:iybx3Nb/5yUy9RSCGFTgdWvefyzhbeQ+l7Ohcpvzch2P9DWI5AA9cTeUW39wk:i6NR5yUKRSFV3efy1bH+lSGpLcOp9P9j

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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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 6 URLs.

http://global-shared-files-lw.softonic.com/ca0/89a/.../MSEInstall_NL.exe

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/ca0/89a/.../file?SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=no&id_file=83630&instance=softonic_nl&type=PROGRAM&Expires=1422583600&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&Signature=bb-zWXkN4nqyzm47QXHEWRC3Nbvsq8XC3mf02qtKgB8Ghr9CRUHtMMFBouVDy8uiIoAYR4hoCZFgHwbwPm~RDg99lTUKfiR9uR-RtwsUZRXWexiU~xB83EIrOnkcFyEnnLxHToineqKBmZ-aQXgJ-h~r1SdoC2CeU3lER2zcsLQ_&filename=MSEInstall_NL.exe

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

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/9/F/D/9FDD1ABA-8A02-465A-A321-535388226BD7/nlnl/.../mseinstall.exe

http://go.microsoft.com/.../?LinkID=231274

http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/F/D/9FDD1ABA-8A02-465A-A321-535388226BD7/NLNL/.../MSEInstall.exe

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