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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 setup and installation application. This is installed with Microsoft Security Essentials. The file has been seen being downloaded from greg.gac.edu and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.5.0216.0

MD5:
687bb92e3b3179a4eb4aa5149d820c3b

SHA-1:
d88c479257ca7d67fce325f1c4419600b933b2ad

SHA-256:
66054cedf2e080eb8d747a45bca0b0e1645631b8d29c3f1d7c7c7fae7613fb8e

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 2:36:52 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
13.2 MB (13,829,304 bytes)

Product version:
4.5.0216.0

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}\downloads\mseinstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
1/24/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2014 12:00:00 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 1:58:56 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:kyjiXA936KZlO5bdjmXFF2yqB9DCCwiS1sgbiDkRzVgP7ew+xOMRNiYtDhnUo8ri:k3wmbBc2y29RSbgPsHiyKrK9

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:
7.9875  (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 47 URLs.

http://greg.gac.edu/download/PC/.../mseinstallx64.exe

http://192.168.1.1:8181/http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/enus/.../mseinstall.exe

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1399533059c5576/microsoft_security_essentials_64bit_4.5.0216.0/.../0/

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

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

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

http://rescomp.bloomu.edu/pages/downloads/applications/virusprotection/.../msex64.exe

http://fskbhe2.puk.ac.za/pub/Windows/Utils/Antivirus/.../MSEInstall-x64-4.5.216.0.exe

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

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

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

http://fs40.filehippo.com/5868/.../mseinstall.exe

http://dl.filehorse.com/win/anti-virus/.../Security-Essentials-4.5.216-(64-bit).exe

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/general/.../security_essentials_vista_64?mirror_id=0&version_id=80418&software_id=2476

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/.../download.cfm?version_id=80418&software_id=2476&mirror_id=0&installer=0&perion=0&air_installer=0

http://software.downloadtree.net/mseinstall.exe

http://dl1.afterdawn.com/download/0e4613db223a32ab3978333a4a1de31f/563d09d3/.../MSEInstall_x64_EN_v4.5.216.0.exe

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

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

http://dw.html.it/index.php?softname=mseinstal4.5.216.0.exe&code=1407136929&q=NzMwODB8bWljcm9zb2Z0LXNlY3VyaXR5LWVzc2VudGlhbHMtMTE=

http://fs35.filehippo.com/7562/.../mseinstall.exe

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

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

http://fs36.filehippo.com/9753/.../mseinstall.exe

http://www.downloadcrew.com/?act=software.download&id=423&t=1407855486&c=ed6d57bac381842653b7bb9882a3f8499e211929

http://www.filepuma.com/down/1406651233c5576/microsoft_security_essentials_64bit_4.5.0216.0/.../0/

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1406651233c5576/microsoft_security_essentials_64bit_4.5.0216.0/.../0/

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

http://fs40.filehippo.com/5307/.../mseinstall.exe

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

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