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

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.3.0216.0

MD5:
cd33a6aeff635d4e2e792c8361cfd11f

SHA-1:
ebbae8ee838cdca498365e2d40a95cbbddd5e492

SHA-256:
e37948e86b80d230f1be817b771f6ba5d3182019dde280b58fd5a83a95a375c0

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:26:03 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
13.2 MB (13,813,944 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.0216.0

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 5:33:36 PM

Valid to:
4/24/2014 6:33:36 PM

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 2:58:56 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:HNiZtjLCYe90Mg0vbNNyyrdQZsGV9oNxQ1Nwoyyo:tiZ1LCR90MgYNN14rV9o3Roo

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 seen being distributed by the following 30 URLs.

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

http://192.168.43.1:33455/static/storage/.../mseinstallFOR 64 BIT.exe

http://webmail1.mail.aol.com/37966-111/aol-6/en-us/.../get-attachment.aspx?uid=35117660&folder=NewMail&partId=3&saveAs=mseinstall.exe

http://61.6.254.194/msupdate/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/enus/.../mseinstall.exe

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/sh/77fi5ny82v2ozgc/.../MSEInstall 64bit Windows 7 ONLY.exe

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

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

http://sophos-vwa.wheelercountyschools.org/.../patience.cgi?id=61eff2b5-1b8c-47d4-8f20-e14145ead51b

http://helpdesk.oneonta.edu/dl/Anti-virus for Windows/.../mseinstall.exe

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

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

http://www.slunecnice.cz/sw/microsoft-security-essentials/stahnout/.../?m=47c024a39e503ab22827a7a1ede5a1e3&t=520ca9c1

http://fs41.filehippo.com/4444/.../mseinstall.exe

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

http://fs41.filehippo.com/5065/.../mseinstall.exe

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

http://fs41.filehippo.com/7188/.../mseinstall.exe

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

http://downloader2.downloadinfo.co/download.php?id=0a6816afbbe8fbbbcccecd1caa285e479863ec03&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImRpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJnYiIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImNoMzAiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZGlfNTI1MWIzNWI2NTg4ZjguMzMzNjkwMTgiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjAiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzgxMDg2MDQzLCJrdyI6Im1pY3Jvc29mdCBzZWN1cml0eSBlc3NlbnRpYWxzIiwiY3UiOiJtaWNyb3NvZnQgc2VjdXJpdHkgZXNzZW50aWFscyIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

http://fs41.filehippo.com/8484/.../mseinstall.exe

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

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

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

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

http://www.slunecnice.cz/sw/microsoft-security-essentials/xp32/stahnout/.../?m=98ea7baae020c5681d1149df457a64f7&t=52308194

http://download.slunecnice.cz/slunecnice/98ea7baae020c5681d1149df457a64f7/52308194/win/.../MSEInstall_x86_cs_cz.exe

http://scs.cssd.pitt.edu/tech/sites/default/files/.../mseinstall64.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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