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

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.9.0218.0

MD5:
d42f44c0fd09361278b0873298d82b1f

SHA-1:
f35f6c387836aa67c82aed3d61da38c020eb87d1

SHA-256:
a144a3d44f582a93bb72d7ef81b905931565c22514bb2a29922919a84a342920

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:09:15 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
13.7 MB (14,347,456 bytes)

Product version:
4.9.0218.0

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:
6/4/2015 7:42:45 PM

Valid to:
9/4/2016 7:42:45 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:
3300000109E3CDCA941016A298000100000109

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2009 7:58:56 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:qAniqPnt6FHqpJwM1+dG3F0WkY4er0g73:FXkRSJrjI7C

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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Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

The file MSEInstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://www.safetagheart.com/nl9xf1WmX6nuVruHQgjpyMAgFJUO1TTvUbne_dagep8o3PWTCFL7Sh Q0SO8rdo4pgnlqb1obKcfXhOkKoWt6LV YHcEKQBkN9JmlO gbOV_Z2nbQbuDs8nVdo1qs_Yaj3NPmf4fw3PZ6GYXTn1RXnhdjpu_Sw zxUa4ZYdrGxffEwhp8mxku5JXXcmFb506caU w3Gcp8YcXddrK_8TbInRAbW5M7mpIq odBm0QM3g6R 3Xpf670YuRwhd2DTrgyaohTwcqo6BGbUuRtiCQRdoHQMxIKSxQCn0J_fNEv 25LnjBBY_gTfe8NXe1gCrBVDD0PAZ_zgx90OJ3 JFrAIkEt3vIwmaveAOMQdQIN2HGSP4VoIN9PifUrostT4f5pcHAn20hax0De80tNWqIZ2tq y_NGMpggDASjMXx2qthX3UH1fnSVd7PJhtsoBVdFJJETgbzUcnoujEFROVAcu4m B2 A35UDZ5ZNvIFKW6CyXL2xCh8LKUpivv1QlXAmjuZ59btHcwP4oUdlVtH7 BOcyozQ==-GywAAOTTxcYQJFMUqTDz_fEwkQP22oVOVmebB9qN3w_iIiR9Uv_MXXREM4yFWBU=-e

http://www.safetagheart.com/oYGcPw9 hKKFluifSNT2MKQ3wWqcZEiOaQHLW3PwpsIwRaWJZlDEEL6kVkBAiKH2ldlyf2DexCDIx8B1RA2MkdNKYGDUcEwD9ZKhIf_pX6ybAG9RwWWRI0AwLOISM_S_9__ZlzK0uiuFTStctd7Yz7lqoSko584vEyzlO5sdhBTFXH11ssaBDL8Pw4Nf77rokuywsTXAjHJoYIR2Ss_OfgO20gI70biDnmftMlZG53x3SStebfQE1Ow7tzHsWaXg8MHZ7eRUO FaUipro_tpikkOO9Nb5uoQXj4WHXcSjRyNAqm Bf0JSCHtDZ1sheLyti1jwuDTuFwjPxqBr Fkc8G0Oddstl8j8t936yYFHJ8L6V iURXW9B4WqmfKk9m_oHfQuuQd09H1qK9Flstu7SV rveyk2hIvrUX_jbnjrI9yaxvhAcc90O5zqgNqa2ILKQ2tbXOFD9p2d3WaPY1lUOXZyPVhk_kKyb2Sp5qPYO_P6wtD uUCT_MX8lnzAVVAKIiaKt3PEiKB0uo uR6Ee5pzXgSfg==-GywAAOTTxcYQJFMUqTDz_fEwkQP22oVOVmebB9qN3w_iIiR9Uv_MXXREM4yFWBU=-e

http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=256380&a=2459594&g=0&epi=XdSn0e3h3.k-V9n8nWzbJECT.HrQv9D0EA&url=http://go.microsoft.com/.../?LinkID=231277

https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/C/F/0CF12DC1-AE67-4C19-8434-EC07EB82BB8C/HUHU/.../MSEInstall.exe

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

http://mse.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/0/C/F/0CF12DC1-AE67-4C19-8434-EC07EB82BB8C/huhU/.../mseinstall.exe

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