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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. This is installed with Microsoft Security Essentials. The file has been seen being downloaded from pf.dlvit.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Client

Description:
MSEInstall Package

Version:
4.2.0223.0

MD5:
40260af3a7b4f412d77a1a5209847be2

SHA-1:
fc6118cecada8b5dbb8a1459c85b0420cb755f6a

SHA-256:
2c18e3c9be849a310b19fa7ae7fea1d128a04f02f60d25bbff395f8f829440cc

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:09:00 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
10.6 MB (11,091,432 bytes)

Product version:
4.2.0223.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MSEInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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:
9/5/2012 12:42:09 AM

Valid to:
3/5/2013 12:42:09 AM

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:
330000009D1E8D27AEB8F3D83800010000009D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2009 9:51:25 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:hy6Qw6SR/XQ3YlIAQJ5xBph6S5GltPki+HlwafWIAz11N05Kmpypd9Pzo5QAvwJ9:hV6SlA3ljph6SwlZk9FwaLAt05bpI/kM

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:
7.9835

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.1

Code size:
35 KB (35,840 bytes)

The file MSEInstall.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

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 16 URLs.

http://pf.dlvit.com/s/.../2/226410-672320-microsoft-security-essentials.exe

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

http://cdn.yjc.ir/files/fa/news/1392/1/.../1006000_778.exe

http://files5.fastdownload6.com/youdownloaders?id=2856&c=27541&aid=6&source=bing

https://mg.mail.yahoo.com/.../download?m=YaDownload&mid=2_0_0_1_36000_AG5K2kIAABPjU3hFMgAAAKpdsjU&fid=Inbox&pid=2&clean=0&appid=YahooMailNeo

http://files5.mirror6.net/youdownloaders?id=192

http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/.../MSEInstall_x86_en_us.exe

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

http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../mseinstallx86(dobreprogramy.pl).exe

https://onedrive.live.com/download.aspx?cid=737E23A28111F395&resid=737E23A28111F395!147&canary=oKoknmNxOtKVO86O9i73Ar0LRsUo 06b5WHOVRBc kI=3

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

http://downloader2.downloadinfo.co/download.php?id=0a6816afbbe8fbbbcccecd1caa285e479863ec03&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImRpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJnYiIsIm8iOiJ3aW44IiwiYiI6ImNoMjgiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZGlfNTFkZDllNTZjMDkxYzAuMTE4MDk2MTMiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjAiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzczNDc4NDg2LCJrdyI6Im1pY3Jvc29mdCBzZWN1cml0eSBlc3NlbnRpYWxzIiwiY3UiOiJtaWNyb3NvZnQgc2VjdXJpdHkgZXNzZW50aWFscyIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

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

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

http://downloader2.downloadinfo.co/download.php?id=0a6816afbbe8fbbbcccecd1caa285e479863ec03&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImRpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJnYiIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImNoMjgiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZGlfNTFlY2Y1MDIwMzc2ZjMuNjMzOTExMTMiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjAiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzc0NDgzNzE0LCJrdyI6Im1pY3Jvc29mdCBzZWN1cml0eSBlc3NlbnRpYWxzIiwiY3UiOiJtaWNyb3NvZnQgc2VjdXJpdHkgZXNzZW50aWFscyIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

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

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