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MSERT.exe

Microsoft Malware Protection

Microsoft Corporation

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from definitionupdates.microsoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Malware Protection

Description:
Microsoft Support Emergency Response Tool

Version:
1.189.1385.0

MD5:
694e12a3247cc901c56d730aa3b3b24f

SHA-1:
70be1f9659bbb142a88df8507ea480fcf49f8e33

SHA-256:
9b5c66998b52df6ffaf142bb463d3b303a05d3ebf41be3b839fbfc2de5bc0564

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:03:56 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

File size:
116.8 MB (122,467,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.189.1385.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MSERT.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\msert.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
4/22/2014 7:39:00 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 7:39:00 PM

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:
33000000CA6CD5321235C4E1550001000000CA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/4/2014 7:29:40 PM

OS version:
6.2

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
3145728:2dR9gmWegrWcZ3FgGD+bU7JHJuROAto8eX:2dRY1rWpGDSOjaql

Entry address:
0x305FF

Entry point:
E8, 1D, 09, 00, 00, E9, 0B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 94, 14, 00, 01, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, A4, 14, 00, 01, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, B0, 14, 00, 01, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, AC, 14, 00, 01, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, A8, 14, 00, 01, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 05, 00, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, D0, 02, 00, 00, A1, 00, F0, 03, 01, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF...
 
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Code size:
246 KB (251,904 bytes)

The file MSERT.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://definitionupdates.microsoft.com/download/definitionupdates/safetyscanner/.../msert.exe

http://go.microsoft.com/.../?LinkId=212733

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