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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:
1.175.2472.0

MD5:
739f64d9593beb6cb3fa56a43e2f3296

SHA-1:
76344bca5227a048776566a362402700b392a877

SHA-256:
e7f27c3a171b654d78c8abd72962ae24a71b62b435a3a9eb2ac0db08d6ad7438

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 4:44:01 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
105.4 MB (110,557,464 bytes)

Product version:
1.175.2472.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MSERT.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
4/22/2014 8:39:00 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 8:39:00 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:
6/16/2014 5:46:57 PM

OS version:
6.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
1572864:2a7bbWQ0Z2+uupnsqGKtIwFWzTco2avPtd+AKn5r6dGt6ycno/s/gWr8CWTmJ1NE:2cbbWh2+LKKCc4PtdknA65b/GXOQNe1Z

Entry address:
0x3EFBC

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, E3, 0C, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 9A, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, EE, 29, FC, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 48, 83, EC, 38, 48, 8B, 44, 24, 60, 48, 89, 44, 24, 20, E8, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 38, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 40, 53, 48, 81, EC, 40, 05, 00, 00, 48, 8B, 05, F0, 30, 01, 00, 48, 33, C4, 48, 89, 84, 24, 30, 05, 00, 00, 48, 8D, 4C, 24, 60, FF, 15, EA, 21, FC, FF, 48, 8B, 9C, 24, 58, 01, 00, 00, 48, 8D, 54, 24, 40, 48, 8B, CB, 45, 33, C0, FF, 15, C1...
 
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Entropy:
7.9291  (probably packed)

Code size:
323 KB (330,752 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=212732

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