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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:
1.191.1928.0

MD5:
bb4c329d8b7e3a98630eb00f3fe4f620

SHA-1:
ba147c591a7e266f59e9b475502f037132afcdaf

SHA-256:
89afa4c2d29cc3104c24860a0a59fc7bf58bc7b0d31216ea2992fb1699868889

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 3:29:42 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
118.4 MB (124,160,760 bytes)

Product version:
1.191.1928.0

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\rx2u69p7\msert.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
4/22/2014 6:39:00 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 6:39:00 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:
33000000C91909212EBBA648810001000000C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2015 3:19:09 PM

OS version:
6.2

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
3145728:dNrpkUbe061vZNb02n8wg3ZEdlGCIMkN3ZGnHqifKZcIrQ:dw8VaZpt8wg3Z6lGC51nHlcQ

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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Entropy:
7.9613  (probably packed)

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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