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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:
1.191.954.0

MD5:
e1d6d615150a74a7cadd9eec98a9612e

SHA-1:
d09415c9e0514ae71312659a7083af27720831e9

SHA-256:
8df0de9fb8d9d5b89609247f092ceb248a32c9e18fc9519ed50b3c8e4d8c7d20

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 4:03:57 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
119.5 MB (125,267,704 bytes)

Product version:
1.191.954.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MSERT.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\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=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:
12/26/2014 8:49:48 PM

OS version:
6.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
3145728:ZNrpkUbet61vZNb02n8wg3ZEdlGCIMkN3ZGnHqifKZcIrQQBFy:Zw8caZpt8wg3Z6lGC51nHlcQQXy

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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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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