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securityscan_release_small.exe

McAfee Security Scan Plus

McAfee, Inc.

The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.mcafee.com.
Publisher:
McAfee, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
McAfee Security Scan Plus

Description:
McAfee Security Scan Plus Installer

Version:
3.0.229

MD5:
bf66bc291b99884c16ea3722a24be1e2

SHA-1:
8df05a43a4c4dbd35d3be3b365cc8ed54dba45ff

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 probable false positive detection)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
12/16/2025 2:39:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17295

File size:
865.8 KB (886,544 bytes)

Product version:
3.0

Copyright:
© McAfee, Inc.

Original file name:
SecurityScan_Inner.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\securityscan_release_small.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
McAfee, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/5/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/31/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="McAfee, Inc.", OU=IIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="McAfee, Inc.", L=Santa Clara, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
68A5C8472452E98D425488C3981C28F8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 5:41:54 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NFLG9pp+ZpupBEGJySn822BSAsCU4VPQNkqkwCta62:NE9z+ZkpBEERWhsKpfaV

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9611

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file securityscan_release_small.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/iss-loc/mss/953/.../SecurityScan_Release_small.exe

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