The MsMpEng.exe (Antimalware Service Executable) File Analysis

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MsMpEng.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name	MsMpEng.exe
File Type	PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version	1.0.144.174
Database Version	2023-11-01 14:03:30 UTC

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Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

Detection Rate

103,384

File Size (bytes)

2023-11-01

Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type	Value	Action
MD5	ca2de21d04a42228b707abce64ebbc8b
SHA1	85536ad6afee43b728ed12ee8cffca41f74f6446
SHA256	2ccb6063389f3512be2ef169e236c7474380c542abd82b4b6bcaa8dee2e3dcbe
SHA512	4ac30b417f90157d641fc3c29b2da36b95128ead0d44bc9c9c5b5bddf4ee2576549fd8332d03762b4d9c4f615e194d82881b353278d2639998f0db83ea05ea81
ImpHash	e568a0358c31b8910dc7fff649d3fe0d

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Image Base	`0x140000000`
Entry Point	`0x14000b650`
Compilation Time	1993-01-18 16:54:13
Checksum	0x00027311 (Actual: 0x00027311)
OS Version	10.0
PEiD Signatures	`PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows`
PDB Path	`MsMpEng.pdb`
Digital Signature	OK
Imports	12 libraries
Exports	0 functions
Resources	2 Resources
Sections	6 Sections

Digital Signatures

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Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011	Microsoft Corporation (US)
Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2010	Microsoft Corporation (US)

Version Information

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CompanyName	Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription	Antimalware Service Executable
FileVersion	4.18.1909.6 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
InternalName	MsMpEng.exe
LegalCopyright	© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename	MsMpEng.exe
ProductName	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion	4.18.1909.6
Translation	0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name	Virtual Address	Virtual Size	Raw Size	Entropy	Characteristics	MD5
`.text`	`0x00001000`	58,498 bytes	58,880 bytes	6.30 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`68F82F39FEF09EFC8465E570E3715486`
`.rdata`	`0x00010000`	22,798 bytes	23,040 bytes	4.16 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`7A67D4B2B181C2D33FF4093335BFCF2F`
`.data`	`0x00016000`	5,416 bytes	3,072 bytes	3.98 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE`	`C3319475D4B4077F1F464AAA353EBDE9`
`.pdata`	`0x00018000`	3,936 bytes	4,096 bytes	4.80 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`7DBB6118A0FB00C2C09CC948FF4CC273`
`.rsrc`	`0x00019000`	2,584 bytes	3,072 bytes	4.37 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`2F6C73E20C4D4B3C917915803ED764C3`
`.reloc`	`0x0001a000`	352 bytes	512 bytes	4.02 (Normal)	`IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE\|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ`	`10BB397BEC7F40CD6EB205A2D338C0E3`

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 2 (2,421 bytes)

Resource Type	Count	Total Size	Percentage
RT_VERSION	1	920 bytes	38%
RT_MANIFEST	1	1,501 bytes	62%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate #1

Subject	Microsoft Windows Publisher Microsoft Corporation US
Issuer	Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011
Serial Number	`1137338007901849834341908124488013519159034390`

Certificate #2

Subject	Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011 Microsoft Corporation US
Issuer	Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2010
Serial Number	`458207203049816025202696`

Certificate Verification Status

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