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Microsoft Security Essentials
Published by Microsoft Corporation
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Microsoft Security Essentials Publisher's Description
Use Microsoft Security Essentials to help guard against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It provides real-time protection for your home or small business PCs. Microsoft Security... Read more
Details
| Latest version: | 4.4.304.0 |
| Location: | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client |
| Install size: | 21.86 MB (22,918,505 bytes) |
| About URL: | http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195291&mkt=en-us |
| Download page: | http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/security-essentials-download |
| Uninstall: | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe" /x |
Trust
The trust score is the reputation of Microsoft Security Essentials based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
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Reasons behind trust score
- Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
- Automatically starts up each time any user logs into Windows.
- Plugs into the Mozilla Firefox web browser.
Trends
Global Reach
Install and Uninstall Trends
Technical Details
| msseces.exe (Main Executable) |
| Common path: | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe |
| Behavior: | Startup File (All Users Run) |
| Name: | Microsoft Security Client |
| Description: | Microsoft Security Client User Interface |
| MD5: | 1d6174de4ded26e5d91b9b66e0fe4dac |
| shellext.dll |
| Behavior: | Safe for Scripting Control |
| MD5: | 3edd1cf244b85581bddf79e886954e92 |
| MpOAv.dll |
| Behavior: | IOffice Antivirus Plugin |
| Description: | IOfficeAntiVirus Module |
| MD5: | 4b55573ad09742cd386fa92561672405 |
| MpCmdRun.exe |
| Behavior: | Scheduled Task |
| MD5: | dde35f250aad8a789ec197a311ce180e |
| MsMpEng.exe |
| Behavior: | Startup File (User Run) |
| Description: | Antimalware Service Executable |
| MD5: | 66238063b53e51adda16764bab9a3f7c |
| NisSrv.exe |
| Behavior: | Service |
| MD5: | 5f3087044dcbbe0e6ae460e02d813033 |
| Setup.exe |
| Behavior: | Scheduled Task |
| MD5: | 392e375d9409be2b8884f49adfa7af7c |
| MpAsDesc.dll |
| Name: | Protection contre les programmes malveillants Microsoft |
| Description: | Descriptions des mises à jour des définitions |
| MD5: | c92661e4d164f042f73a377c7a194bca |
| mpevmsg.dll |
| Description: | Module de ressources d'événement |
| MD5: | a4ab716d931a771d0964d070811b80a8 |
| ConfigSecurityPolicy.exe |
| MD5: | ffe834001e5a67d4772020aef1000264 |
| MsMpRes.dll |
| Name: | Módulo de recursos de interfaz de usuario |
| MD5: | 1adff995b0804591de83238db906323f |
Geography of Installations
Installs by Country
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