MpCmdRun.exe
Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 11 versions of mpcmdrun.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255). mpcmdrun.exe is run as a standard windows process with NETWORK SERVICE privileges. A job within the Windows Task Scheduler is added to execute this process of a specific schedule during installation of the program. The average file size is about 241.5 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Skype™ 6.1 from Skype Technologies S.A.. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 2.66 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 4.97 MB and write I/O transfers are about 0 Bytes per minute.
What is mpcmdrun.exe?
You can use this tool to automate and troubleshoot Microsoft Antimalware Service. So for instance if you wish to do a quick scan from the command line, you can use -Scan 1 parameter. Microsoft Security Essentials is efficient and compact. Scans and updates are scheduled to run when the PC is idle and the software works in a way that your PC is still snappy when you’re using it.
About mpcmdrun.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)
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 Details
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| File name: | mpcmdrun.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows defender\mpcmdrun.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, July 9, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of mpcmdrun.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'MP Scheduled Scan' runs weekly in the path '\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MP Scheduled Scan'
- The task 'Windows Defender Verification' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Verification'
- The job 'Windows Defender Scheduled Scan' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Scheduled Scan'
- The task 'Windows Defender Cleanup' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cleanup'
- The job 'Windows Defender Cache Maintenance' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cache Maintenance'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MpIdleTask'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MP Scheduled Scan'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Verification'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Scheduled Scan'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cleanup'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cache Maintenance'
All file variations of mpcmdrun.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 Pro |
46.10% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
14.61% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
10.33% |
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| Windows 8 |
8.06% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.55% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
4.03% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
3.53% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
1.01% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
1.01% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
1.01% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview |
1.01% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.01% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
1.01% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
0.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center |
0.25% |
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| Windows 8 Release Preview |
0.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 38.64% of Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
25.66% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
15.04% |
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| Dell |
12.39% |
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| Acer |
11.06% |
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| Toshiba |
10.62% |
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| Lenovo |
7.96% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.31% |
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| Sony |
4.42% |
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| Intel |
3.54% |
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| Samsung |
2.21% |
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| Packard Bell |
1.77% |
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