MpCmdRun.exe
Microsoft Malware Protection by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 4.2.0216.0 |
| MD5: | 1dc3414f7eee91172c58fdc8cf52360c |
| SHA1: | 0d3d857185f46bf04a419c29fe052c66592d85ef |
| SHA256: | d9c978509ef360a2ea754795b85ebe71d30061d227ec6e0626c37d8f99cf9729 |
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)
“Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home or small business PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials is a fr”
Details
| File name: | MpCmdRun.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft Malware Protection |
| Description: | Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\microsoft security essentials\mpcmdrun.exe |
| File version: | 4.2.0216.0 |
| Size: | 335 KB (343,040 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, January 22, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| Entropy: | 6.172840 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
The Microsoft Security Essentials Prerelease program allows users to run the latest & greatest versions of Security Essentials before they are publicy available.
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'MP Scheduled Scan' runs daily in the path '\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MP Scheduled Scan'
- The job 'Windows Defender Verification' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Verification'
- The task 'Windows Defender Scheduled Scan' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Scheduled Scan'
- The job 'Windows Defender Cleanup' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cleanup'
- The task 'Windows Defender Cache Maintenance' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cache Maintenance'
- The job 'MpIdleTask' in the path '\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\MpIdleTask'
- The task 'Microsoft Antimalware Scheduled Scan' runs weekly in the path '\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\Microsoft Antimalware Scheduled Scan'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\Microsoft Antimalware Scheduled Scan'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\MP Scheduled Scan'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\MpIdleTask'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8.1 |
32.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
11.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
10.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
6.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
4.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
2.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.50% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
1.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of Microsoft Malware Protection.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
25.83% |
|
| ASUS |
18.33% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
17.08% |
|
| Acer |
15.00% |
|
| Lenovo |
14.17% |
|
| Toshiba |
5.00% |
|
| Alienware |
1.67% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
1.25% |
|
| Sony |
0.83% |
|
| Compaq |
0.83% |
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