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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

4.5.0216.0 12.95%
4.4.0304.0 7.77%
4.4.0304.0 1.30%
4.3.0219.0 11.66%
4.3.0219.0 7.25%
4.3.0216.0 3.89%
4.3.0216.0 2.85%
4.3.0215.0 5.96%
4.3.0215.0 2.33%
4.2.0223.0 36.01%
2.0.0657.0 1.30%
2.0.0657.0 4.40%
1.0.1611.0 2.33%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
OpenThreadToken, StartTraceW, ControlTraceW, EnableTrace, QueryAllTracesW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, GetTokenInformation, GetLengthSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, FreeSid, CopySid, CheckTokenMembership, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, TraceEvent, RegCloseKey, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegisterTraceGuidsW, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, GetSecurityDescriptorControl, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, MakeSelfRelativeSD, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetSecurityDescriptorGroup, GetSecurityDescriptorOwner, GetAce, GetAclInformation, AddAce, InitializeAcl, EqualSid, IsValidSid, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, DuplicateTokenEx, GetSidSubAuthority, OpenSCManagerW, ConvertStringSidToSidW, OpenServiceW, ChangeServiceConfigW, ControlService, QueryServiceStatus, PrivilegeCheck, InitiateSystemShutdownExW, CloseServiceHandle, LookupPrivilegeNameW, CreateProcessAsUserW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, SetNamedSecurityInfoW
comctl32.dll
ImageList_LoadImageW, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_Create, ImageList_ReplaceIcon, InitCommonControlsEx, ImageList_GetIconSize
comdlg32.dll
CommDlgExtendedError, PrintDlgW
crypt32.dll
CertVerifyCertificateChainPolicy
gdi32.dll
SetViewportOrgEx, SetWindowOrgEx, SetGraphicsMode, RestoreDC, CreatePatternBrush, DPtoLP, ModifyWorldTransform, SaveDC, ExtTextOutW, CreateDIBSection, GetObjectW, SetLayout, SelectObject, CreateBitmap, GetDeviceCaps, CreateCompatibleDC, SetTextColor, SetBkMode, PatBlt, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetStockObject, GetObjectA, CreateSolidBrush, GetLayout, GetPixel, SetBkColor, GetTextMetricsW, DeleteDC, DeleteObject, CreateFontIndirectW, BitBlt, EndDoc, AbortDoc, StartDocW, EndPage, StartPage, CreateCompatibleBitmap
gdiplus.dll
GdipDrawImageRect, GdipSetStringFormatHotkeyPrefix, GdipSetStringFormatLineAlign, GdipSetStringFormatAlign, GdipStringFormatGetGenericDefault, GdipCloneStringFormat, GdipDrawLine, GdipLoadImageFromStreamICM, GdipLoadImageFromStream, GdipDeleteStringFormat, GdipCreateStringFormat, GdipDrawLineI, GdipDrawPath, GdipFillPath, GdipDeletePath, GdipCreatePath, GdipDrawImageRectI, GdipDrawString, GdipCloneBitmapAreaI, GdipCreateFontFromLogfontA, GdipCreateFontFromDC, GdipMeasureString, GdipFillRectangle, GdipReleaseDC, GdipGetDC, GdipAddPathArcI, GdipAddPathLineI, GdipClosePathFigure, GdipCreateLineBrushFromRect, GdipCreateHICONFromBitmap, GdipCreateBitmapFromStreamICM, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipDeleteFont, GdipCloneBrush, GdipFillRectangleI, GdipDrawRectangleI, GdipCreateLineBrushFromRectI, GdiplusShutdown, GdipFree, GdipAlloc, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipDisposeImage, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipCreateBitmapFromHICON, GdiplusStartup, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipSetSmoothingMode, GdipDrawImageRectRectI, GdipCloneImage, GdipDeleteBrush, GdipCreatePen1, GdipDeletePen, GdipCreateSolidFill, GdipSetTextRenderingHint, GdipImageRotateFlip
kernel32.dll
HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, GetProcessHeap, LoadLibraryA, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, UnmapViewOfFile, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, SearchPathW, WaitForMultipleObjects, InterlockedExchange, Sleep, InterlockedCompareExchange, OutputDebugStringA, RtlUnwind, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetModuleHandleA, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetVersion, RaiseException, CloseHandle, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, FindResourceExW, GetLastError, FlushInstructionCache, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, SetEvent, CreateEventW, ResetEvent, CreateMutexW, SetLastError, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetVersionExW, FreeConsole, GetConsoleDisplayMode, AttachConsole, lstrcmpW, GetModuleHandleW, GetDateFormatW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetTimeFormatW, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetLocaleInfoW, GetLocalTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, CreateFileW, ReadFile, GetDriveTypeW, GetFileAttributesW, MulDiv, GetLogicalDriveStringsW, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileW, ExitProcess, CompareFileTime, GetExitCodeProcess, SwitchToThread, WaitForSingleObject, FormatMessageW, DeleteFileW, MoveFileW, GetTempPathW, LoadLibraryExW, GetSystemDefaultLangID, lstrlenW, TryEnterCriticalSection, GetFileSizeEx, GetSystemDefaultLCID, CreateProcessW, MoveFileExW, WriteFile, GetTempFileNameW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, CreateThread, LCMapStringW, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetCurrentThread, SystemTimeToFileTime, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, SetErrorMode, GetVersionExA, GetCommandLineW, VerifyVersionInfoW, GetFileSize, GetLongPathNameW, GetExitCodeThread, GetPrivateProfileStringW, FreeResource, WritePrivateProfileStringW, ProcessIdToSessionId, GlobalFindAtomW, HeapSetInformation, RemoveDirectoryW, Process32NextW, Process32FirstW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, GetWindowsDirectoryW, IsWow64Process, ReleaseMutex, CopyFileW, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, GetPrivateProfileIntW, InterlockedPopEntrySList, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, InterlockedPushEntrySList, OpenProcess, GetSystemDirectoryW, CreateDirectoryW, GetNativeSystemInfo
mpclient.dll
MpConfigRegisterForNotifications, MpThreatQuery, MpSampleQuery, MpSampleSubmit, MpThreatEnumerate, MpThreatOpen, MpElevateCleanHandle, MpElevationHandleAcquire, MpCleanOpen, MpCleanStart, MpUpdateStartEx, MpScanStart, MpOfflineScanStatusQuery, MpManagerStatusQueryEx, MpNotificationRegister, MpUpdateControl, MpManagerVersionQuery, MpConfigIteratorEnum, MpConfigIteratorOpen, MpTelemetryUpdateUserConsent, MpConfigUnregisterNotifications, MpConfigIteratorClose, MpConfigGetValueAlloc, MpProductGenuineCheck, MpManagerEnable, MpFreeMemory, MpCreateComInstance, MpConfigClose, MpConfigGetValue, MpConfigOpen, MpHandleClose, MpForcedReboot, MpTelemetryIncrementDWORD, MpTelemetrySetDWORD, MpClientUtilExportFunctions, MpErrorMessageFormat, MpManagerOpen, MpUtilsExportFunctions, MpAllocMemory, MpTelemetryIsOptIn, MpConfigUninitialize, MpConfigInitialize, MpTelemetryUninitialize, MpTelemetryUpload, MpTelemetryInitialize
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoCreateGuid, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize
psapi.dll
GetModuleFileNameExW
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExW, SHGetFileInfoW, Shell_NotifyIconW, SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetPathFromIDListW, CommandLineToArgvW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, StrCmpNIW, StrStrIW, PathAppendW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, StrCmpNW, StrCmpW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathCombineW, PathIsRelativeW, PathFindFileNameW, StrCmpIW, PathMatchSpecW, PathIsRootW
user32.dll
GetMessageW, LoadAcceleratorsW, GetDesktopWindow, FindWindowExW, AllowSetForegroundWindow, MessageBoxW, EnableWindow, SetWindowTextW, LoadImageW, GetLastActivePopup, ShowCursor, SetCursor, GetWindowTextW, GetWindowTextLengthW, PostQuitMessage, SetFocus, GetFocus, GetWindowLongW, IsWindowEnabled, GetNextDlgTabItem, IsDialogMessageW, GetClassNameW, GetKeyState, CallWindowProcW, MoveWindow, SetWindowPos, GetWindowRect, GetClientRect, GetWindowPlacement, ScreenToClient, BeginPaint, EndPaint, GetDC, ReleaseDC, InvalidateRect, ShowWindow, IsWindowVisible, LockWindowUpdate, SetTimer, KillTimer, MapWindowPoints, SystemParametersInfoW, GetWindow, GetParent, IsRectEmpty, GetSysColor, PeekMessageW, FindWindowW, WindowFromPoint, GetSystemMetrics, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetForegroundWindow, DefWindowProcW, DestroyMenu, FlashWindowEx, TrackMouseEvent, TranslateAcceleratorW, RegisterWindowMessageW, TrackPopupMenu, GetCursorPos, EnableMenuItem, AppendMenuW, CreatePopupMenu, ReplyMessage, MessageBeep, GetDoubleClickTime, GetAncestor, DrawFocusRect, FillRect, InflateRect, EndDialog, GetDlgItem, DrawTextW, GetDlgCtrlID, GetSubMenu, LoadMenuW, DeleteMenu, RedrawWindow, MessageBoxIndirectW, GetActiveWindow, GetSysColorBrush, GetSystemMenu, GetMenuState, PtInRect, EqualRect, LoadIconW, SetMenuItemInfoW, SetMenuInfo, IsMenu, OffsetRect, ShowCaret, HideCaret, GetWindowDC, SetDlgItemTextW, SetRectEmpty, SetCapture, ReleaseCapture, DrawEdge, GetMessagePos, GetCapture, UpdateWindow, GetScrollPos, ScrollWindow, ScrollWindowEx, SetScrollPos, GetScrollInfo, SetScrollInfo, GetWindowInfo, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, SetActiveWindow, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, SendMessageW, PostMessageW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, DestroyIcon, DestroyWindow, LoadCursorW, GetClassInfoExW, IsWindow, SetWindowLongW, DialogBoxIndirectParamW, UnregisterClassA, ClientToScreen, ExitWindowsEx, SetForegroundWindow, GetIconInfo, DrawIconEx, CreateIconIndirect, ModifyMenuW, GetMenuStringW, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemInfoW, GetMenuItemCount, CheckDlgButton, AdjustWindowRect, PostThreadMessageW, LoadStringW, CreateDialogParamW, IsDlgButtonChecked
userenv.dll
UnloadUserProfile, DestroyEnvironmentBlock, CreateEnvironmentBlock
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW
wininet.dll
InternetGetConnectedState
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust, WTHelperProvDataFromStateData, WTHelperGetProvSignerFromChain, CryptCATAdminCalcHashFromFileHandle, CryptCATAdminAcquireContext, CryptCATAdminEnumCatalogFromHash, CryptCATCatalogInfoFromContext, CryptCATAdminReleaseCatalogContext, CryptCATAdminReleaseContext
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQuerySessionInformationW, WTSEnumerateSessionsW, WTSFreeMemory, WTSQueryUserToken

msseces.exe

Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove msseces.exe
Version:   2.0.0657.0
MD5:   1d6174de4ded26e5d91b9b66e0fe4dac
SHA1:   cca6ec8cee494aaf26501eb393bc93237732d8f5
SHA256:   4fe904280ab8341cb7460f241cd602ae3b4df528e848e07b0135f63be66149db

What is msseces.exe?

Msseces.exe is the front-end GUI of MSE(Microsoft Security Essentials). If you have installed the latest antivirus from Microsoft, then this process keeps the program’s graphical interface running. Even if you end this process, MSE(Microsoft Security Essentials) will keep running in Windows background and will not actually shutdown. The downside would be that it will not be able to alert you of any new threat. If you are running MSE, then you should not worry about this process since it is not s

About msseces.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

DetailsDetails

File name:msseces.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Security Essentials
Description:Microsoft Security Essentials User Interface
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\microsoft security essentials\msseces.exe
File version:2.0.0657.0
Size:974.03 KB (997,408 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Monday, July 13, 2009
Expiration date:Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.242037
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Microsoft Corporation
8% remove
Microsoft Security Essentials is an antivirus software product that provides protection against different types of malware such as computer viruses, spyware, rootkits and Trojan horses. It runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, but not on Windows 8, which has a built-in AV component. Built upon the same virus definitions and scanning engine as other Microsoft antivirus products, MSE provides real-time protection, constantly mo...
Microsoft Corporation
9% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'MSC' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe" -hide -runkey
  • 'MSSE' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\msseces.exe" -hide
Scheduled tasks
  • The task '{71D4AACB-C18B-4045-A10C-354B97DBD55B}' runs on registration in the path '\{71D4AACB-C18B-4045-A10C-354B97DBD55B}'
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 1029

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00467691%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00205440%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00262252%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:12,635 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:9,906/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:5.68 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):10.43 MB
    Private (minimum):8.59 MB
    Non-paged memory:5.68 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:86.5 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):90.3 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:9.02 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):12.56 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:52,173/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:7 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:2/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:8
    12
    Handles:265
    600
    GUI GDI count:165
    103
    GUI GDI peak:173
    142
    GUI USER count:88
    49
    GUI USER peak:90
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\microsoft security client\msseces.exe" -hide -runkey
    Owner:User
    Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    msseces.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.08357842%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.02725125%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.05632717%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:3,671,374/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:13/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:976 KB
    1.16 MB
    gdiplus.dll
    Total CPU:0.00000436%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00000436%
    CPU cycles:344/sec
    Memory:1.56 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 60.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 15.00%
    Windows 7 Professional 10.00%
    Microsoft Windows XP 7.50%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 5.00%
    Windows Vista Business 1.00%
    Windows Vista Ultimate 1.00%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 54.55% of Microsoft Security Essentials.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 30.94%
    Hewlett-Packard 15.85%
    Acer 10.19%
    ASUS 9.81%
    Toshiba 6.04%
    Sony 6.04%
    Lenovo 5.28%
    Intel 4.53%
    Compaq 3.02%
    GIGABYTE 2.26%
    Gateway 1.51%
    MSI 1.51%
    NEC 1.51%
    Samsung 0.75%
    Sahara 0.75%
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