Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

4.5.0216.0 6.39%
4.4.0304.0 3.84%
4.4.0304.0 0.64%
4.3.0219.0 5.75%
4.3.0219.0 3.58%
4.3.0216.0 1.92%
4.3.0216.0 1.41%
4.3.0215.0 2.94%
4.3.0215.0 1.15%
4.2.0223.0 17.77%
4.2.0223.0 13.68%
4.2.0216.0 0.26%
4.1.0522.0 16.50%
4.1.0522.0 14.45%
4.0.1526.0 1.66%
2.1.1116.0 1.79%
2.1.1116.0 2.30%
2.0.0657.0 0.64%
2.0.0657.0 2.17%
1.0.1611.0 1.15%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

msseces.exe

Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove msseces.exe
Version:   4.3.0216.0
MD5:   d9aa753b736fd63f397c59464dc6fe68
SHA1:   cef00d6d200f70509fda6e9ecffd36e635a6971e
SHA256:   ab357d3fdbf47c127571ee3abbcbd7ff607cdda230191913b2b45b5374a9ee42

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:4.3.0216.0
Size:1.29 MB (1,356,240 bytes)
Build date:7/18/2013 11:23 PM
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 Security Essentials
 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...
MS Security Essentials
 Microsoft Corporation
4% 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}'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00394318%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00127717%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00266602%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:161 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:338,787/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.29 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):15.08 MB
Private (minimum):9.81 MB
Non-paged memory:6.29 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:110.38 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):114.89 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:11.01 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):16.36 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:9,808/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:9 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:349 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:14/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:274
600
GUI GDI count:143
103
GUI GDI peak:148
142
GUI USER count:59
49
GUI USER peak:61
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-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:0.01491123%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00437810%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01053313%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:365,538/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.28 MB
1.16 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00032333%
Kernel CPU:0.00032333%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:844/sec
Memory:2.09 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00003119%
Kernel CPU:0.00003119%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:726/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

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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