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What is msascui.exe? Windows Defender

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Windows Defender
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Last Seen by PC Pitstop:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Pitstop Analysis

Purpose: MSASCui.exe is part of Windows Defender antispyware.

msascui.exe is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

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msascui.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 1.29%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 8 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
msascui.exe

MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 File Info Last Seen Signed Day Week Month Threat info
1 Status 0xfb5f840c449e9be5784eefaadfec6b9a More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 1 11 107 Not Applicable
2 Status 0x5597636779bac3193a7db0119e15233b More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 16 122 540 Not Applicable
3 Status 0xb888c567e8247e780d6a7e8bfd75c775 More File Information 5/21/2013 Unsigned 10 82 344 Not Applicable
4 Status 0x05fa8adc5e47ff262020857bf503fb2e More File Information 5/21/2013 Unsigned 105 614 2325 Not Applicable
5 Status 0x0d392ede3b97e0b3131b2f63ef1db94e More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 53 419 1749 Not Applicable
6 Status 0x492815a4260a70a4f8f7c77313d00194 More File Information 5/21/2013 Unsigned 5 14 56 Not Applicable
7 Status 0x48dd40677817ce1053c2315f5a87e0d3 More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 25 236 734 Not Applicable
8 Status 0x77c03bf23ae56b0a31ae4d5bb4b3d0ac More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 10 62 263 Not Applicable
9 Status 0x9ad9e2fb2811123da13de84cc154ab77 More File Information 5/20/2013 Signed 0 7 72 Not Applicable
10 Status 0xfe933979265080dc142958f3ef79f430 More File Information 5/14/2013 Unsigned 0 0 8 Not Applicable
11 Status 0x67bf25bf0a4e7e2e096563a6b0f2c7ea More File Information 5/8/2013 Signed 0 0 3 Not Applicable
12 Status 0x46e79fda79b18398539e975e92b4d33a More File Information 5/1/2013 Unsigned 0 0 1 Not Applicable
13 Status 0xb1a9caf8cf7ad51ff8f528212768276d More File Information 4/30/2013 Signed 0 0 2 Not Applicable
14 Status 0x10b5bfbdb6717b58eeab927cfd1ced25 More File Information 4/20/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
15 Status 0x4be8a2516d91e9ec4d08c805ff7ed124 More File Information 4/12/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
16 Status 0x3207bba7a51043ff2c5d64df4c3b6310 More File Information 3/31/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
17 Status 0x2642aa91abf53f528b943da5a4c50094 More File Information 2/27/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
18 Status 0x0357487c8c48c8a53279517b17c62c7b More File Information 2/16/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
19 Status 0x0f6e243ef04d7bfbb24e1e48e16a62dd More File Information 2/7/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
20 Status 0x6169513cd4fc5e6fcb49489c26741da2 More File Information 1/12/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
21 Status 0x449c716fb00d66f6e877344432126ced More File Information 1/10/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
22 Status 0xaa97bc90e4cca1832e0a39517435aa84 More File Information 1/9/2013 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
23 Status 0x749ac94c876d771703b2d7bdb752bcfa More File Information 11/13/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
24 Status 0xb233b7836fc999ac94335d5e2285bb92 More File Information 10/29/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
25 Status 0xd6c4477db8e4be1725d9c20054e58fa5 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
26 Status 0x52e6c3ea7d0e2529d49f4e67499c3f24 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
27 Status 0x4ceca714d393f96d866afce91a907209 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
28 Status 0xbee003939e440553990655e49ce6240e More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
29 Status 0x02642aa91abf53f528b943da5a4c5009 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
30 Status 0x005fa8adc5e47ff262020857bf503fb2 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
31 Status 0x00d392ede3b97e0b3131b2f63ef1db94 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
32 Status 0x0b1a9caf8cf7ad51ff8f528212768276 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
33 Status 0x9acacc2c53d471425f10dc572605fe1a More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
34 Status 0x0f324daab13a84b559df56b5bbc721fb More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 VirTool.Win32.Obfuscator.hg!a (v)
35 Status 0xb513f2a0b11649cbd49f399a12982342 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
36 Status 0xee7b3ea5f106ec450daae271c1004f5b More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
37 Status 0xbc4c5453d4210a05562fe44e863c887f More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.klw (v)
38 Status 0x8683cba024656ff6735b505d6e07570d More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
39 Status 0x26958cb09d3605f1d3a7b56065e71ecd More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
40 Status 0x082067ea4f2df81d8208d73ce968816e More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 VirTool.Win32.Obfuscator.hg!a (v)
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0x0d392ede3b97e0b3131b2f63ef1db94e 2/8/2012 12:42:00 AM Unknown 1.1.1600.0 Windows Defender 984 KB
2 Status 0x77c03bf23ae56b0a31ae4d5bb4b3d0ac 2/7/2012 10:06:00 PM Unknown 1.1.1593.0 Windows Defender 846 KB
3 Status 0x9ad9e2fb2811123da13de84cc154ab77 2/6/2012 9:29:00 PM Unknown 1.1.1505.0 Windows Defender 982 KB
4 Status 0x10b5bfbdb6717b58eeab927cfd1ced25 2/5/2012 7:46:00 PM Unknown 1.1.1505.0 Windows Defender 980 KB
5 Status 0x2642aa91abf53f528b943da5a4c50094 8/23/2011 7:16:00 PM Unknown 1.1.1592.0 Windows Defender 846 KB
6 Status 0x00ae921321342ce7b16abe10d316e9f2 2/9/2011 5:33:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 846 KB
7 Status 0x658401cd6b9a7b78c0c247be024e5fc0 12/21/2010 4:04:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 980 KB
8 Status 0xab357480bd6f5d6f6f6cde565974d5a8 2/3/2010 5:42:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 984 KB
9 Status 0xd848863a0bd838df48ce96ef506f7bb2 1/24/2010 7:40:00 PM Unknown 1.1.1593.0 Windows Defender 846 KB
10 Status 0x32d77118fe900aff40496bce63e9398c 1/20/2010 12:39:00 AM Unknown 1.1.1505.0 Windows Defender 980 KB
11 Status 0xb0b02fb825bd81039ac565f1ca4072a1 1/1/2010 9:31:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 984 KB
12 Status 0xe58737e5a899fa21c068ef288d1391c2 12/21/2009 3:55:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 982 KB
13 Status 0xc393af5e9c2cae1af59d3a157ed054c4 12/10/2009 11:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 846 KB
14 Status 0x8b5ca9af249a30693f3d5b40120bbe40 11/26/2009 12:52:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 846 KB
15 Status 0xdd0f69764e440c601c5a4c2aa6da12af 11/8/2009 9:55:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 886 KB
16 Status 0x3207bba7a51043ff2c5d64df4c3b6310 11/8/2009 7:33:00 PM Unknown 1.1.1347.0 Windows Defender 759 KB
17 Status 0xe38d002b816b7aeeaae9fe3a36add561 11/8/2009 11:31:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 846 KB
18 Status 0x61ad93be2323b31ea60c616ee3abbb45 10/31/2009 9:24:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 846 KB
19 Status 0x48d9a43ee97ba3f0019125f9b8a1f8f2 10/14/2009 1:30:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 914 KB
20 Status 0xb8ef8b7917d05cdd26753930dad5868c 10/11/2009 3:07:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 922 KB
21 Status 0xa017d69295da115e9a1ead73b14ed25f 9/5/2009 6:18:00 PM Unknown 1.1.1600.0 Windows Defender 984 KB
22 Status 0x686c68eaeca8ea568901675ac588010a 7/11/2009 12:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 984 KB
23 Status 0x6e905efbd3af21766a1ef401bba01a16 7/9/2009 3:03:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 984 KB
24 Status 0x2a01dad981e61ef796e80de239f5e6d6 6/7/2009 5:31:00 PM Unknown 1.1.1600.0 Windows Defender 984 KB
25 Status 0xc22f3315d41c1c1d71149d7c0034f642 5/31/2009 4:56:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Defender 846 KB



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