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What is msseces.exe? Microsoft Security Essentials

Vendor:      Microsoft Corporation
Product:     Microsoft Security Client
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials/
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: msseces.exe is part of Microsoft Security Essentials, which is freeware antivirus solution from Microsoft

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

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msseces.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 6.38%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 8 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
msseces.exe

MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 File Info Last Seen Signed Day Week Month Threat info
1 Status 0x46ee88d1ee4562186987b525aefe58b6 More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 1 9 24 Not Applicable
2 Status 0x687b71c161b246ece1a13d24aacf0413 More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 5 55 138 Not Applicable
3 Status 0x00490c2a421579311eff460addab7ad0 More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 1 1 13 Not Applicable
4 Status 0x4d2f7561d8a840450aabfad3740b0e6b More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 93 663 2338 Not Applicable
5 Status 0x3911917b93dd9023daa8258147aa7bcf More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 99 698 2822 Not Applicable
6 Status 0x7e1b0c85b7347d9391fe60f6dadfddf0 More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 8 65 320 Not Applicable
7 Status 0x0dc6669bc2b552c0ecc905b6b761f508 More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 7 46 221 Not Applicable
8 Status 0xd0ebe8f93c70fca792e241ce268bc837 More File Information 6/14/2013 Signed 7 26 94 Not Applicable
9 Status 0x649760a96bf5f9869f3040673900334f More File Information 6/13/2013 Signed 0 9 38 Not Applicable
10 Status 0xf71a34a6ea50995a1aeea22cadbd2716 More File Information 6/13/2013 Signed 0 2 31 Not Applicable
11 Status 0x1d6174de4ded26e5d91b9b66e0fe4dac More File Information 6/13/2013 Signed 0 3 23 Not Applicable
12 Status 0xd46d86299cc2e9019afbfe31d14da15a More File Information 6/13/2013 Signed 0 5 5 Not Applicable
13 Status 0xb26c2d5fa54f901d06c3287d518a6e27 More File Information 6/13/2013 Signed 0 13 13 Not Applicable
14 Status 0xb1bb176e42c7a8e022a75d5371582f26 More File Information 6/12/2013 Signed 0 3 5 Not Applicable
15 Status 0x962282dddb82118641db74d06d3712bb More File Information 6/11/2013 Signed 0 2 10 Not Applicable
16 Status 0x081e6f1eaf3a0f2f9918738ea918d2b1 More File Information 6/9/2013 Signed 0 1 1 Not Applicable
17 Status 0xd80f0fcdd890190ab062966966c86450 More File Information 6/7/2013 Signed 0 0 6 Not Applicable
18 Status 0xf9c3f4bc785de2a8f472a067e20bde7b More File Information 5/29/2013 Signed 0 0 15 Not Applicable
19 Status 0x48808e5f202e6b7eb51cee7eb7d662fe More File Information 5/21/2013 Signed 0 0 1 Not Applicable
20 Status 0x0308784dacbad9d24a18e1fd2c0644e2 More File Information 4/22/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
21 Status 0x5db28b77a1a75dddfeed99fb9722c540 More File Information 4/18/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
22 Status 0xcf04196deccac8551e4f7eee5060b03f More File Information 4/2/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
23 Status 0x5a8d1ada13c76c69914b556baeaed79a More File Information 2/28/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
24 Status 0xedc3a3e6d3158c558226edb7abcf96e1 More File Information 2/20/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
25 Status 0xc927339e9dfe04100e3708e287ba0517 More File Information 2/15/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
26 Status 0x469f36d9f49ec64f9513288a4b06d845 More File Information 2/9/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
27 Status 0x6efb392d8cb3f650ccef68636bad81c8 More File Information 1/23/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
28 Status 0xbe0f4538738fa29e024bbc67baa9610c More File Information 1/12/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
29 Status 0xd26f7a86ebdad66cf41fff411699ff4b More File Information 1/8/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
30 Status 0xfd8226c9c2a8e88e81452320be17fa7b More File Information 1/6/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
31 Status 0xc66e8e0b65c22e93a0786cb723ae81d8 More File Information 1/5/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
32 Status 0x06d04003378e3650216493866b5ed4f4 More File Information 9/27/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
33 Status 0x24bee1c802453d576304b54de1dc6eb3 More File Information 9/25/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
34 Status 0x8c10f6c83c6056b52f1634900e52dc9f More File Information 9/1/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
35 Status 0x5284eaafce853a55d136f144af44c461 More File Information 6/24/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
36 Status 0xec002b38c84cb539d92c98960fb43526 More File Information 5/31/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
37 Status 0x9347e998760415511e966c698f91c8c4 More File Information 5/20/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
38 Status 0x0fd8226c9c2a8e88e81452320be17fa7 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
39 Status 0x0081e6f1eaf3a0f2f9918738ea918d2b More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
40 Status 0x06e35b5c18d2c8d2f9bb29553075fd31 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
41 Status 0x6e35b5c18d2c8d2f9bb29553075fd31a More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
42 Status 0x377a4c3efdd565d6de3d19de9f87288e More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
43 Status 0xe2daad81469a8e928851de4452235320 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
44 Status 0x3a3fad708ab06b67abaea18e02aca9bf More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
45 Status 0x6203be140485d1cb96dd126435b15342 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
46 Status 0x0ad5535dd1af4670ed844f1fe1ca6b8f More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
47 Status 0x443d7ed7887237678417522763774bbd More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
48 Status 0x35bc37e35734babf5c8ad0ff241d9c9d More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
49 Status 0x245853a4969171f8ae17e9ea6ba5d74d More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
50 Status 0x1ddce5a20c4d51d7398adac5e7e00d34 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
51 Status 0x17833fdd3e01814a866ffd542d2f2014 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
52 Status 0x725fabff97d57301bef0b443be4f4894 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
53 Status 0x39e91f6229cd4854419a539bc4e01942 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
54 Status 0xd6efe753870447cae53a7c2fcacfa450 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
55 Status 0xa6fe75efb46e41eb26835c9b97c13406 More File Information No Data Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
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# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0xc66e8e0b65c22e93a0786cb723ae81d8 11/27/2012 3:26:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 926 KB
2 Status 0x7e1b0c85b7347d9391fe60f6dadfddf0 9/25/2012 2:29:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 924 KB
3 Status 0x3c756476599e69bc707e03d901b02354 6/11/2012 4:54:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 909 KB
4 Status 0x687b71c161b246ece1a13d24aacf0413 4/24/2012 1:11:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 909 KB
5 Status 0x9347e998760415511e966c698f91c8c4 3/9/2012 9:01:00 AM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 907 KB
6 Status 0xd0ebe8f93c70fca792e241ce268bc837 2/8/2012 4:25:00 AM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 0 KB
7 Status 0x1d6174de4ded26e5d91b9b66e0fe4dac 2/8/2012 3:07:00 AM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 0 KB
8 Status 0xfa8425d935ce73eabe61c5aa6e8469df 1/10/2012 11:16:00 AM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 975 KB
9 Status 0x277e97b88a2f7bb2a0ed1275a3577586 9/18/2011 10:22:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 974 KB
10 Status 0xce86e012558a4f0ea80e23786b999f5f 8/12/2011 6:10:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 974 KB
11 Status 0x05102e43af085fd535100897494eba89 7/27/2011 4:10:00 AM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 974 KB
12 Status 0x31d6ec1a3bacd161b771e7a9ed2ff343 4/20/2011 1:23:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 974 KB
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0xb1bb176e42c7a8e022a75d5371582f26 2/5/2012 5:56:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 1068 KB
2 Status 0x5db28b77a1a75dddfeed99fb9722c540 1/26/2012 7:55:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 1067 KB
3 Status 0xfd8226c9c2a8e88e81452320be17fa7b 1/25/2012 3:16:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 1067 KB
4 Status 0xcf04196deccac8551e4f7eee5060b03f 1/22/2012 11:10:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 1023 KB
5 Status 0xedc3a3e6d3158c558226edb7abcf96e1 7/16/2011 8:20:00 AM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 1070 KB
6 Status 0x279483fa5b5cc76e9aa8e92c8a87f974 1/20/2011 11:23:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 1068 KB
7 Status 0xf3651d9e639d5639ca7a8bedf65fecd8 11/28/2010 6:22:00 AM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 1068 KB
8 Status 0x469f36d9f49ec64f9513288a4b06d845 10/24/2010 6:11:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 1022 KB
9 Status 0x54c305c0c3cd7b3501359057a521fbc3 9/13/2010 5:42:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 751 KB
10 Status 0x35bc37e35734babf5c8ad0ff241d9c9d 8/20/2010 10:29:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 753 KB
11 Status 0x675e21a83d440068e8a3e504245a9a32 1/13/2010 8:15:00 AM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 1067 KB
12 Status 0xae139881b895ece672faf5ef2186b61c 11/3/2009 8:55:00 PM Unknown Unknown Microsoft Security Essentials 1023 KB



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