MsMpEng.exe

  • File Path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\4.18.2006.10-0\MsMpEng.exe
  • Description: Antimalware Service Executable

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 7E6A1F2089954CAC26D5C6FA6D83B8B2
SHA1 05AB603053EFC9EBA363FB4C320974C37E49DA15
SHA256 A601DF49E5E6B2A5477A2516260FC01DBEF186D7FD1C458C2BC57F7342E5BB9F
SHA384 A592ABC76FCA241515A2E81112733C1E8ED42DD6FC83B02CA00840416AA55412F2A85C4D8732A1EBFC36059802F7BE02
SHA512 72E39AD6DD91BAE17510CF15A8D0ED19B0A274AF232CC50C42E32A1DA3BF501EC081755AF80C1E69498AAD89024F34E661AB9CDE4B57E4CFD70B10F05003522E
SSDEEP 3072:3JxCU1lTwUlA1mpKvCXKTeigfhaEqGMMdZkZ:ZhZwnOKKyqaEq64

Runtime Data

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\4.18.2006.10-0\MsMpEng.exe
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 330000024A0E8AFDF15C662D2B00000000024A
  • Thumbprint: 96384A7F5F1C438F32E2454697DC6D312A74517B
  • Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
  • Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows Publisher, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

  • Original Filename: MsMpEng.exe
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 4.18.2006.10 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
  • Product Version: 4.18.2006.10
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of MsMpEng.exe being misused. While MsMpEng.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source Source File Example License
sigma win_susp_msmpeng_crash.yml - 'MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma win_susp_msmpeng_crash.yml - MsMpEng.exe can crash when C:\ is full DRL 1.0
sigma win_firewall_as_add_rule.yml - 'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma win_susp_lsass_dump_generic.yml - '\MsMpEng.exe' # Defender DRL 1.0
sigma image_load_wmi_module_load.yml - '\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_cred_dump_lsass_access.yml SourceImage\|endswith: '\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_cred_dump_lsass_access.yml # - '\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_in_memory_assembly_execution.yml SourceImage\|endswith: '\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_susp_proc_access_lsass.yml - 'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_access_win_susp_proc_access_lsass.yml SourceImage\|endswith: '\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_apt_revil_kaseya.yml - '\AppData\Local\Temp\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_apt_revil_kaseya.yml - 'C:\Windows\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_plugx_susp_exe_locations.yml Image\|endswith: '\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_proc_wrong_parent.yml ParentImage\|endswith: '\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_svchost.yml - '\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma sysmon_raw_disk_access_using_illegitimate_tools.yml Image\|endswith: '\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma registry_event_asep_reg_keys_modification_currentversion.yml Image: 'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma registry_event_persistence_search_order.yml Image\|endswith: '\MsMpEng.exe' DRL 1.0
signature-base apt_apt27_hyperbro.yar $s3 = “msmpeng.exe” fullword wide CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_op_cloudhopper.yar $s1 = “MsMpEng.exe” fullword ascii CC BY-NC 4.0
stockpile 1258b063-27d6-489b-a677-4807faacf868.yml "msmpeng", Apache-2.0

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