MpCmdRun.exe
Microsoft Malware Protection by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 28 versions of MpCmdRun.exe in the wild, the latest version being 4.5.0218.0. MpCmdRun.exe is run as a standard windows process with NETWORK SERVICE privileges. A job within the Windows Task Scheduler is added to execute this process of a specific schedule during installation of the program. The average file size is about 301.14 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation. The programs Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security Essentials Prerelease and Microsoft Security Client have been observed as installing specific variations of MpCmdRun.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 2.43 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 5.33 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.55 KB per minute for reads and 40 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is MpCmdRun.exe?
You can use this tool to automate and troubleshoot Microsoft Antimalware Service. So for instance if you wish to do a quick scan from the command line, you can use -Scan 1 parameter. Microsoft Security Essentials is efficient and compact. Scans and updates are scheduled to run when the PC is idle and the software works in a way that your PC is still snappy when you’re using it.
About MpCmdRun.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”
 Details
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| File name: | MpCmdRun.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft Malware Protection |
| Description: | Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\microsoft security essentials\mpcmdrun.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, January 22, 2010 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Microsoft Malware Protection.)
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 Win...
The Microsoft Security Essentials Prerelease program allows users to run the latest & greatest versions of Security Essentials before they are publicy available.
“Security and management have traditionally existed as two separate disciplines, yet both play a central role in keeping your users safe and productive. Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection...”
Microsoft Forefront is a family of line-of-business security software that are designed to help protect computer networks, network servers (such as Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft SharePoint ...
“Manage PCs and multiple types of mobile devices in one unified solution, either through the cloud or by extending your existing on-premises infrastructure. Whether using corporate or employee-owned de...”
“Endpoint Protection uses the monitoring and deployment capabilities of Configuration Manager to streamline the deployment of antimalware definitions and uses Configuration Manager to provide an in-con...”
Microsoft Antimalware is an antivirus software (AV) product that fights malware (malicious software), including computer viruses, spyware, Trojan horses and rootkits. The software runs on Windows XP, ...
Microsoft Security Client for Microsoft Security Essentials is an antivirus software product that provides protection against different types of malware such as computer viruses, spyware, rootkits and...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of MpCmdRun.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'MP Scheduled Scan' runs daily in the path '\Microsoft\Windows Defender\MP Scheduled Scan'
- The job 'Windows Defender Verification' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Verification'
- The task 'Windows Defender Scheduled Scan' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Scheduled Scan'
- The job 'Windows Defender Cleanup' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cleanup'
- The task 'Windows Defender Cache Maintenance' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cache Maintenance'
- The job 'MpIdleTask' in the path '\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\MpIdleTask'
- The task 'Microsoft Antimalware Scheduled Scan' runs weekly in the path '\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\Microsoft Antimalware Scheduled Scan'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\Microsoft Antimalware Scheduled Scan'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\MP Scheduled Scan'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\MpIdleTask'
All file variations of MpCmdRun.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
16.25% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
15.75% |
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| Windows 8 |
11.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
5.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
3.25% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
3.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
2.75% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.25% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
1.00% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
0.25% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 41.27% of Microsoft Malware Protection.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
24.95% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.11% |
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| ASUS |
16.10% |
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| Acer |
11.07% |
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| Lenovo |
8.45% |
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| Toshiba |
7.24% |
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| Intel |
5.23% |
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| Sony |
2.41% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.61% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.41% |
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| Alienware |
0.80% |
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| Compaq |
0.80% |
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| Samsung |
0.80% |
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| Gateway |
0.40% |
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| NEC |
0.40% |
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| Sahara |
0.20% |
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