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VersionsAdditional versions

4.5.0218.0 15.50%
4.5.0218.0 0.61%
4.5.0216.0 3.87%
4.4.0304.0 2.42%
4.4.0304.0 0.36%
4.3.0219.0 3.15%
4.3.0219.0 2.06%
4.3.0216.0 1.09%
4.3.0216.0 0.73%
4.3.0215.0 1.45%
4.3.0215.0 0.61%
4.3.0215.0 2.54%
4.3.0215.0 6.42%
4.2.0223.0 10.65%
4.2.0223.0 1.09%
4.2.0223.0 11.74%
4.2.0223.0 8.47%
4.2.0216.0 0.12%
4.2.0216.0 0.12%
4.1.0522.0 11.26%
4.1.0522.0 10.53%
4.0.1526.0 0.24%
4.0.1526.0 0.73%
3.0.8402.0 0.97%
3.0.8402.0 1.21%
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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
TraceEvent, GetTraceEnableFlags, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceLoggerHandle, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, CreateProcessAsUserW, CreateRestrictedToken, LogonUserW, GetUserNameW, OpenProcessToken, RegCloseKey, ReadEventLogW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, CloseEventLog, GetNumberOfEventLogRecords, GetOldestEventLogRecord, OpenEventLogW, CloseServiceHandle, QueryServiceStatusEx, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, CheckTokenMembership, GetLengthSid, FreeSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, RegEnumKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, CopySid, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, ConvertStringSidToSidW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, QueryServiceConfigW, QueryServiceStatus, ControlService, StartServiceW, ChangeServiceConfigW
kernel32.dll
LocalAlloc, LocalFree, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, FreeLibrary, DeleteFileW, SetFileAttributesW, GetFileInformationByHandle, FileTimeToDosDateTime, GetSystemPowerStatus, MultiByteToWideChar, WideCharToMultiByte, CreateProcessW, GetModuleHandleW, GetFileAttributesW, CreateTimerQueueTimer, SetFilePointerEx, WriteFile, GetSystemDirectoryW, WaitForSingleObject, CreateEventW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, RtlUnwind, OutputDebugStringA, InterlockedCompareExchange, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, CompareFileTime, Sleep, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, LoadLibraryExW, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, InterlockedExchange, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileW, FindClose, CopyFileW, CreateDirectoryW, CreateFileW, DeleteTimerQueueTimer, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTime, GetCurrentProcess, GetExitCodeProcess, SetEvent, FormatMessageW, SetErrorMode, CloseHandle, GetLastError, SetLastError, GetTimeFormatW, GetDateFormatW, GetLocalTime, GetTickCount, GetCommandLineW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetTempPathW, GetFileSizeEx, DeviceIoControl, ConvertDefaultLocale, GetLocaleInfoW, IsValidLanguageGroup, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, HeapSetInformation, RemoveDirectoryW, GetNativeSystemInfo, SetEnvironmentVariableW, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, MoveFileExW, DebugBreak
mpclient.dll
MpManagerVersionQuery, MpAddDynamicSignatureFile, MpRemoveDynamicSignatureFile, MpUpdateStart, MpConfigGetValueAlloc, MpConfigIteratorClose, MpConfigIteratorEnum, MpConfigIteratorOpen, MpConfigDelValue, MpManagerEnable, MpQuarantineRequest, MpThreatEnumerate, MpThreatOpen, MpUtilsExportFunctions, MpScanStart, MpCleanOpen, MpCleanStart, MpConfigOpen, MpConfigClose, MpScanResult, MpConfigGetValue, MpHandleClose, MpConfigUninitialize, MpConfigInitialize, MpFreeMemory, MpClientUtilExportFunctions, MpConfigSetValue, MpManagerOpen, MpTelemetrySetDWORD, MpUpdateStartEx, MpDynamicSignatureOpen, MpDynamicSignatureEnumerate, MpTelemetryInitialize, MpManagerStatusQuery, MpSampleSubmit, MpSampleQuery, WDEnable, MpAllocMemory, MpManagerStatusQueryEx, MpTelemetryUninitialize, MpTelemetryUpload
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, StringFromGUID2, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoWaitForMultipleHandles, CoTaskMemAlloc
rpcrt4.dll
UuidFromStringW
secur32.dll
GetUserNameExW
setupapi.dll
SetupCloseInfFile, SetupCloseFileQueue, SetupPromptReboot, SetupInitDefaultQueueCallbackEx, SetupCommitFileQueueW, SetupInstallFilesFromInfSectionW, SetupOpenFileQueue, SetupInstallServicesFromInfSectionW, SetupInstallFromInfSectionW, SetupOpenAppendInfFileW, SetupOpenInfFileW, SetupDefaultQueueCallbackW, SetupTermDefaultQueueCallback
userenv.dll
LoadUserProfileW, CreateEnvironmentBlock, UnloadUserProfile, DestroyEnvironmentBlock
wintrust.dll
CryptCATAdminReleaseContext, CryptCATAdminAcquireContext, CryptCATAdminAddCatalog, CryptCATAdminReleaseCatalogContext

MpCmdRun.exe

Microsoft Malware Protection by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove MpCmdRun.exe
Version:   3.0.8107.0
MD5:   73b875c45457f5eb04ec892678e91a11
SHA1:   e6c555b8a0165b7659f53228086a950a2a65c7db
SHA256:   01000719c3d876a396553d8db6257d54bc09eccf0f48d45df63888f033919154

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

DetailsDetails

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
File version:3.0.8107.0
Size:221.66 KB (226,984 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Expiration date:Friday, January 22, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
Entropy:6.172840
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00059234%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00032012%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00027222%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:421 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:27,907/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.07 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.68 MB
Private (minimum):5.68 MB
Non-paged memory:2.07 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:45.4 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):46.3 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.67 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.71 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:18,908/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:11 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:151 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:155
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\microsoft security client\antimalware\mpcmdrun.exe" signaturesupdateservice -schedulejob -unmanagedupdate
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:MsMpEng.exe (Microsoft Malware Protection by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 32.50%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 11.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 10.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 6.50%
Windows 7 Professional 5.50%
Windows 8 Pro 4.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 2.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 1.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of Microsoft Malware Protection.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 25.83%
ASUS 18.33%
Hewlett-Packard 17.08%
Acer 15.00%
Lenovo 14.17%
Toshiba 5.00%
Alienware 1.67%
GIGABYTE 1.25%
Sony 0.83%
Compaq 0.83%
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