Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service

Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service

by Microsoft Corporation

What is Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service?

Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 77.73% of installations running this operating system. Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service's installer is typically 6.00 MB in size and installs around 20 files. The most common release is 1.5.1993.0 with 54.64% of all installations currently using this version.

Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service is most popular in the United States with 54.95% of installations residing in this country.

Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • MsMpEng.exe runs as a service named 'Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service' (FCSAM) "Helps protect users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software".
Scheduled tasks:
  • MSASCui.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FA818021-8BA8-437A-9F48-118A69FB9BC5}' (runs on registration).
  • MpCmdRun.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Update Forefront' (runs daily at 08:05).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.microsoft.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Forefront\Client Security\Client\Antimalware
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /I{A22989EE-AE7A-42F8-A0C0-9C99CFB644FB}
Size:
6.00 MB
Language:
English

Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service Executable Details

Primary executable:
MsMpLics.dll
Name:
Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service
Path:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Forefront\Client Security\Client\Antimalware\MsMpLics.dll
MD5:
8179a40e939b7287cfbcd69bf840b64d
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antimalware Service
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
8ae2dd3a5838cee2b722ad905890800f
DLL
0a920cf1f05980532f5fb31e57002e00
DLL
32636e91cad6f0388a0421fb6a7d1fb0
DLL
5638cd78bc82608a5b69c9c7999b411c
EXE
4be8a2516d91e9ec4d08c805ff7ed124
DLL
13836684f89145e18c87d5e9f19a1787
DLL
aae0126c52a23d87aabdf113a0b4b81b
DLL
03ba39a349840d9e80af6d8f26fe4599
SYS
626d05c243935bea615ab736ee5bc5bf
DLL
1a7d5bfe3526488739ef8699a19a108b