System Center Endpoint Protection

System Center Endpoint Protection

by Microsoft Corporation

What is System Center Endpoint Protection?

System Center Endpoint Protection is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 64.64% of installations running this operating system. System Center Endpoint Protection's installer is typically 29.00 MB in size and installs around 45 files. The most common release is 4.5.216.0 with 23.97% of all installations currently using this version.

System Center Endpoint Protection is most popular in the United States with 55.95% of installations residing in this country.

System Center Endpoint Protection adds 5 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, System Center Endpoint Protection is known to create 5 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • NisSrv.exe runs as a service named 'Microsoft Netwerkinspectie' (NisSrv) "Biedt bescherming tegen inbraakpogingen die gericht zijn op bekende en recentelijk gevonden zwakke plekken in netwerkprotocollen".
  • MsMpEng.exe runs as a service named 'Microsoft Antimalware Service' (MsMpSvc) "Helps protect users from malware and other potentially unwanted software".
Firewall:
  • shellext.dll is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files2\HEWLET~1\PCCOE3~1\OVCMS~1\radexecd.exe'.
  • msseces.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe'.
  • MsMpEng.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MsMpEng.exe'.
  • Setup.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\setup.exe'.
  • MpCmdRun.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpCmdRun.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • msseces.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D300CC09-EC38-4DD4-B614-9579AFFC3A46}' (runs on registration).
  • MpCmdRun.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Microsoft Antimalware Scan' (runs weekly on Sundays at 2:00 AM).
  • MsMpEng.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{36EFC519-FFC0-44BA-A865-06780C54FA6D}' (runs on registration).
  • Setup.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EAC44AF3-B6F9-401D-8A78-249D0D819684}' (runs on registration).
  • MsMpRes.dll is scheduled as a task named 'Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler_Operational_Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler_103'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • MpCmdRun.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named MS-AntiVir-Update.
  • msseces.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named MSC (2).
Registry entries:
  • msseces.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Microsoft Security Client User Interface' and executes as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe.
  • MpCmdRun.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility' and executes as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpCmdRun.exe.
  • MsMpEng.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'New startup' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MsMpEng.exe".
Registry entries (User):
  • msseces.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #0' which loads as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe -Recover.

Software Details

URL:
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=225780&mkt=en-us
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe" /x
Size:
29.00 MB
Language:
English

System Center Endpoint Protection Executable Details

Primary executable:
sqmapi.dll
Name:
System Center Endpoint Protection
Path:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\sqmapi.dll
MD5:
d475bbd6fef8db2dde0da7ccfd2c9042
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by System Center Endpoint Protection
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
e7d1214f0c53b864477630ae07e21e42
EXE
6d3f79a1632603e8de1e444686afd01c
EXE
7e96b63eec49675a8d16dcb5cdd6c3b5
DLL
458a6f241243e040ef291d44fbfd072e
DLL
26b4f27196682aad9f3a2b9223d96963