Estimated safety rating

msmpeng.exe is a application which is probably NOT a virus. So, if msmpeng.exe is on your PC, it is probably ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your PC is clean, we still advise you to run a good antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself yourself against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

This program is usually found on disk in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MsMpEng.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is b4c5cd5abc0673e6531a973dcf2ffefa.

Is running as a service

This program is registered as a Windows service. This means it operates on your system in background, usually without displaying anything to you. Most Windows services are ok programs, which provide useful features to other programs or to Windows in general.

Accesses the internet

This program uses the net to communicate. In this day and age this is expected from a program. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This application runs in 32-bit mode. It can not benefit of the full set of features of current PC chips. This is quite normal because the makers did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description extracted from the program is Antimalware Service Executable.

File version

File version 4.10.0209.0.

Manufacturer

Producer Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright notice © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

msmpeng.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays most clean software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from msmpeng.exe checks out perfectly. This is excellent.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Microsoft Corporation

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Code Signing PCA

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall string in registry, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.