What is MpCmdRun.exe?

MpCmdRun.exe is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the MpCmdRun.exe version information.

MpCmdRun.exe's description is "Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility"

MpCmdRun.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

MpCmdRun.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\platform\4.18.1904.1-0\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about MpCmdRun.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on MpCmdRun.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility
Internal nameMpCmdRun
Original filenameMpCmdRun.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version4.18.1904.1
File version4.18.1904.1 (GitEnlistment(winpbld).190407-2141)

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Malware Protection Command..
Internal nameMpCmdRun
Original filenameMpCmdRun.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version4.18.1904.1
File version4.18.1904.1 (GitEnlistment(winpbld)...

Digital signatures [?]

MpCmdRun.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number33000001b1ddedba54e965b85f0001000001b1

VirusTotal report

None of the 74 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MpCmdRun.exe file.

None of the 74 anti-virus programs detected the MpCmdRun.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

ERROR: Failed to execute process.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1564897986.3281,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "MpCmdRun.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".didat",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 710,
            "time": 1.0140001773834,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1038,
            "time": -0.095561027526855,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1366,
            "time": 1.0485742092133,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "59c2653a3e9ed83dc3ca2bcebc2cf96987faf0d24a6a0880de3fc506c5fdc6d5",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "41447fb08cf5346797570a6968799524e1e9be206241f2ac3d421e5234356f3f",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD53651b14a2e0d87a9fa88e214a966f717
SHA256fe361ee0c37f0d4bc25bbad83ab10182d7498fb8650edfa863915a579d544d69

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to mpcmdrun.exe:

mpcmdrun.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

mpcmdrun.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility has stopped working.

End Program - mpcmdrun.exe. This program is not responding.

mpcmdrun.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

mpcmdrun.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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Comments

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