{"id":44451,"date":"2023-05-08T10:50:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T05:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=44451"},"modified":"2023-05-08T21:14:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:44:02","slug":"microsoftsecurityapp-exe-defender-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/microsoftsecurityapp-exe-defender-app\/","title":{"rendered":"What is MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe (located under &#8220;c:\\program files\\windowsapps\\&#8221;) is a legit program found on both Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe is part of the Microsoft Defender store app below.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/store\/detail\/microsoft-defender\/9P6PMZTM93LR\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/store\/detail\/microsoft-defender\/9P6PMZTM93LR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Microsoft Defender &#8211; Microsoft Store Apps<\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>App description:<\/strong> The Microsoft Defender app helps protect your family from online threats across your devices and helps keep your identity* safer online. The Microsoft Defender app is available exclusively with a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription. <\/em><em>On your PC, Microsoft Defender works with built-in Windows Security to provide additional device protection on your Android, iOS, and Mac devices.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The app may exist on your system even though you didn&#8217;t install it manually. To get more details about the Defender app package, run the following command in admin PowerShell:<\/p>\n<pre>get-appxpackage Microsoft.6365217CE6EB4 -allusers<\/pre>\n<p>You&#8217;ll see an output like below:<\/p>\n<pre>Name                   : Microsoft.6365217CE6EB4\r\nPublisher              : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US\r\nArchitecture           : X64\r\nResourceId             :\r\nVersion                : 102.2303.28002.0\r\nPackageFullName        : Microsoft.6365217CE6EB4_102.2303.28002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\r\nInstallLocation        : C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.6365217CE6EB4_102.2303.28002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\r\nIsFramework            : False\r\nPackageFamilyName      : Microsoft.6365217CE6EB4_8wekyb3d8bbwe\r\nPublisherId            : 8wekyb3d8bbwe\r\nPackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-nnnnnn-nnnnnn-nnnnnn-1001 [Ramesh]: Installed}\r\nIsResourcePackage      : False\r\nIsBundle               : False\r\nIsDevelopmentMode      : False\r\nNonRemovable           : False\r\nIsPartiallyStaged      : False\r\nSignatureKind          : Store\r\nStatus                 : Ok<\/pre>\n<p>Here are additional details about the file.<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nFile: c:\\program files\\windowsapps\\microsoft.6365217ce6eb4_102.2303.28002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\microsoftsecurityapp\\MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe\r\nVerified:\tSigned\r\nSigning date:\t1:43 AM 3\/29\/2023\r\nPublisher:\tMicrosoft Corporation\r\nCompany:\tMicrosoft Corporation\r\nDescription:\tMicrosoftSecurityApp.exe\r\nProduct:\tMicrosoft Defender\r\nProd version:\t1.2.230328002-gibraltar\r\nFile version:\t1.2.2303.28002\r\nBitness:\t64-bit\r\nBinary Version:\t1.2.2303.28002\r\nOriginal Name:\tMicrosoftSecurityApp.exe\r\nInternal Name:\tMicrosoftSecurityApp\r\nCopyright:\t\u00a9 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.\r\n<\/pre>\n<div class=\"qt\"><em><strong>Caveat:<\/strong> If you see a file named MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe in any other folder path, it could be malware. You may upload it to VirusTotal.com to see what the AV providers say.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t need this app, you can uninstall it using the following command from PowerShell (admin).<\/p>\n<pre><strong>get-appxpackage -allusers Microsoft.6365217CE6EB4 | remove-appxpackage<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This app has nothing to do with the built-in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/need-new-app-open-windows-defender-link\/\">Windows Security<\/a> app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe (located under &#8220;c:\\program files\\windowsapps\\&#8221;) is a legit program found on both Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe is part of the Microsoft Defender store app below. 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