Microsoft Safety Scanner

Microsoft Safety Scanner

1.457.236.0 (August 19, 2026) Virus and Malware Tests

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Analysis of Microsoft Safety Scanner

Microsoft Safety Scanner is free of viruses and malware.
Filename:
msert.exe
Resources:
SHA-256:
16e483f07f4a619c452c5413658624a5b5daf53f4632921862f51bd4f91e6f8a
MD5:
e59988fad014c706fa87084ac9d4c7e3
Developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Virus test:
0 / 25 Clean
Updated:
Aug 19, 2026

Prognosis - Is Microsoft Safety Scanner safe?

We have determined Microsoft Safety Scanner to be clean and safe to download.


Virus tests for Microsoft Safety Scanner

Avast Antivirus 23.9.8494.0 Passed.
AVG Antivirus 23.9.8494.0 Passed.
Avira Antivirus 8.3.3.24 Passed.
BitDefender 7.2 Passed.
Dr.Web 7.0.75.2070 Passed.
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 2024.8.0.61147 Passed.
ESET NOD32 18.2.18.0 Passed.
F-Secure 18.10.1547.307 Passed.
Kaspersky 22.0.1.28 Passed.
Malwarebytes 3.1.0.246 Passed.
Microsoft Defender 1.26070 Passed.
Norton 1.22.0.0 Passed.
Panda 4.6.4.2 Passed.
Sophos 3.6.2.0 Passed.
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 Passed.
TrendMicro 24.550.0.1002 Passed.
Webroot SecureAnywhere 8.0.8.53 Passed.
ZoneAlarm Antivirus 10.2.064.000 Passed.


Malware report of definitionupdates.microsoft.com

Dr.Web Link Checker
G-Data
Malware Patrol
Phishtank
URL Query
VX Vault
Yandex

A word of caution

These tests are valid for the date we published them. As a strong reminder: Always test files you download from the Internet before you run them. This site acts as a defense against the distribution of known malware, but we're not perfect.