Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger

by Facebook

What is Facebook Messenger?

Facebook Messenger is software application developed by Facebook. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 76.03% of installations running this operating system. Facebook Messenger's installer is typically 12.00 MB in size and installs around 162 files. The most common release is 2.1.4651.0 with 51.95% of all installations currently using this version.

Facebook Messenger is most popular in the United States with 38.13% of installations residing in this country.

Facebook Messenger adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Facebook Messenger is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Facebook Messenger?

Facebook Messenger is a software application that offers instant messaging and video communication services. Utilizing the XMPP protocol, it connects Facebook users and syncs with the website. Among its features is a "ticker," providing real-time updates on friend activity. Currently, the software does not support chatting with multiple friends, video calling, chat availability limitations, or editing settings.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • hd-logrotatorservice.exe runs as a service named 'BlueStacks Log Rotator Service' (BstHdLogRotatorSvc).
Firewall:
  • facebookmessenger.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Facebook\Messenger\2.1.4814.0\FacebookMessenger.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • intune.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{64309C32-433E-4808-B69C-1CFFBFBEFE9C}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • hpwuschd2.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named HP Software Update_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.
  • driverupdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DriverUpdate Startup.
Registry entries:
  • steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
  • hd-agent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BlueStacks Agent' and executes as C:\Program Files\BlueStacks\HD-Agent.exe.
  • driverupdate.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DriverUpdate' and executes as "C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\DriverUpdate.exe" -boot.
Registry entries (User):
  • hpwucli.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'HPSoftwareUpdate' which loads as C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWUCli.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.facebook.com/mobile/messenger
Support:
Installation path:
C:\users\user\appdata\Local\facebook\messenger\2.1.4814.0
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{7204BDEE-1A48-4D95-A964-44A9250B439E}
Size:
12.00 MB
Language:
English

Facebook Messenger Executable Details

Primary executable:
facebookmessenger.exe
Name:
Facebook Messenger
Path:
C:\users\user\appdata\Local\facebook\messenger\2.1.4814.0\facebookmessenger.exe
MD5:
c65f15aafa6381e11ec8e0b4b5522b05
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Facebook Messenger
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
e936fa1df62070dce5f08a7e68f68094
DLL
ed8d1158fac5ce4591cae3ecc32ac62b
DLL
4a72fd1fc2153fc73331e13d92de961c
DLL
43c20a6c7ebb1f32166785e4ce52807f
EXE
0b3a35803c88150e1bd69dff96b25d7f
DLL
d388339d43a0e83c6effd1de09a91c30
DLL
09b44908a7041c1d9dbc94430400952a
OCX
9af9703d40208ec717c8ae183c211dc6
EXE
ccad119b1d7ed4eff2143e7dfb5fb1d1
EXE
45b8cd5aa48349dc4d0ca552dc8c2c32