What is MSXML4 Parser?

MSXML4 Parser is software application developed by Microsoft Game Studios. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 63.53% of installations running this operating system. MSXML4 Parser's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 132 files.

MSXML4 Parser is most popular in the United States with 32.39% of installations residing in this country.

MSXML4 Parser 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, MSXML4 Parser is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About MSXML4 Parser?

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) is a comprehensive set of services designed to enable applications developed in JScript, VBScript, and Microsoft development tools to create Windows-native XML-based applications. It provides support for XML 1.0, DOM, SAX, as well as an XSLT 1.0 processor, and XML schema support, including XSD and XDR, among other XML-related technologies. With the release of MSXML4, an independent, downloadable SDK was made available for Independent Software Vendors and third parties. It is intended as an upgrade to MSXML3 and offers additional features without replacing the legacy functionality provided by version 3. It should be noted that there is no 64-bit version of MSXML offered, but the 32-bit version is compatible with 32-bit processes on 64-bit operating systems. Furthermore, both versions 4 and 3 can be run concurrently.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

directmail.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\sbt\dmm\directmail.exe'.
sbcmstrt.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\SBCMSTRT.EXE'.

Scheduled tasks: