Windows Live Communications Platform

Windows Live Communications Platform

by Microsoft Corporation

What is Windows Live Communications Platform?

Windows Live Communications Platform is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 61.54% of installations running this operating system. Windows Live Communications Platform's installer is typically 0.92 MB in size and installs around 10 files. The most common release is 14.0.8117.416 with 51.52% of all installations currently using this version.

Windows Live Communications Platform is most popular in Taiwan with 52.08% of installations residing in this country.

Windows Live Communications Platform 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, Windows Live Communications Platform is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Windows Live Communications Platform?

Windows Live Messenger, also known as Windows Live Communications Platform, is a popular instant messaging platform. It utilizes the Microsoft Notification Protocol (MSNP) over TCP, and optionally over HTTP to accommodate proxies, to connect to the Microsoft Messenger service, offered on port 1863.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • wlcomm.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Contacts\wlcomm.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • wlcomm.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AF87002E-9DAE-48A8-837F-15C8847DEE43}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\windows live\contacts
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /I{0454BB9A-2A7A-4214-BDFF-937F7A711A44}
Size:
0.92 MB
Language:
English

Windows Live Communications Platform Executable Details

Primary executable:
wlcomm.exe
Name:
Windows Live Communications Platform
Path:
C:\Program Files\windows live\contacts\wlcomm.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Windows Live Communications Platform
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
ff809aabe09d611d127567cd03351041
EXE
61d609e66ae9fb58ae4bbb8733ff256c
DLL
70b566336e62fcdc2d2c02149d2538cf
DLL
068ca24e24e970f275b1ad26e423ae74
DLL
80415ed921d1d0c2a6d2435fd2943a5c
DLL
cfddb6d4cd867ee51e9989228b61f714
DLL
84e061bb8a464d28dde102e1bd3ccd8c
DLL
28c919833070811df24411721ff0b44e
DLL
0bdbe6e39772880eba3bfb18d1b6903a
DLL
3a927a1abed9152b5a3cbdb65ccd0b17