Windows Live Mail

Windows Live Mail

by Microsoft Corporation

What is Windows Live Mail?

Windows Live Mail is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows Vista with nearly 54.93% of installations running this operating system. Windows Live Mail's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 48 files. The most common release is 12.0.1606.1023 with 90.26% of all installations currently using this version.

Windows Live Mail is most popular in the United States with 49.5% of installations residing in this country.

Windows Live Mail 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 Mail is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Windows Live Mail?

Windows Live Mail is a no-cost email client developed by Microsoft, serving as the successor to Outlook Express on Windows XP and Windows Mail on Windows Vista. The application can be downloaded as part of the Windows Essentials suite.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • wlmail.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • wlmail.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8C3A23E7-C1C4-4412-A7F2-F8029E722715}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • wlmail.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Windows Live Mail.
Registry entries:
  • wlmail.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Windows Live Mail' and executes as C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Windows\Installer\{583EF20C-4DD0-43B0-8178-F0E8F76BBB09}
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /I{70854FE6-3BF1-4C69-94D0-BEB821102E34}
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

Windows Live Mail Executable Details

Primary executable:
wlmail.exe
Name:
Windows Live Mail
Path:
C:\Windows\Installer\{583EF20C-4DD0-43B0-8178-F0E8F76BBB09}\wlmail.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Windows Live Mail
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
f20c7c261b4b9983d401cd65e9a7f9fe
DLL
0e3da771560df2aa25d23ff98a7285d3
DLL
3557a28ac6e49c9f5af87e87a707335e
DLL
bebd4fdc57d2851f4f29d54db058dd0b
DLL
3b7469d136c8b601d2ce0074e61bd814
DLL
319de27c17d013491fa7a19b315fc422
DLL
918100ee2fc5c5f2e40098ae00c299f7
DLL
834784e6182759df9b95d1235ecda7ad
DLL
df4d062f53c16755c28d4f6ed8dd8f81
DLL
6d9b3f342eef8ddfc5ed3ea044bc8673