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
d15653a673fad68a12248eda93fc1da3
DLL
6a69beddd514f21b8a216b85eaf330b5
DLL
da26bfed29f8747ae2f717b61ad0fab2
DLL
514dab3a5daabb8a74cd428eb2d7026c
DLL
a6f8ea7e389370eeca208a2ee838132d
DLL
ca1c99006812b927da028d4f15602c00
DLL
677f3e8e6440aa5bfa2bb3289a5eb4c7
DLL
2ffd9f2947dfcdf65132cc49a8cc3d14
DLL
f0cb5387c139497d5e17bb9d37c29871
DLL
598686fa5f45f10b246efc7501189cf6