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
740c7213b16e31a52db80cffcae483d3
DLL
abb1aec7c5a87e43465fe979734c295d
DLL
f29a80f607703ca1fc5d25993cc7feda
DLL
95a1620977f6da98785d20b853bb0187
DLL
70059d30d601dbb80ee44ba40cce54e2
DLL
e6faed62b25d550f5ba89c6b3d14a5f3
DLL
68c44ab07298756ebe07fb31c5b65cfa
DLL
7ba56e2a104c7940f3c806d7bd76e734