Windows Live Messenger

Windows Live Messenger

by Microsoft Corporation

What is Windows Live Messenger?

Windows Live Messenger is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows Vista with nearly 47.93% of installations running this operating system. Windows Live Messenger's installer is typically 785.00 KB in size and installs around 140 files. The most common release is 8.1.0178.00 with 45.45% of all installations currently using this version.

Windows Live Messenger is most popular in the United States with 31.81% of installations residing in this country.

Windows Live Messenger 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 Messenger is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Windows Live Messenger?

The Windows Live Messenger is a popular instant messaging client that connects to the Microsoft Messenger service. However, Microsoft has announced that Windows Live Messenger will be retired in favor of Skype. The album viewer in Windows Live Messenger is based on Windows Photo Gallery and offers users a seamless photo viewing experience for photo albums shared via SkyDrive and Facebook.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • usnsvc.exe runs as a service named 'Servicio Lector del diario USN de Carpetas para compartir de Messenger' (usnjsvc) "Servicio instalado por Messenger para habilitar escenarios para compartir".
Firewall:
  • msnmsgr.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe'.
  • livecall.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\livecall.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • msnmsgr.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DDB7AAA8-9946-4ED3-B09D-70597277C2DD}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • msnmsgr.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'MsnMsgr' and executes as "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background.

Software Details

URL:
https://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials
Support:
https://www.silentall.com
Installation path:
C:\Windows\Installer\{301CC261-0ECA-448D-8F21-A9D474AB40B4}
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{B27EDD14-869E-4A44-905A-5DE652F7278F}
Size:
785.00 KB
Language:
English

Windows Live Messenger Executable Details

Primary executable:
MsblIco.Exe
Name:
Windows Live Messenger
Path:
C:\Windows\Installer\{301CC261-0ECA-448D-8F21-A9D474AB40B4}\MsblIco.Exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Windows Live Messenger
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
3f0363b40376047eff6a9b97d633b750
DLL
c4c3671aea42dd7084a2ebb83a3dbb5a
DLL
2efc0b0d9685223bc8c61b893f863af6
DLL
fa9a9abdabe741f05137f90911dc0ad7
DLL
6ad981c36f7de937d387be939b300ec6
DLL
6a27dba09763a1821837da2f6cbce362
DLL
dc8966cbd4c9ee3912c25933dfde740b
DLL
a2bf3b669d0a20546c0df46bdb4b7688
DLL
ebf1d65edffcac735d60278e64d07852
DLL
f688a489b5f95c18817d010983b6c713