Windows Live Messenger
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:
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- 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:
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- 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:
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- msnmsgr.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DDB7AAA8-9946-4ED3-B09D-70597277C2DD}' (runs on registration).
Startup Entries
- Registry entries:
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- 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:
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| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
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DLL
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6139f4e9451846002ad4285d7784d32f | |
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DLL
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30537930736e27dd845b8ceaee6229b9 | |
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DLL
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0e959f2e94ffcd0b7f5c868f8dd07a53 | |
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DLL
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3a188ad84641e0b8f13d9abf0746380e | |
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EXE
|
c7c80472b8f5d00170262081344493ce | |
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DLL
|
316ebeb33563808bac11ce1c7d36aede | |
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DLL
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0a1f5b13a66298406ae66efb7375710b | |
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DLL
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45b0532ba6513e78974804d1ebc11c9c | |
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DLL
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27cd60ad7adcec3cb0f7be0660b4f0fa | |
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DLL
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4d5aec236a145bf6be5611369cabbc64 |