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
519b04656b8465140c1ce409a1a1427b
DLL
a73be0a3e3d526779fb322745b4aa431
DLL
596d6e4c71a45392385ea9e9a55b9c8f
DLL
3c99812d3db19995ad8e3bdf8ee6f3f2
DLL
74cdd453760ef311a3a04c9a74119f71
DLL
557fcaca5c859a7144adb047f5a5d2a2
DLL
4811830fd1e07a577bf427b72d14c241
DLL
efe54a5e34a5179e4b63fa9c53fbeacf
DLL
ecb878387f3b28c994647bc4a4de70fd
DLL
6b15a08650e718a3a03731d66f84981a