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
505afa368df3db6fc12f0f37c14c0f89
DLL
64d88196f38ec2c28112d5709ce648f8
DLL
76658269274e3d862961b46bb93f8499
DLL
dd64b8244a5e750775ce6ad21d47550e
DLL
f967698fbd5983c10a7abe4b30fd31f1
DLL
284f32f0361d68408569165896e13ba8
DLL
cd4fe261454d84069597e76c8ec6ee33
DLL
35d9591d253e8ef571e120465ca36a25
DLL
10a95ed5e10e347756bc8109139ed741
DLL
6451bbdd60e22ae72eb5e18b52b9fc14