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
EXE
7c4313105e0e459ce97dffd40c17a39e
EXE
9d19b042a4fd5c02195071ea2fe0c821
DLL
4b2408f55a81c039c2cf769d8e486ba5
DLL
c1fc5a2370dd2f0db636d1fb572c7c56
DLL
dd2cfbc82a67f1b6946fad915b37f56e
DLL
7d636008fc4fc4507a6d24331f562e87
DLL
0dbc5b80e64c3a5cc9313301d3d1a755
DLL
eaf982fc8f359b5005f612eac1791855
DLL
c9611a27706d6cd5c16af5b8b4d93bb5
DLL
ac39afe42d78da7c2490347707cbb7ec