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
041c3aff8ae3cd665e68143003b7cf4c
DLL
585a7d1aea54f989d6c346737a4f7b8f
DLL
c2fbddb5658eefd2695acfcfcc3b86bf
DLL
90079743957326c88b976732c28dadce
DLL
f5e51fbadfb33a1ec3d25f6193175c19
DLL
e010eb4ebd9291e00bc10d583205de62
DLL
ddd0d5a55b75dc22d3e4dca647ba55d1
DLL
2a939976937edb8d4e10a9a04bb0c28c
DLL
459da306d5a3423b47df0eee34508834
DLL
e3cab821a7b6008c099a71d44b750d04