companionuser.exe
Windows Live Messenger Companion by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of companionuser.exe in the wild, the latest version being 15.4.3555.0308. companionuser.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The average file size is about 53.38 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0001% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.46 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 5.1 MB and typical read I/O operations are around 25 Bytes per minute.
 Details
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| File name: | companionuser.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Live Messenger Companion |
| Description: | Windows Live Messenger Companion User Elevation Helper |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows live\companion\companionuser.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Monday, December 7, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, March 7, 2011 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Windows Live Messenger Companion.)
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All file variations of companionuser.exe
