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VersionsAdditional versions

17.0.1119.0516 19.93%
17.0.1119.0516 0.69%
17.0.1114.0318 0.34%
17.0.1114.0318 5.84%
16.4.4406.1205 24.05%
16.4.4406.1205 2.41%
16.4.4396.1016 16.49%
16.4.4396.1016 1.37%
16.4.4396.0311 0.69%
16.4.4388.0928 3.44%
16.4.4388.0928 0.34%
16.4.4206.0722 6.19%
16.4.4206.0722 14.09%
16.4.4204.0712 2.06%
16.4.4204.0712 0.69%
16.4.3364.0511 0.69%
16.4.3364.0511 0.69%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags, TraceMessage, EventRegister, EventUnregister, EventWrite
api-ms-win-core-winrt-l1-1-0.dll
RoActivateInstance, RoUninitialize, RoInitialize, RoGetActivationFactory
api-ms-win-core-winrt-string-l1-1-0.dll
WindowsDeleteString, WindowsGetStringRawBuffer, WindowsCreateString, WindowsCreateStringReference
kernel32.dll
IsProcessorFeaturePresent, IsDebuggerPresent, DecodePointer, GetTickCount64, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, QueryPerformanceCounter, EncodePointer, GetLastError, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSectionEx, DeleteCriticalSection, MoveFileExW, CreateDirectoryW, RaiseException
microsoft.windowslive.platform.service.dll
ContactsServiceStart
msvcr110.dll
DllMain
wllog.dll
ETWDisableProvider, ETWEnableProvider, ERReportFault, ETWCreateSessionEx, ETWStopSession

LiveComm.exe

Windows Live by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove LiveComm.exe
Version:   16.4.3364.0511
MD5:   7f88a152a3c67286870a8fd0ca2e99a7
SHA1:   2fd6f8fb4f61c228e9c99172adc290b8d3504456
SHA256:   b0a2b515aecf8805f0ab7ae102461291a807ffe67ef9fa6f1034187a7ff5fc22

What is LiveComm.exe?

Windows Live is the former collective brand name for a set of services and software products from Microsoft; part of their software plus services platform. A majority of these services are Web applications, accessible from a browser, but there are also client-side binary applications that require installation.

About LiveComm.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)

“Windows Live is the former collective brand name for a set of services and software products from Microsoft; part of their software plus services platform. A majority of these services are Web applica”

DetailsDetails

File name:livecomm.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows Live
Description:Communications Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\windowsapps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16.4.4206.722_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\livecomm.exe
File version:16.4.3364.0511
Size:101.83 KB (104,272 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Expiration date:Thursday, January 10, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details
Network connections
  • [TCP] blu401.hotmail.com (65.55.121.94:443)
  • [UDP] listens on port 61813
  • [UDP] listens on port 62449

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00584725%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00267658%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00317066%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:10,296,355 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:58,509/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:11.47 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):19.44 MB
    Private (minimum):738 KB
    Non-paged memory:11.47 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:201.75 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):202.8 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:3.97 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):21.16 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:170,578/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:37.39 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:2.99 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:182 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:17/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:25
    12
    Handles:720
    600
    GUI GDI count:9
    103
    GUI GDI peak:9
    142
    GUI USER count:16
    49
    GUI USER peak:16
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Low
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\windowsapps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16.4.3364.511_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\livecomm.exe" -servernamC:microsoft.windowslive.platform.server
    Owner:User
    Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00239415%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00102147%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00137268%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:33,444/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:1.39 MB
    1.16 MB
    LiveComm.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00086157%
    Kernel CPU:0.00086157%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:22,805/sec
    Memory:108 KB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 8 40.00%
    Windows 8 Pro 40.00%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 10.00%
    Windows 8 Single Language 4.50%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 2.50%
    Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation 1.00%
    Windows 8 Release Preview 1.00%
    Windows 8 Enterprise N 0.50%
    Windows 8 Pro N 0.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 44.39% of Windows Live.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Hewlett-Packard 22.62%
    Toshiba 19.00%
    Dell 16.29%
    Acer 11.76%
    ASUS 10.86%
    Sony 7.24%
    Lenovo 4.52%
    Intel 3.62%
    GIGABYTE 1.36%
    American Megatrends 0.90%
    Samsung 0.90%
    Packard Bell 0.45%
    Alienware 0.45%
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