Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional 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

svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

PE 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:	16.4.4406.1205
MD5:	a0da04bd69eb40fead80c3b7876bfff9
SHA1:	5dbc6ac7c3e2e7e91e25bdc9daa2076afe09d391
SHA256:	3a986bfcb904e50dfc7331767250025797619e63564681d03edd94a4ae9936d2

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”

Details

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:	16.4.4406.1205
Size:	118.9 KB (121,752 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

[UDP] listens on port 64111

[UDP] listens on port 52255

[UDP] listens on port 55080

[UDP] listens on port 55323

[UDP] listens on port 50691

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00120777%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00069559%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00051219%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	5,674,587 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	705,552/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	8.44 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	18.33 MB
Private (minimum):	5.47 MB
Non-paged memory:	8.44 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	185.49 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	187.07 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	10.57 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	18.43 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	55,107/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	615 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	6.32 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	54 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	8/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	23	12
Handles:	643	600
GUI GDI count:	8	103
GUI GDI peak:	8	142
GUI USER count:	15	49
GUI USER peak:	18	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Low
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\windowsapps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16.4.4406.1205_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\livecomm.exe" -servernamC:microsoft.windowslive.platform.server
Owner:	User
Parent process:	svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Threads

Averages

ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00082465%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00019238%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00063227%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	17,843/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	1.4 MB	1.16 MB
LiveComm.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00033116%
Kernel CPU:	0.00017234%
User CPU:	0.00015882%
CPU cycles:	8,421/sec
Memory:	124 KB
ESENT.dll
Total CPU:	0.00004578%
Kernel CPU:	0.00004578%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	2,182/sec
Memory:	2.32 MB
WININET.dll
Total CPU:	0.00003434%
Kernel CPU:	0.00003434%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	1,136/sec
Memory:	1.72 MB

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
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 country

United States installs about 44.39% of Windows Live.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
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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