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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:	16.4.4396.1016
MD5:	ef77b36d0c2025b515e30137f235e68a
SHA1:	43de43b1a457bd415c9a46eea2e37705e3e21ad3
SHA256:	fb06429ac50978467cf3c4fd40983af37b986d94b8a62c9fea9ea75605695af9

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:	16.4.4396.1016
Size:	119.91 KB (122,784 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] qa-in-f16.1e100.net (173.194.68.16:993)

[TCP] ie-in-f193.1e100.net (74.125.142.193:443)

[TCP] ni-in-f193.1e100.net (74.125.135.193:443)

[TCP] db3msgr5010718.gateway.messenger.live.com (157.56.126.38:443)

[TCP] we-in-f193.1e100.net (173.194.66.193:443)

[TCP] gh-in-f193.1e100.net (74.125.130.193:443)

[TCP] sn1msg3010831.sn1.gateway.edge.messenger.live.com (65.55.71.97:443)

[TCP] by2msg3010805.phx.gbl (64.4.34.98:443)

[UDP] listens on port 56680

[UDP] listens on port 52508

[UDP] listens on port 63546

[UDP] listens on port 50335

[UDP] listens on port 64676

[UDP] listens on port 55233

[UDP] listens on port 65095

[UDP] listens on port 56691

[UDP] listens on port 60842

[UDP] listens on port 63985

[UDP] listens on port 57412

[UDP] listens on port 56550

[UDP] listens on port 61938

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00211792%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00128709%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00083083%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	848,137 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	1,345,615/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	89/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	11.75 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	20.77 MB
Private (minimum):	4.83 MB
Non-paged memory:	11.75 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	625.16 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	740.77 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	14 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	22.85 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	113,881/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	9.04 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	2/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	28.44 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	4/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	2.84 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	15/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	20	12
Handles:	678	600
GUI GDI count:	7	103
GUI GDI peak:	7	142
GUI USER count:	14	49
GUI USER peak:	18	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Low
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\windowsapps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16.4.4396.1016_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\livecomm.exe" -servernamC:microsoft.windowslive.platform.server
Owner:	User
Parent process:	svchost.exe (by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.01173367%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00507875%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00665492%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	193,217/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	1.74 MB	1.16 MB
ESENT.dll
Total CPU:	0.00356248%
Kernel CPU:	0.00250959%
User CPU:	0.00105289%
CPU cycles:	191,659/sec
Context switches:	2/sec
Memory:	2.75 MB
combase.dll
Total CPU:	0.00322175%
Kernel CPU:	0.00176284%
User CPU:	0.00145891%
CPU cycles:	47,383/sec
Memory:	1.69 MB
WININET.dll
Total CPU:	0.00147810%
Kernel CPU:	0.00147810%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	13,840/sec
Memory:	2.18 MB
LiveComm.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00028300%
Kernel CPU:	0.00013790%
User CPU:	0.00014510%
CPU cycles:	5,613/sec
Memory:	128 KB
shell32.dll (by Microsoft)
Total CPU:	0.00023169%
Kernel CPU:	0.00023169%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	1,897/sec
Memory:	18.91 MB
mswsock.dll
Total CPU:	0.00004986%
Kernel CPU:	0.00004986%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	325/sec
Memory:	368 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

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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