Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA
kernel32.dll
GetLastError, lstrcmpiA, GetCommandLineA, GetFileAttributesA, lstrcatA, LoadLibraryExA, LoadLibraryA, ExitProcess, FindClose, FindFirstFileA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetProcAddress, lstrcpyA, GetFullPathNameA, lstrlenA
user32.dll
wsprintfA, MessageBoxA
LogitechDesktopMessenger.exe
Logitech Desktop Messenger by Logitech
| Version: | 2.52.21.16 |
| MD5: | f47f873b40e8cae576eb2069c0478c81 |
| SHA1: | c2b910df9f718bb25c7601703e646da2c3f51e9c |
What is LogitechDesktopMessenger.exe?
Logitech Desktop Messenger is a program that keeps Logitech product users up-to-date. It makes downloads of the latest patches, software updates and other information pertaining the user’s Logitech products available, whether it’s a mouse, a keyboard or other desktop peripherals such as Web cams, and informs the user of this availability. Installing Logitech Desktop Messenger is optional, and opting out of it won’t affect the functionality of the Logitech peripherals.
Overview
LogitechDesktopMessenger.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent
boost.exe (Boost by Reason Software Company Inc.). During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked.
Details
| File name: | LogitechDesktopMessenger.exe |
| Publisher: | Logitech Inc. |
| Product name: | Logitech Desktop Messenger |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\logitech\desktop messenger\8876480\program\logitechdesktopmessenger.exe |
| Original name: | runner.exe |
| File version: | 2.52.21.16 |
| Size: | 65.55 KB (67,128 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 4.538551 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
All users start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%programdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu' (shared by all users)
- Shortcut to 'logitechdesktopmessenger.exe'
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'logitechdesktopmessenger.exe'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Logitech\Desktop Messenger\8876480\Program\LogitechDesktopMessenger.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
[UDP] listens on port 9370
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00056109% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00045621% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00010488% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 21,625 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,988,777/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 13.24 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 10.34 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 796 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 13.24 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 80.99 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 82.13 MB | |
| Working set: | 4.11 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 10.34 MB | |
| Page faults: | 523,761/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 314.88 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 93/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 24.3 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 10/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 8.16 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 213/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 13 | |
| Handles: | 302 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 49 | |
| GUI USER count: | 52 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| msvcrt.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00899148% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00760503% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00138646% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,681,321/sec | |
| Memory: | 680 KB | |
| LogitechDesktopMessenger.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00078390% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00058500% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00019890% | |
| CPU cycles: | 585,010/sec | |
| Memory: | 44 KB | |
| WS2_32.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00043313% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00031607% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00011706% | |
| CPU cycles: | 8,165/sec | |
| Memory: | 180 KB | |
| wdmaud.drv |
| Total CPU: | 0.00002340% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002340% | |
| CPU cycles: | 239/sec | |
| Memory: | 192 KB | |
| mswsock.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00001170% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001170% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,722/sec | |
| Memory: | 236 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 Vista Home Premium |
40.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition |
10.00% |
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| Windows Vista™ Home Premium |
10.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 75.00% of Logitech Desktop Messenger.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
80.00% |
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| Acer |
20.00% |
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