Versions

5.1.0715	0.42%
5.1.0639	0.21%
4.7.3001	70.15%
4.7.3001	3.13%
4.7.3001	1.88%
4.7.3001	2.51%
4.7.3001	0.42%
4.7.3001	0.42%
4.7.3001	0.21%
4.7.3001	3.13%
4.7.3001	0.21%
4.7.3001	0.21%
4.7.3001	0.21%
4.7.3001	0.21%
4.7.3001	0.42%
4.7.3001	1.25%
4.7.3001	0.63%
4.7.3001	0.42%
4.7.3001	1.46%
4.7.3001	0.21%
4.7.3001	1.04%
4.7.3001	0.84%
4.7.3001	0.21%
4.7.3001	0.42%
4.7.3001	0.21%
4.7.3001	0.21%
4.7.3001	0.21%
4.7.3000	7.93%
4.7.3000	0.42%
4.7.3000	0.21%
4.7.3000	0.21%
4.7.3000	0.21%
4.7.3000	0.21%

Warning 7 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of msmsgs.exe.

msmsgs.exe has 33 known versions, the most recent one is 5.1.0715. msmsgs.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. It also provides a graphical interface (GUI) for the user to interact with it and contains an icon in the Windows notifictaion system tray (near the clock). By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. It is installed as an Internet Explorer extension and will start when IE loads. The average file size is about 1.61 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Microsoft Corporation by the certification authority Microsoft Corporation. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Windows Messenger 5.1 from Microsoft Corporation. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0034% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.53 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 3.28 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 472 Bytes per minute for reads and 1.31 KB per minute for writes.

Windows Messenger is a client by Microsoft that is included in Windows. It has a variety of features, such as instant messaging, presence awareness, support for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), file transfer, application sharing and whiteboarding. The software integrates with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, and the Remote Assistance feature of Windows XP.

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 7 of them detected the following malware.