Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

9.0.1320.0 20.00%
9.0.1316.0 80.00%

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advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, CryptReleaseContext
gdi32.dll
DeleteObject, GetDeviceCaps, GetPaletteEntries
kernel32.dll
SetEvent, CreateProcessA, GetPrivateProfileIntA, lstrcpynA, DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentProcess, CreateEventA, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingA, GetModuleFileNameA, EnterCriticalSection, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoA, GetVersionExA, HeapFree, RtlUnwind, TerminateProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, UnhandledExceptionFilter, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, TlsAlloc, SetLastError, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualQuery, HeapAlloc, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, IsBadWritePtr, HeapSize, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, VirtualProtect, GetSystemInfo, InterlockedExchange, ReleaseMutex, CloseHandle, UnmapViewOfFile, LeaveCriticalSection, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, LocalAlloc, GetCommandLineA, MultiByteToWideChar, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateMutexA, WaitForSingleObject, ExitProcess, lstrlenA, lstrlenW, DeleteFileW, FormatMessageA, LocalFree, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, WideCharToMultiByte, GetVersionExW, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, InterlockedCompareExchange, GlobalDeleteAtom, GetSystemDefaultLangID, GetPrivateProfileStringW, FindClose, FindNextFileA, FindFirstFileA, RemoveDirectoryW, FindNextFileW, SetFileAttributesW, FindFirstFileW, InterlockedIncrement, GetWindowsDirectoryA, GlobalAddAtomA, CreateFileW, LocalReAlloc, InterlockedDecrement, GetProcessTimes, QueryPerformanceFrequency, SetFilePointer, GetLocalTime, FlushFileBuffers, GetAtomNameA, lstrcmpA, GetCommandLineW
shfolder.dll
SHGetFolderPathA
user32.dll
LoadStringW, LoadStringA, GetSysColor, ReleaseDC, GetDC, SystemParametersInfoW, ExitWindowsEx, RegisterWindowMessageW, MessageBoxA

msninst.exe

Microsoft CoReXT by Microsoft

Remove msninst.exe
Version:   9.0.1316.0
MD5:   c8e284efba3b50c9216dbe552d24f5b0
SHA1:   c76b65dd211e03a2a53f57d87cc90df61b0ab10f
SHA256:   66d7811a891b614f7fc174ae5a3ea1d29d1edde50b12fcaf51c0dc5b54a20b4a

What is msninst.exe?

Microsoft account (previously Windows Live ID) is a single sign-on web service developed and provided by Microsoft that allows users to log in to many websites using one account. Microsoft account allows users to sign in to websites that support this service using a single set of credentials. Users' credentials are not checked by Microsoft account-enabled websites, but by a Microsoft account authentication server.

About msninst.exe (from Microsoft)

Windows Live ID (formerly known as Microsoft Passport) is a service that allows you to use a single e-mail address and password, referred to as credentials, to sign into most Microsoft sites and servi

DetailsDetails

File name:msninst.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corp.
Product name:Microsoft® CoReXT
Description:Msn Installer Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\msn\msninstaller\msninst.exe
File version:9.0.1316.0
Size:129.5 KB (132,608 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.715423
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Microsoft Corporation
8% remove
Network connections
  • [TCP] 65.55.235.94:443
  • [TCP] texreg2.msn.com (65.54.159.252:443)
  • [UDP] listens on port 2950
  • [UDP] listens on port 1132

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.14317755%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.07781952%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.06535803%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:295 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    User CPU time:34 ms/min
    0 ms/min
    Context switches:8/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:11.46 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):2.57 MB
    Private (minimum):520 KB
    Non-paged memory:11.46 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:78.7 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):80.69 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:2.1 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):20.36 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:11,190/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:297.82 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:118/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:193.05 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:91/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:74.07 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:3,669/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:12
    12
    Handles:494
    600
    GUI GDI count:110
    103
    GUI USER count:53
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\msn\msninstaller\msninst.exe"
    Owner:User
    Parent process:msnsusii.exe (Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System by Test Company)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    msninst.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.01569357%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00672581%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00896775%
    0.165382%
    Context switches:1/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:144 KB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00269101%
    Kernel CPU:0.00134551%
    User CPU:0.00134551%
    Memory:704 KB

    Common loaded modules

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

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Microsoft Windows XP 60.00%
    Windows XP Professional 40.00%
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