msnmsgr.exe
Windows Live Messenger by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 14.0.8117.0416 |
| MD5: | c54c847b98b8857861a4b702b80db2ca |
| SHA1: | f46c2983a2bb1298554237795bcc0eb08c6f95b0 |
| SHA256: | 552c5ed42129af8d7e7ff38fc0086176f70eedb17a5d8ea3512138d4ad09d833 |
What is msnmsgr.exe?
Windows Live Messenger (formerly named MSN Messenger) is an instant messaging client. Windows Live Messenger uses the Microsoft Notification Protocol (MSNP) over TCP (and optionally over HTTP to deal with proxies) to connect to Microsoft Messenger service
Overview
msnmsgr.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Windows Live Essentials published by Microsoft Corporation, Windows Live Essentials from Microsoft Corporation and Windows Live Essentials by Microsoft Corporation.
Details
| File name: | msnmsgr.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Live Messenger |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows live\messenger\msnmsgr.exe |
| File version: | 14.0.8117.0416 |
| Size: | 3.69 MB (3,872,080 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Expiration date: | Monday, March 7, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Windows Live Essentials is a suite of freeware applications by Microsoft that aims to offer integrated and bundled e-mail, instant messaging, photo-sharing, blog publishing, and security services. Essentials programs are designed to integrate well with each other, with Microsoft Windows, and with other Microsoft web-based services such as SkyDrive and Outlook.com, so that they operate as a seamless whole.
Windows Live Messenger is an instant messaging client connects to Microsoft Messenger service. Microsoft announced that Windows Live Messenger will be retired in favor of Skype. Windows Live Messenger's album viewer is based on Windows Photo Gallery and provides users a photo viewing experience for photo albums shared via SkyDrive and Facebook.
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'msnmsgr' → "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Programas\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
49.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
3.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
1.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8 |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Vista™ Home Premium |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 24.87% of Windows Live Messenger.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
14.84% |
|
| Dell |
12.50% |
|
| ASUS |
10.94% |
|
| Acer |
10.16% |
|
| Gateway |
9.38% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.81% |
|
| American Megatrends |
7.81% |
|
| Sony |
7.81% |
|
| Intel |
6.25% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.69% |
|
| Samsung |
3.13% |
|
| Lenovo |
1.56% |
|
| MSI |
1.56% |
|
| Sahara |
1.56% |
|
