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wlmail.exe
Windows Live Mail by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 14.0.8117.0416 |
| MD5: | 34c75ffb072c7239f22936e937c8cd78 |
| SHA1: | a1b4a8222233514734d7cc2e56c0d4e4c86a4a7a |
| SHA256: | d43cfaeab12de9b52921959e9955ee92abcf3a87533f26f02bad2f783c5c0d16 |
What is wlmail.exe?
Windows Live Mail is a free of charge email client from Microsoft. It is the successor to Outlook Express on Windows XP and Windows Mail on Windows Vista. The application is available for download via the Windows Essentials suite.
Overview
wlmail.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 is installed with a couple of know programs including Installation Windows Live published by Microsoft Corporation, Windows Live from Microsoft Corporation and Windows Live by Microsoft Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.
Details
| File name: | wlmail.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Live Mail |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows live\mail\wlmail.exe |
| File version: | 14.0.8117.0416 |
| Size: | 111.33 KB (114,000 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Monday, February 21, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, May 21, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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. There are three ways in which Windows Live services are offered: Windows Essentials applications, web services, and mobile servi...
Windows Live "is a way to extend the Windows user experience". Windows Vista provides a link in its user interface to download Windows Live Messenger, and Windows 7 saw the removal of applications such as Windows Mail, Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Movie Maker and replaced with the Windows Essentials suite, a software package that allows the downloading and installation of similar offerings from Windows Live. Windows Live offers int...
Behaviors
Shell open commands
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Windows Live Mail' → C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe
Scheduled tasks
- The job '{8E8A0A9E-6B3E-468D-ABF1-A2F245F9B403}' runs on registration in the path '\{8E8A0A9E-6B3E-468D-ABF1-A2F245F9B403}'
- The task '{488930AF-2100-439C-8177-8B4FDA606467}' runs on registration in the path '\{488930AF-2100-439C-8177-8B4FDA606467}'
- The job '{29F827DA-D5CA-4045-97E1-77B3129A1AB2}' runs on registration in the path '\{29F827DA-D5CA-4045-97E1-77B3129A1AB2}'
- The task '{1A7601CE-752B-42A2-8129-BCAA54D19329}' runs on registration in the path '\{1A7601CE-752B-42A2-8129-BCAA54D19329}'
- The task '{0687F5D5-BD6F-47E6-9E30-4241B8B5BD16}' runs on registration in the path '\{0687F5D5-BD6F-47E6-9E30-4241B8B5BD16}'
- Entry path '\{CF71FA47-D432-4462-9A5E-8992622CB2A0}'
- Entry path '\{9C677B34-88A5-43AC-8ADF-838CB5C8BC2E}'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.50% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
25.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
9.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
4.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
3.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 62.00% of Windows Live Mail.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.37% |
|
| Dell |
23.04% |
|
| Toshiba |
20.94% |
|
| Intel |
4.19% |
|
| ASUS |
4.19% |
|
| Gateway |
4.19% |
|
| Compaq |
3.14% |
|
| Acer |
3.14% |
|
| Samsung |
2.09% |
|
| Sahara |
2.09% |
|
| American Megatrends |
1.57% |
|
| Sony |
1.05% |
|
