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VersionsAdditional 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%
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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExW, RegQueryValueExA, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteValueA, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyW, RegDeleteKeyW, DeregisterEventSource, ReportEventW, RegisterEventSourceW, CryptReleaseContext, CryptDestroyHash, CryptGetHashParam, CryptHashData, CryptCreateHash, CryptAcquireContextW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegEnumKeyA, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegFlushKey, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, FreeSid, RevertToSelf, AccessCheck, IsValidSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, GetLengthSid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, AllocateAndInitializeSid, OpenProcessToken, OpenThreadToken, ImpersonateSelf
comctl32.dll
CreateToolbarEx, PropertySheetW, CreateStatusWindowW, ImageList_DragLeave, ImageList_DragMove, ImageList_DragEnter, ImageList_BeginDrag, ImageList_EndDrag, ImageList_Draw, ImageList_Add, ImageList_Create, ImageList_AddMasked, ImageList_Remove, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_GetIcon, ImageList_DrawEx
comdlg32.dll
GetSaveFileNameW, GetOpenFileNameW, ChooseFontW
cryptdll.dll
MD5Init, MD5Update, MD5Final
gdi32.dll
SetMapMode, GetViewportExtEx, GetWindowExtEx, CreateRectRgnIndirect, RestoreDC, SetViewportOrgEx, CreatePen, SaveDC, GetMapMode, CreateDCW, SelectClipRgn, CreateRectRgn, GetClipRgn, MoveToEx, Rectangle, ExcludeClipRect, GetTextAlign, SetTextAlign, GetClipBox, IntersectClipRect, SetDIBits, CreateBitmap, Polygon, GetTextMetricsW, CreatePolygonRgn, FillRgn, GetTextExtentPoint32W, SetBkMode, DPtoLP, CreateFontIndirectW, EnumFontFamiliesExW, GetPaletteEntries, CreatePalette, GetSystemPaletteEntries, GetDIBits, LPtoDP, GetStockObject, GetLayout, SetLayout, StretchBlt, GetDIBColorTable, SetTextColor, SetBkColor, CreateHalftonePalette, SelectPalette, RealizePalette, CreateSolidBrush, DeleteObject, GetDeviceCaps, CreateDIBSection, GetObjectW, SetDIBColorTable, SelectObject, DeleteDC, CreateCompatibleDC, LineTo, CreateCompatibleBitmap, BitBlt, SetWindowOrgEx, Ellipse
gdiplus.dll
GdipGetImagePalette, GdipCreateBitmapFromFile, GdipCreateBitmapFromFileICM, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdiplusStartup, GdipGetImagePaletteSize, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipDrawImageI, GdipAlloc, GdipCloneImage, GdiplusShutdown, GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipFree, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipCreateBitmapFromStreamICM, GdipDisposeImage
iphlpapi.dll
GetAdaptersInfo
kernel32.dll
HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, GetVersionExA, GetStartupInfoA, GetModuleHandleA, HeapSize, GetProcessHeap, GlobalAlloc, IsDBCSLeadByteEx, LocalAlloc, MoveFileW, SetFileAttributesW, CopyFileW, ReleaseMutex, CreateProcessW, DuplicateHandle, CreateMutexA, CreateFileMappingA, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, SetErrorMode, lstrcmpA, lstrcmpiA, IsValidLanguageGroup, FlushInstructionCache, SetLastError, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsValidLocale, GetSystemDefaultLCID, FindResourceA, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, WaitForMultipleObjects, TerminateThread, ResumeThread, IsBadWritePtr, IsBadStringPtrA, IsBadStringPtrW, FormatMessageA, GetLocaleInfoW, CompareStringA, GetSystemTime, CompareFileTime, DeleteFileA, SetFilePointer, CreateFileA, FileTimeToSystemTime, CopyFileA, GetFileAttributesA, LoadLibraryA, GetCurrentProcessId, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetWindowsDirectoryW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, FindFirstFileW, GetDateFormatW, GetTimeFormatW, GetTempPathA, SearchPathA, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, GetWindowsDirectoryA, GetTempFileNameA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetLocalTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, GetTempPathW, GetTempFileNameW, GetModuleFileNameW, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, InterlockedExchange, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, FormatMessageW, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, GlobalMemoryStatus, CreateDirectoryW, GlobalFree, GetFileAttributesW, MulDiv, CreateEventA, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetCommandLineW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, CreateFileMappingW, OpenFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile, SetEvent, GetModuleHandleW, WideCharToMultiByte, SetThreadLocale, LocalFree, OpenEventW, ResetEvent, CompareStringW, DeleteFileW, lstrlenA, WriteFile, lstrcpynW, ReadFile, lstrcmpW, lstrlenW, lstrcmpiW, CreateFileW, GetLastError, GetFileSize, MultiByteToWideChar, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, GetTickCount, lstrcpynA, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, Sleep, CreateEventW, CreateThread, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, WaitForSingleObject, CloseHandle, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, GetVersionExW, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, HeapReAlloc, lstrcpyW, GetCurrentThread, MoveFileExW, RtlUnwind, VirtualQuery, GetSystemInfo, GetVersion, VirtualProtect, FindClose
msimg32.dll
TransparentBlt, AlphaBlend
msvcr71.dll
DllMain
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
netapi32.dll
NetGetJoinInformation, NetApiBufferFree
ole32.dll
StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, IIDFromString, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, StringFromCLSID, CoGetClassObject, OleLockRunning, CoTaskMemAlloc, OleFlushClipboard, OleRegGetMiscStatus, CreateOleAdviseHolder, OleRegGetUserType, OleRegEnumVerbs, OleSaveToStream, WriteClassStm, OleLoadFromStream, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, OleCreateStaticFromData, OleRun, DoDragDrop, CoCreateGuid, StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemFree, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, OleInitialize, OleUninitialize, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CoCreateInstance, RevokeDragDrop, RegisterDragDrop, CLSIDFromProgID, CLSIDFromString, GetHGlobalFromILockBytes
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW, Shell_NotifyIconW, Shell_NotifyIconA, ShellExecuteW, ShellExecuteExW, SHAppBarMessage, DragFinish, DragAcceptFiles, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHBrowseForFolderW, SHGetMalloc, DragQueryFileW
shlwapi.dll
StrCmpNIW, StrCmpNW, wnsprintfA, StrChrA, StrStrA, SHGetValueW, StrCmpIW, StrStrW, PathAddBackslashW, StrToIntExW, StrStrIW, StrCatBuffW, StrPBrkW, wnsprintfW, StrCpyNW, StrStrIA, SHGetInverseCMAP, StrRChrA, StrCmpNA, StrTrimA, StrTrimW, StrCatBuffA, StrChrW, StrRChrW
user32.dll
DllMain
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoA, VerQueryValueW
wininet.dll
InternetSetOptionW, InternetCanonicalizeUrlW, InternetCrackUrlW, InternetOpenA, InternetConnectW, HttpOpenRequestW, InternetSetOptionA, HttpQueryInfoW, InternetReadFile, GetUrlCacheEntryInfoW, HttpSendRequestW, InternetSetStatusCallbackW, ResumeSuspendedDownload, InternetCloseHandle, InternetOpenW, InternetOpenUrlW
winmm.dll
PlaySoundW, waveOutGetNumDevs, waveInGetNumDevs

msmsgs.exe

Messenger by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove msmsgs.exe
Version:   4.7.3001
MD5:   3e930c641079443d4de036167a69caa2
SHA1:   ac40479e28fb680aff76e41fa14ebe18b3392629
SHA256:   deba83978850f17b33a3c4c06c5e707b9a3faca30fe0dfc5a9425ef2ca592473

What is msmsgs.exe?

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.

About msmsgs.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)

Share photos and videos while you chat. Video chat in high definition or send a video message to a friend. And connect your social networks to see important updates in one place—Messenger. Have more f

DetailsDetails

File name:msmsgs.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Messenger
Description:Windows Messenger
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\messenger\msmsgs.exe
File version:4.7.3001
Product version:Version 4.7.3001
Size:1.62 MB (1,695,232 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Friday, October 24, 2003
Expiration date:Monday, January 24, 2005
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Internet Explorer extensions
  • CLSID: {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683}
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'MSMSGS' → "C:\Program Files\Messenger\Msmsgs.exe" /background
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [TCP] baymsg1010810.gateway.edge.messenger.live.com (64.4.61.76:1863)
  • [UDP] listens on port 1061
  • [UDP] listens on port 1039
  • [UDP] listens on port 1254
  • [UDP] listens on port 1031

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00394047%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00296674%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00097373%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:1,292 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:3/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:2.49 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):3.21 MB
    Private (minimum):1.02 MB
    Non-paged memory:2.49 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:49.37 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):50.37 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:1.92 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):7.58 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:5,132/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:564 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:2/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:1.56 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:149 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:8/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:3
    12
    Handles:212
    600
    GUI GDI count:12
    103
    GUI USER count:13
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Tray notification:Yes
    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
    • "C:\Program Files\messenger\msmsgs.exe" -embedding
    Owner:User
    Parent processes:

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00410069%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00159336%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00250733%
    0.165382%
    Memory:712 KB
    1.16 MB
    msmsgs.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00399624%
    Kernel CPU:0.00359384%
    User CPU:0.00040240%
    Memory:1.64 MB
    dpnet.dll
    Total CPU:0.00047284%
    Kernel CPU:0.00011821%
    User CPU:0.00035463%
    Context switches:1/sec
    Memory:380 KB
    RPCRT4.dll
    Total CPU:0.00012473%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00012473%
    Memory:588 KB
    WININET.dll
    Total CPU:0.00011798%
    Kernel CPU:0.00007079%
    User CPU:0.00004719%
    Memory:920 KB
    WS2_32.dll
    Total CPU:0.00002359%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00002359%
    Memory:92 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 95.56%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 2.22%
    Windows XP Professional 2.22%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    Hong Kong installs about 13.64% of Messenger.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 21.62%
    GIGABYTE 18.92%
    American Megatrends 18.92%
    ASUS 16.22%
    Sahara 8.11%
    Hewlett-Packard 5.41%
    Intel 5.41%
    MSI 5.41%
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