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4%
4% of PCs block this file from running.

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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PE structurePE file structure

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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:   a32873a25208433a9bae8a73c54b642d
SHA1:   f29490946f9d5be32f3f4a7a272728b2deab3e1c
SHA256:   528141e5798a6d2e1aebfba545d62f110241b0d8ec7d7e661d20032b63d99e5e

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'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00087712%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00079796%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00007916%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:625 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:1.57 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.11 MB
Private (minimum):348 KB
Non-paged memory:1.57 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:56.47 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):57.23 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.32 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.82 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:190
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI USER count:12
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Microsoft Windows Operating System by Microsoft)

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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