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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%
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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%
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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:   4.7.3000
MD5:   d7c7b5ff24fb128436b51ef2232324bf
SHA1:   1dddbc767cc6dc0d9a8ceaa3bd550896ed07ab83
SHA256:   904d46ad4f6ce41ba52d0342ef3dd2d61cbb2875a07d3b4b8e6ebaf697378630

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:4.7.3000
Product version:Version 4.7.3000
Size:1.59 MB (1,667,584 bytes)
Build date:8/4/2004 1:59 PM
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'

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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