msnmsgr.exe
Messenger by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 8.1.0178.00 |
| MD5: | c4281ad865739e71fd1e4dac19a68d60 |
| SHA1: | a1ff1546af2aa41b343852d04cc239537820936c |
| SHA256: | e98517609706ad5f50f62cbef994039fc27c46b216b565fca108d05c90ffbfe1 |
What is msnmsgr.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.
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 Messenger published by Microsoft Corporation, Google Talk Plugin from Google Inc and Google Talk Plugin by Google Inc.
Details
| File name: | MsnMsgr.Exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Messenger |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\msn messenger\msnmsgr.exe |
| File version: | 8.1.0178.00 |
| Product version: | 8.1.0178 |
| Size: | 5.41 MB (5,674,352 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, April 4, 2006 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, October 4, 2007 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Features:
- Face-to-face video calls
- Video call button at the top of the chat window
- Add e...
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'MsnMsgr' → "C:\Program Files\MSN 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 Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000099% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000023% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000076% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,281 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 18.85 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 6.66 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 6.66 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 18.85 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 104.73 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 112.73 MB | |
| Working set: | 6.66 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 26.11 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 22 | |
| Handles: | 647 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 112 | |
| GUI USER count: | 63 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
81.82% |
|
| Windows XP Professional |
9.09% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
9.09% |
|
Distribution by country
Germany installs about 33.33% of Messenger.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
72.73% |
|
| Toshiba |
18.18% |
|
| Sahara |
9.09% |
|
