mswinext.exe
Bing Bar by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 3 versions of mswinext.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.3.2291.0. mswinext.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 247.64 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0032% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 32.73 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 54.84 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 14.2 KB per minute for reads and 2.54 KB per minute for writes.
What is mswinext.exe?
Bing Bar is a browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer, developed by Microsoft. Bing Bar incorporates features from Windows Live and from the Bing search engine. The Bing Bar user-interface enables visual effects such as flip, slide and rollover animations, colors and themes. Bing Bar also incorporates Windows Live features such Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live ID.
About mswinext.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)
“The Bing Toolbar helps you stay connected with friends. Get easy access to Facebook, email, weather and more. earch, connect with Facebook, sign up to earn rewards, and experience other cool features ”
 Details
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| File name: | mswinext.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corp. |
| Product name: | Bing Bar |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\msn toolbar\platform\5.0.1449.0\mswinext.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Monday, December 7, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, March 7, 2011 |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of mswinext.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Bing Bar' → "C:\Program Files\MSN Toolbar\Platform\5.0.1449.0\mswinext.exe"
All file variations of mswinext.exe
