Versions

1.0.0.0	55.56%
1.0.0.0	3.70%
1.0.0.0	3.70%
1.0.0.0	3.70%
1.0.0.0	18.52%
1.0.0.0	11.11%
1.0.0.0	3.70%

smessenger.exe has 7 known versions, the most recent one is 1.0.0.0. smessenger.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 150.81 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to stronghold.com by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Strongvault Online Backup from Stronghold.com, LLC. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0069% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 21.37 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 10.2 KB per minute for reads and 348 Bytes per minute for writes.

StrongholdMessenger for Strongvault is an ad-supported online backup program that is typically bundled though various third party software installations. StrongVault by StrongHold which markets the exact same software under a different name called StrongHold.