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What is msnmsgr.exe? MSN Messenger

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Messenger
Vendor Website:      http://www.msn.com
Last Seen by PC Pitstop:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Pitstop has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Pitstop Analysis

Purpose: MSNMSGR.EXE provides instant messaging (IM) capabilities through MSN. If you are not using this feature you should disable it to save system resources and improve performance. To temporarily disable until the next reboot, right-click the MSN Messenger icon and select Exit. To permanently disable, double-click the icon to open the application, then select Tools | Options from the menu. Under the Preferences tab, clear the check box next to "Always run this program so that I can receive alerts and messages when I am online."
Msn Messenger doesn't need be loaded with windows, you can launch it when you will use it.

msnmsgr.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

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msnmsgr.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 1.73%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 28 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
msnmsgr.exe

MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 File Info Last Seen Signed Day Week Month Threat info
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4 Status 0xa8972a2f9a744dd5ee0bfe429d767f1c More File Information 6/15/2013 Signed 4 13 33 Not Applicable
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9 Status 0xcceaa8d97341e1335afc353c03456288 More File Information 6/15/2013 Signed 151 1435 4495 Not Applicable
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41 Status 0xb27b5d84fc50fe9903d72f80c1b3eb01 More File Information 2/19/2013 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
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47 Status 0x22448e1792bab1dc746a979f51c4bf07 More File Information 11/30/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
48 Status 0x8f4cd393ff165e8952d2d0ae3cf25c79 More File Information 11/25/2012 Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
49 Status 0xf914c780dc4a3eb6eec812f0dddc0e3a More File Information 11/5/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
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51 Status 0x69443432d73404447fe99b02992d881d More File Information 10/31/2012 Unsigned 0 0 0 Not Applicable
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100 Status 0xeee8758df7b2b379989d0895be1c4f10 More File Information No Data Signed 0 0 0 Not Applicable
MD5 Hashes Expand md5 List Collapse md5 List
# Status MD5 Last Seen File Date Revision Common Name Size
1 Status 0xa1b4c65fc8d4ff3a8dea3b17ce29155a 2/24/2013 4:45:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Messenger 4172 KB
2 Status 0xf5d7be016f31779bb5a66b2d0a969e73 2/19/2013 6:30:00 AM Unknown Unknown MSN Messenger 4172 KB
3 Status 0xbfcffe8674b0443493d9b71430df8f40 2/14/2013 12:58:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Messenger 4172 KB
4 Status 0x95cfb8acc369ffc0e7973ef83b1713cc 11/5/2012 1:24:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Messenger 4172 KB
5 Status 0x3ade737b81e7beb70af7f0e807533596 10/31/2012 2:00:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Messenger 4179 KB
6 Status 0x9dad2814b70a4f46b41d85eb523ba3b8 10/24/2012 2:53:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Messenger 4172 KB
7 Status 0xab05466e1eb6c3d5b0d7559851ec73c0 10/12/2012 2:23:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Messenger 4171 KB
8 Status 0x1514a2946b743f09a6b1dce325d26503 10/5/2012 6:51:00 AM Unknown Unknown MSN Messenger 4172 KB
9 Status 0x464d3e6b3abf3029bfe027b70592e351 9/11/2012 5:27:00 PM Unknown Unknown MSN Messenger 3775 KB
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25 Status 0xa8972a2f9a744dd5ee0bfe429d767f1c 2/8/2012 2:29:00 AM Unknown 8.5.1302.1018 MSN Messenger 5590 KB



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