Estimated safety rating

msmsgs.exe may be a dangerous application, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. It triggers too many of the "possible danger" flags described bellow. It is not yet known if msmsgs.exe is a virus or an ok program that doesn't harm your computer. We recommend you to be careful with this application.

Executable file path

This program is normally found in C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is cfefdc4f940bbdeaaee76c17647becb8.

Is running as a service

This application is NOT a Windows service. This is good.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This application runs as a 32-bit program. It can not exploit the entire set of features of current computer CPUs. This is quite normal because the authors did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description written in the exe is Windows Messenger.

File version

File version 4.7.3001.

Manufacturer

Author Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Intellectual property rights notice Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation 2004.

Has valid windows

This application does NOT have visible elements of user interface. This is most likely a bad thing.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual features of the Operating System have been used, such as functions for intercepting the keyboard. We advise you to read more about this program.

Digitally signed

The digital certificate is missing from this program. The publisher did not sign it. This is probably bad.

Starts with windows

This application starts at Windows startup. Yes

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have an uninstall routine set up in registry.