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msmsgs.exe

msmsgs.exe was added to FreeFixer's database on 12th October 2006. The most recent search for this file was done on 12th January 2010. msmsgs.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Messenger\' folder and has a size of 1694208 bytes.

Please note that the location of the file can vary. A list of the most common folder variants are listed ahead in this document.

So far there have been 458 searches for msmsgs.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on msmsgs.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMessenger
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Messenger
Internal namemsmsgs
Original filenamemsmsgs.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) Microsoft Corporation 2004
Legal trademarkMicrosoft(R) is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
Product versionVersion 4.7.3001
File version4.7.3001

Digital signatures [?]

This file has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows XP Publisher
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Verification Intermediate PCA
Certificate serial number610e159300000000003c

Folder name variants

msmsgs.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Messenger\. The most common variants are listed below:

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What did other users do?

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User vote results: There were 37 votes to remove and 71 votes to keep

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Trends

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD574e6e96c6f0e2eca4edbb7f7a468f259
SHA25658d083fe62a47860de7e4d87ec74f1e900c1b1824a3e8c2b94ce07936af0d0d1

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Roger Karlsson writes

9 thumbs

This file belongs to Microsoft Messenger. It's safe.

# 4 Aug 2007, 22:02

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