What is msmsgs.exe?

msmsgs.exe is part of Messenger and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the msmsgs.exe version information.

msmsgs.exe's description is "Windows Messenger"

msmsgs.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Publisher.

msmsgs.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Messenger\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected msmsgs.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

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 4.7.3000
File version4.7.3000

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMessenger
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Messenger
Internal namemsmsgs
Original filenamemsmsgs.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) Microsoft Corporation ..
Legal trademarkMicrosoft(R) is a registered tradema..
Product versionVersion 4.7.3000
File version4.7.3000

Digital signatures [?]

msmsgs.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows Publisher
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Verification Intermediate PCA
Certificate serial number6113452f000000000036

VirusTotal report

1 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the msmsgs.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
TheHacker W32/Mabezat.b
1 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the msmsgs.exe file.

Folder name variants

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

Other files also named msmsgs.exe

msmsgs.exe (120 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b53343fe60a33ee765c2476d50d27b26
SHA256bfc2565fde90cd777a471b5f36cadcd91c4282499cbbd27f407842bbb35af5a4

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to msmsgs.exe:

msmsgs.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

msmsgs.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Windows Messenger has stopped working.

End Program - msmsgs.exe. This program is not responding.

msmsgs.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

msmsgs.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with msmsgs.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with msmsgs.exe. 53% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 15 users.

User vote results: There were 8 votes to remove and 7 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with msmsgs.exe. Only 15 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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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.

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