What is setup_msnmonitor.exe?

setup_msnmonitor.exe is developed by home according to the setup_msnmonitor.exe version information.

setup_msnmonitor.exe's description is "MSN Monitor & Sniffer 2.50 (build 37) Installation"

setup_msnmonitor.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Company namehome
File descriptionMSN Monitor & Sniffer 2.50 (build 37) Installation

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

Company namehome
File descriptionMSN Monitor & Sniffer 2.50 (build 37..

Digital signatures [?]

setup_msnmonitor.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

27 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the setup_msnmonitor.exe file. That's a 48% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AegisLab Nettool.W32.Gen!c
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
Avast Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
Avira DR/MSNMonitor.250.1
ClamAV Win.Malware.Agent740455260/CRDF-1
Comodo Application.Win32.NetTool.MSNMonitor.250
Cyren W32/Tool.JSPS-4955
ESET-NOD32 Win32/MSNMonitor.A potentially unsafe
F-Prot W32/HackToolX.QS
Fortinet Riskware/MSNMonitor
GData Win32.Application.Agent.1GSDF7
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004c55c71 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004c55c71 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:NetTool.Win32.MSNMonitor.250
McAfee Artemis!728AF5ACABE6
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!PUP
Microsoft Program:Win32/Hadsruda!bit
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.MSNMonitor.dzaamk
Qihoo-360 Win32/Trojan.Dropper.b0c
Rising Trojan.Generic-Z1OScQboxRP (Cloud)
Sophos Generic PUA GI (PUA)
Symantec Spyware.MSNChatSniffer
TrendMicro TROJ_Grayware
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_Grayware
VIPRE NetTool.Win32.MSNMonitor.GeN (not malicious)
ViRobot NetTool.MSNMonitor.1325841.A[h]
Yandex Riskware.MSNMonitor!BXwWBpxkVLk
27 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the setup_msnmonitor.exe file.

setup_msnmonitor.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove setup_msnmonitor.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the setup_msnmonitor.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that setup_msnmonitor.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate setup_msnmonitor.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the setup_msnmonitor.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate setup_msnmonitor.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\setup_msnmonitor.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the setup_msnmonitor.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If setup_msnmonitor.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If setup_msnmonitor.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If setup_msnmonitor.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that setup_msnmonitor.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5728af5acabe680f1c4a03569343b0909
SHA2561a69665044d79563952e3f50324ec810f10d1e4528d28019eb28de46a3d7640e

Error Messages

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

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

setup_msnmonitor.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.

MSN Monitor & Sniffer 2.50 (build 37) Installation has stopped working.

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

setup_msnmonitor.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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