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Process name: MSN Messenger

Product: MSN Messenger

Company: Microsoft Corporation

File: msnmsgr.exe

Security Rating: 1


"msnmsgr.exe" is the main executable file for the MSN Messenger program from Microsoft; it is one of many popular online chat and instant messaging clients. http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/msnmsgr.exe.html 

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Users Opinions

Average user rating of msnmsgr.exe: 3.5 based on 123 votes. Read also the 69 reviews.

1600 users ask for this file. 43 users rated it as not dangerous. 15 users rated it as not so dangerous. 33 users rated it as neutral. 10 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 22 users rated it as dangerous. 14 users didn't rate it ("don't know").


All comments about msnmsgr.exe:
rate3 Microsoft MSN Messenger   Mr.X
rate2 It's safe enough providing you dont use hacks or add-ons from mess.be and similar sites.  See also: Link   tag-world.com
rate4 Microsoft MSN Messenger. Can be exploited by hostile programs to connect to IRC and communicate privileged information, as well as potentially recieve directions from an unauthorized user.   Bard
rate3 As dangerous as the user using it :)   Phantom
rate3 I also shut this down when online or just playing it uses too much and returns in minutes or seconds   vocatude
rate2 can be used for hacking purposes but only if you use tweaks and stuff like plug-ins.  
rate0 download file   buno
rate0 MsnMsgr.Exe-Entry Point Not Found,   elvin
rate0 I like seeing its icon when I go online (I am an MSN subscriber).) As soon as my emails are taken cared of, I then end the process and continue web surfing. I don't need it because I don't chat.   Rose
rate3 outlook express doesnt load while msnmsgr.exe is running, when i stop it in the windows task manager outlook express loads ok  
rate3 It can be used for checking if you have ilegall songs on your pc - msn messenger status plug-in   StarLife
rate1 process's memory size (77Mb) looks very big for me... how much MBytes is for you???   kae
rate4 S.O.B of a program if used with Plug-ins...   Aggy
rate1 it's the microsoft's program for chat   VeNaLe
rate4 ok in the folder Program files/msn messenger. but in the windows system folder its often the W32/Mytob-A Worm  See also: Link   D-Leria
rate3 This one is MSN Messenger, its level of threat depends on how sloppily Microsoft put it together before distributing it. File name should be msnmsgr.exe EXACTLY, no upper case. Only use this one to communicate with those you alredy know due to frequent Microsoft security issues.   DJ
rate2 Violates privacy of the users as many other products from Microsoft , even with the new recent updated versions... The damn adware...   Dustspell
rate1 Used for instant messaging, chatting, filetransfers, it's not dangerous (ya well its microsoft ;-)  See also: Link   t4k0
rate1 It works fine on my computer   Denise Lajoie
rate0 ITS missing from my mesenger and I cant get in to msn   martin
rate1 Been using it for over a year & have had very little problems   americankat
rate1 Its MSN Messenger of Microsoft ....   s0xs
rate2 MSN Messenger   Shalianahe
rate1 its just instant messaging  See also: Link   Josh D
rate3 My system(win2k) cannot run this file, is it serious?   Nathawat Kidrai
rate3 Messenger runs on my system at 28MB. I've got 1.5GB memory and I still think thats Bloatware!   Wespe2k
rate5 My freind's account was hijacked and a message was sent to me saying "LOL u gota see this" or something and it looked weird so I thought I would check it out anyways. The link automatically downloaded an unknown file that turned out to be a freakish virus... long story short, I no longer have MSN messenger on my computer. Use GAIM.   Infurnus
rate1 MSN Messenger. Not dangerous, unless the user is dumb enough to get a virus through MSN.   Kisara
rate2 MSN Messenger - Safely run by Microsoft  See also: Link   James'World
rate5 this file open some ports for trojans, try connect to : vert3.es.mor1rse.irc-sgo.org and moore   Darek
rate2 It's good enough. The adverts and un-needed features like web-search and the yellow infobar are annoying though, easy to get rid of with mess patch though, which isn't adware either.  See also: Link   aaronjones3593
rate0 Gate of key at MSN Messenger   Sidsel Simonsen
rate0 It is a MSN Messenger from Microsoft, an online chat   A. BENAKCHA
rate3 Messenger. Only dangerous if you download viruses from other people!   Paul
rate3 MSN Messenger  See also: Link   Ich
rate3 Messenger...can be used to send viruses and stuff   MSNGOTHACKED
rate1 Windows Live Messenger  
rate1 well great chatprogram but it takes around 50-250mb in taskmanager :o  
rate3 MSN is not the best IM client, but not terrible. It's no more dangerous than most programs that connect to the internet. It's main risk is filling up your RAM, or allowing you to get hacked, but that's a potential risk with most things.   Caity
rate1 looks like bunch of newbies using msn messenger and complaining for nothing   Plex
rate3 must be ended by ALT+CTRL+DEL, if you have one of the so called aps running that are using its so called features. starts without permission. Uses about 19MB of RAM.   BFR2
rate1 This is Windows Messenger, used for chatting with friends and file transfers between the users, also used in SIP  See also: Link   Vai
rate3 msnMsgr.exe image incorex   des11g
rate2 Hosts potential danger. Some viruses going around can be sent to you from one of your well know contacts saying "Is this you in this picture" and then a link to download the virus, but other than viruses being send across it not much actuall computer exploit   Rob
rate5 Sometimes its also the Trojan Horse "Bitfrost"   lolio
rate1 Safe if you don't install non-microsoft addons   Mike (IT Specialist)
rate1 its a fire wall   rui meier
rate3 isso é muito bom...!!!   slim shady
rate2 Windows Live Messenger. I have to say that it's not a very secure instant messaging program.   Cookie Monster
rate4 is a fierbull   emily
rate5 msnmsgr.exe is the file which is used to run MSN messenger chat client but can also be copied by malware and when you run msnmsgr.exe a copy like MsNmSgR.exe will be msnmsgr.exe's replacement. - Spyware   Karl
rate4 Is an antiupdater virus that is i canīt to remove instead i clean by norton   Manuel Garcia
rate3 if useing 26mb of system memory is real MSN application. If using 748k is MYTOB worm   littlejib
rate5 Live messenger, viruses inject themself in this program, so it could be dangerous  
rate0 unblock firewall   frondely
rate0 In Win XP SP3, the file is in folder "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger", Size 3,885,408 bytes, Size on disk 3,887,104 bytes. Installed 6-Feb-2009.   Gene Millsaps, NC, USA
rate3 WLM exe. bloatware microsoft live messenger   sedman
rate1 .EXE of msn/live messenger. DoN't remove it if you wanna keep msning   Powerslave
rate0 sec_error_expired_issuer_certificate   blue
rate0 program files  
rate5 It's for windows live messenger nothing to worry about unless you dont have windows live messenger install on you'r pc.   James
rate0 msn messenger   ashley parsons
rate1 This is the process of Microsoft Windows Messenger   Favico
rate2 If you are sensible and do not click on suspicious links on chat while using this program, you'll be fine. However it's really not that hard for hackers to wreak havoc.   Green
rate4 task mgr showed it as a component of auridrion (malware)  
rate0 shows on computor as system error   David Langdale
rate2 can be dangerous if installing random plugins and file transfer   D'oh
rate5 I Do NOT Use MSN Messenger At All, I Don't Even Have An Account & This File Keeps Popping Up Trying To Get Me To Install It. It's Most Likely A Virus, Since Everytime I Close It, It Comes Right Back.  
rate1 Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger is a Microsoft software, so DUH, it isn't bad at all.   luigi442wii

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