What is msnmsgr.exe?

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The table below includes any processes that may be associated with msnmsgr.exe, from which further information can be found by clicking on the process title. The icon beside the information can be used to quickly determine if this is a safe file in combination with the key below:


This file is normally safe to leave running.	In most cases, this file is not required to run on startup and can be run manually.	Warning, this file may be a virus, spyware, resource hog and running it is not recommended.	This file may or may not be necessary to load on startup, depending on your circumstances.	No information is available for this item.

msnmsgr.exe Processes:

File Type	Process Name and Information
	ctfmon Added by the JV TROJAN!
	Microsoft System Firewall 2006.2 Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM! Note - this is not the valid MSN Messenger (now Windows Live Messenger) utility
	Microsoft Windows Update Added by the SDBOT-WM WORM!
	MSN Added by the MYTOB or MYTOB.B WORMS! Note - this is not the valid MSN Messenger (now Windows Live Messenger) utility
	Msn Messager Added by the DOWNLOADER.19456.C TROJAN! Note - this is not the valid MSN Messenger (now Windows Live Messenger) utility
	MSN Messenger Added by the AGOBOT.AOQ WORM! Note - this is not the valid MSN Messenger (now Windows Live Messenger) utility
	Msn Messengers Added by the RBOT.KX WORM!
	msnmsgr MSN Messenger (now superseeded by Windows Live Messenger) utility. If you don't use MSN Messenger, this can be annoying. Available via Start -> Programs. Go to MS Messenger -> Tools -> Options -> Preferences and uncheck "Run this program when Windows starts"
	MsnMsgr Added by the ANNEW-FAM WORM! Note - this is not the valid MSN Messenger (now Windows Live Messenger) utility
	SN Messenger Added by the RBOT-AVP WORM! Note - this is not the valid MSN Messenger (now Windows Live Messenger) utility

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