Ranked
#9
Worldwide
Ranked
#6
US
Lifespan
282.7
Days
 

Windows Live Essentials

Published by Microsoft Corporation

Windows Live Essentials Publisher's Description

Windows Live Essentials is a suite of free programs from Microsoft to help you stay in touch with the people you care about most and do more with Windows on your PC. You can edit and share photos and...  Read more

Details

Latest version:16.4.3508.0205
Location:C:\Program Files\Windows Live\
Install size:155.64 MB (163,200,354 bytes)
About URL:http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials
Help link:http://support.live.com/
Download page:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials-home
Language:English (9)
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe

The trust score is the reputation of Windows Live Essentials based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
Poor Below average Good Excellent

Reasons behind trust score

  • Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
  • Automatically starts up each time any user logs into Windows.
  • Integrates into Internet Explorer through a BHO extension.

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends


msnmsgr.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
MD5:4655580a16674eb18d38394fb276e26b
wlmail.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
MD5:7dc4759f1d9d590b3d1310f7db43256c
WindowsLiveSync.exe
Behavior:Windows Firewall Allowed Program
MD5:dd0b1af7312c862acdaee10571425486
WLSync.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
MD5:5df19a45f9bcb2f3c7c14bca2e931a39
wlcsdk.exe
Behavior:Windows Firewall Allowed Program
MD5:aff693af717b1b37641495b5ea619704
WindowsLiveWriter.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
MD5:e0ccb021ca04bebb77c1d6f510cfe0d3
wlchtc.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer BHO
MD5:afe0e51266f484e37c2782abd49028b0
backup_msnmsgr.exe
Behavior:Windows Firewall Allowed Program
MD5:03d3f8ceef2c84d5ccdd6eea9720aa8e
mailcomm.dll
Behavior:Approved Shell Extension
MD5:6d84295fac747d51fa287bc17da2c9ee
wlcomm.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
MD5:a28574e9659180af96c8178fc1d722d8
wloobe.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task
MD5:f48fa697b7ca4314121724f44a3b6154

Installs by Country

40.9%
10.0%
5.1%
4.4%
3.7%
3.4%
2.5%
2.3%
2.2%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
US
DE
GB
BR
CA
IT
ES
JP
AU
IL
NL
MX
BE
AR
PT
IN
TH
HU
SE
FR

Installs in the United States

Latest Installs



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Versions

16.4.3508.0205 5.92%
16.4.3505.0912 15.37%
16.4.3503.0728 3.09%
16.4.3300.0619 0.01%
16.4.3286.0604 0.01%
15.4.3555.0308 24.51%
15.4.3538.0513 12.84%
15.4.3508.1109 11.83%
15.4.3502.0922 10.54%
14.0.8117.0416 8.31%
14.0.8117.416 0.01%
14.0.8089.0726 5.52%
14.0.8064.0206 0.76%
14.0.8050.1202 1.31%

Facts

  • Windows Live Essentials is developed by Microsoft Corporation.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.3396% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 41.3168%.
  • A browser helper object is added to Internet Explorer under the name Click-to-Call BHO.
  • A startup entry key is added to the all-user's registry which will force the program to run when Windows reboots.
  • The app adds a Windows Service named 'fsssvc' (SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\fsssvc).
  • The current version is 16.4.3508.0205 with 14 known versions. The most widely installed version is 15.4.3555.0308.
  • About 40.9% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 75.56%
Windows 8 12.35%
Windows Vista 7.01%
Windows XP 5.08%

PC Manufacturers

HP 27.86%
Dell 16.43%
Acer 15.90%
Toshiba 8.97%
ASUS 8.47%
Lenovo 4.98%
Sony 3.84%
GIGABYTE 2.86%
Samsung 2.79%
Medion 2.52%
AMI 1.66%
Intel 1.33%
MSI 0.57%
Gateway 0.56%
Sahara 0.32%
NEC 0.27%
Alienware 0.27%
Packard Bell 0.15%
Compaq 0.14%
Apple 0.10%
Vestel 0.01%

User Demographics (United States)

SegmentIndex
Gender
Male54
Female46
Age
< 1837
18-2570
26-35126
36-4579
46-6041
60+22
Education
High School82
College126
Post Graduate60
Household Income
$0-50k64
$50-100k108
$100-150k72
$150k+36
 
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