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This information forum can help you find out if msiexec.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, adware which you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.
msiexec.exe file information
The process Windows? installer or Windows? installer or WindowsR installer belongs to the software Windows Installer - Unicode or msiexec.exe or CRACK or msiexec.exe" -vt yazb or msiexec.exe or msiexec.exe" -vt ndrv by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).
Description: msiexec.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 or sometimes in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 78848 bytes (84% of all occurrence), 77312 bytes, 63488 bytes, 64512 bytes, 71680 bytes, 211968 bytes, 89600 bytes, 210432 bytes, 77824 bytes.
It is a Windows core system file. The program is not visible. It is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. Therefore the technical security rating is 4% dangerous, however also read the below.
If msiexec.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows then the security rating is 75% dangerous. File size is 55296 bytes (85% of all occurrence), 78848 bytes. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). msiexec.exe is not a Windows system file. Program has no file description. The program has no visible window. msiexec.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. Program uses ports to connect to LAN or Internet.
If msiexec.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 72% dangerous. File size is 90112 bytes. There is no description of the program. The program is not visible. File msiexec.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. File msiexec.exe is not a Windows system file. msiexec.exe is able to hide itself, monitor applications.
If msiexec.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings" then the security rating is 64% dangerous. File size is 11264 bytes.
Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as msiexec.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the msiexec.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.
Links: msiexec.exe, msiexec.exe
Hacker files called msi 1 is windows file 2 is a hackers file for bf2 and more games msi is dangerous if it looks like this "msi.exe" DO NOT tick the box on your firewall if it looks like this "msiexec.exe" you are OK to tick it.
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