What is MSNSRV32.exe? Is it spyware..

**Auggie2k** · February 14th, 2005, 03:48 AM

Ive noticed this files appearing in my msconfig and Im a bit weary of it.. anybody know is point of origin or is it spyware? microsoft anti-spyware never picked it up so should ad-aware be given a shot at it? or could it be a virus? I dont have nav2005 on yet cos I had to restore the computer. Help please!!!

Much obliged!!

**The Hunter** · February 14th, 2005, 04:23 AM

As of yet I cant find very much out about this, and most of the info that is available is not in English. That said this may provide some insight into this.
http://castlecops.com/postp443562.html

**xrobot** · February 14th, 2005, 05:40 AM

Heard like some process entry related to MSN messager... "srv" means something operate to listen remotely? Not sure, just guess, don't panic....

**napho** · February 14th, 2005, 06:18 AM

That doesn't sound right. Try an online virus scan. http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp

**lizardsforall** · February 14th, 2005, 06:53 AM

msnsrv32.exe sounds like msn messenger on xp. go a head and kill it, it's spyware with microsofts name on it.

**cpugeniusmv** · February 14th, 2005, 07:42 AM

msmsgs.exe is Windows Messenger
msnmsgr.exe is MSN Messenger

That program is not Microsoft's.

**The Hunter** · February 14th, 2005, 07:49 AM

As I suspected, and I think I would kill it, and reboot.

**infringer** · February 14th, 2005, 07:46 PM

Possibly that messenger service where people where using it to send you adds about spyware a while back you can disable this service in administrative tools...

I would do a spyware scan and also run msconfig to disable any processes you dont wish to start up also remove any programs from the startup menu that look fishy...

-infringer-

**cpugeniusmv** · February 15th, 2005, 07:13 AM

Originally Posted by infringer

Possibly that messenger service where people where using it to send you adds about spyware a while back you can disable this service in administrative tools...

I would do a spyware scan and also run msconfig to disable any processes you dont wish to start up also remove any programs from the startup menu that look fishy...

-infringer-

The Messenger service is a subroutine of the svchost.exe process. So it's not that either.