Should I remove MessenPass?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

66% remove it34% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.18 FR	100.00%

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What is MessenPass? (from SofTrads)

A password recovery tool that reveals the passwords of several instant messengers. It is a standalone executable, and it doesn't require any installation process or additional DLLs. MessenPass, it automatically detects the Instant Messenger applications installed on your computer, decrypts the passwords they store, and... Read more

Overview

MessenPass is a software program developed by SofTrads. The primary executable is named mspass.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 71% of users of MessenPass come from the United States, it is also popular in France and MA.

Malware detected in the program
The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in MessenPass.

mspass.exe (3091d1a5268c96d796dd19b6b57b2c98) has been flagged by the following 25 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Avira AntiVir	7.11.70.142	SPR/PSW.Messen.AA.1
avast!	2014.9-130615	Win32:PSWtool-N [PUP]
AVG	2014.0.3468	Downloader.Generic7
CAT-QuickHeal	6.13.12.00	HackTool.PassReminder (Not a Virus)
Commtouch SDK	5.4.1.7	W32/Trojan.FSNF-1123
Comodo Security	15826	ApplicUnsaf.Win32.PSWTool.Messen.SG
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0166	Trojan.Inject.3745
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	8.13.06.15.01	Riskware.PSWTool.Win32.Messen.AMN
eSafe	7.0.17.0	Win32.Banker
ESET-NOD32	7.8198	a variant of Win32/MPass.A
Fortinet FortiGate	6/15/2013	Riskware/Messen
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.2.0.0.0	not-a-virus:PSW-Tools
Kaspersky	14.0.0.3208	not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.Messen
Malwarebytes	v2013.06.15.01	PUP.PSW.MessenPass
McAfee	5600.7106	Generic PUP.x
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7106	Generic PUP.x
NANO AntiVirus	0.24.0.51813	Riskware.Win32.Messen.dvcsh
Norman	10.20130615	Suspicious_Gen2.WBRY
Panda Antivirus	13.06.15.01	HackTool/MSNpass.G
PC Tools	2013	Hacktool.PassReminder!sd6
Symantec	6/15/2013 rev. 7	Hacktool.PassReminder
The Hacker	6.8.0.6.166	Trojan/Messen.ae
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.20.2	TrojanDownloader.Delf
VIPRE Antivirus	16586	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	2011.4.7.4223	PSWTool.Messen.59904

View all 25 all detections

Program details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MessenPass

Uninstaller: C:\Windows\zipinst.exe /uninst "C:\Program Files\MessenPass\uninst1~.nsu"

Files installed by MessenPass

Program executable:	mspass.exe (Malware detected)
Name:	MessenPass
	Instant Messengers Password Recovery
Path:	C:\Program Files\MessenPass\mspass.exe
MD5:	3091d1a5268c96d796dd19b6b57b2c98

How do I remove MessenPass?

You can uninstall MessenPass from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

When you find the program MessenPass, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove MessenPass.
If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.