Should I remove Search Provided by Yahoo?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
28% remove it72% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #23,848
United States Rank #16,782
Reach 0.0077%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.94 days
116.12 days >
Average installed length: 61.01 days
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Search Provided by Yahoo
by Wincy
Overview
Search Provided by Yahoo is a software program developed by Wincy. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named uninstall.exe. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 1.23 MB (1,292,762 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 68% of users of Search Provided by Yahoo come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and France.
Search Provided by Yahoo has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\{0edf3883-2a77-543b-47ef-71d363878d4b}
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\{0EDF3883-2A77-543B-47EF-71D363878D4B}\uninstall.exe" /Uninstall /s /noun
Estimated size: 1.23 MB
Files installed by Search Provided by Yahoo
Program executable: | uninstall.exe |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\{009e36c2-2436-5a7a-49ae-7f926dc6830a}\uninstall.exe |
MD5: | 1e0a2b221ac427531685086b61957798 |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task named 'UpdateTask' (runs daily at 14:24).
How do I remove Search Provided by Yahoo?
You can uninstall Search Provided by Yahoo 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 Search Provided by Yahoo, 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 Search Provided by Yahoo.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 61%
Win 7 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 28%
Keep it 72%
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GLOBAL RANK
#23,848
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
60.53% |
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Windows 7 |
33.55% |
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Windows Vista |
3.95% |
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Windows XP |
1.97% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 10 Home |
24.50% |
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Windows 8.1 |
21.19% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.89% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.95% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.95% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
3.97% |
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Geography
67.61% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
67.61% |
Brazil |
6.10% |
France |
5.16% |
United Kingdom |
4.69% |
India |
2.82% |
Italy |
1.41% |
Philippines |
1.41% |
Canada |
0.94% |
Switzerland |
0.94% |
Germany |
0.94% |
Mexico |
0.94% |
Peru |
0.94% |
Thailand |
0.94% |
Austria |
0.47% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
36.79% |
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Acer |
25.47% |
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Dell |
19.81% |
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Toshiba |
9.43% |
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ASUS |
4.72% |
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Lenovo |
1.89% |
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Samsung |
1.89% |
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Common models |
HP 15 Notebook PC |
3.42% |
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Acer Aspire E5-571 |
1.71% |
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ASUS All Series |
1.71% |
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BIOSTAR Group A880GZ |
1.71% |
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ASUSTeK X551MA |
1.71% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
1.71% |
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