Should I remove Yahoo! Mail?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
19% remove it81% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #19,845
United States Rank #14,424
Reach 0.0111%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.93 days
292.99 days >
Average installed length: 153.94 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.1.0.48479 |
98.17% |
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| 1.0.7.45711 |
0.91% |
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| 1.0.6.40231 |
0.91% |
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Yahoo! Mail
What is Yahoo! Mail?
Yahoo! Mail is an app for the Pokki desktop platform. The app itself runs as an embedded HTML5 program within the Pokki software outside of the web browser.
About (from SweetLabs)
Faster email means more time to do the other things you love. That's fun. Yahoo! Mail is designed to make email a breeze. Try it. Get faster, safer, easier email right on your desktop.
Overview
The most common release is 1.1.0.48479, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 pokki.exe. The setup package generally installs about 24 files and is usually about 69.81 MB (73,201,000 bytes). The installed file HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
Program details
URL: www.pokki.com/app/Yahoo-Mail
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe" /UNINSTALLdf14959794357d12ed676dec14aea1901d749645
Estimated size: 69.81 MB
Files installed by Yahoo! Mail
| Program executable: | pokki.exe |
| Name: | Pokki |
| Signed by: | Pokki |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\pokki\engine\pokki.exe |
| MD5: | d3f53c3fcba03e557424b48a32481980 |
| Pokki by SweetLabs is an online app store for Windows where users can browse and install various apps into the Pokki platform. The Pokki platform runs in in the background of Windows and checks the Pokki service for app updates amongst... |
Additional files:
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Launcher.dll (by Pokki) - ocnsis Dynamic Link Library
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HostAppServiceUpdater.exe (by Pokki) - Host App Service Updater
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StartMenuIndexer.exe - Start Menu Service
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HostAppService.exe - Host App Service
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Uninstall.exe - Pokki
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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libGLESv2.dll - ANGLE libGLESv2 Dynamic Link Library
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libEGL.dll - ANGLE libEGL Dynamic Link Library
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libPokki.dll (by The Chromium Authors) - Chromium
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avutil-51.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- pokki.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0DAE7161-A16D-437F-BD0E-BA1ECE615375}' (runs on registration).
3 Startup Files (User Run)
- Launcher.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform.
- HostAppServiceUpdater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Pokki' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppServiceUpdater.exe" /LOGON.
- pokki.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'pokki.exe' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe.
2 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- HostAppService.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #6' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-clie.
- pokki.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #8' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pokki\Engine\pokki.exe --disable-internal-flash --noerrdialogs --no-message-box --disable-extensions --disable-web-security --disable-web-resources --disable-client-side-p.
Network connections
- pokki.exe connects to www2.twitter.com (199.59.149.198 port 443).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| pokki.exe |
| Memory: | 79.58 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0009914226% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00042370% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00056772% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 7,679,896 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 932.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 217.3 KB | |
| StartMenuIndexer.exe |
| Memory: | 10.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002254694% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013306% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009241% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,259,178 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 12.54 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2.31 KB | |
| HostAppService.exe |
| Memory: | 40.64 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002938044% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013915% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015466% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,408,796 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 109.91 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 106.14 KB | |
How do I remove Yahoo! Mail?
You can uninstall Yahoo! Mail 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 Yahoo! Mail, 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 Yahoo! Mail.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 94%
Win 7 1%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 19%
Keep it 81%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
93.61% |
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| Windows 7 |
6.39% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
50.23% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
13.24% |
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| Windows 8.1 Connected |
12.33% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
7.76% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.65% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.74% |
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Geography
66.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
66.78% |
| United Kingdom |
7.69% |
| Germany |
2.80% |
| Canada |
2.45% |
| Italy |
2.10% |
| France |
1.40% |
| Australia |
1.40% |
| India |
1.40% |
| Philippines |
1.40% |
| Austria |
1.05% |
| IQ |
1.05% |
| South Africa |
0.70% |
| NG |
0.70% |
| Norway |
0.70% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
44.17% |
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| Acer |
21.84% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.50% |
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| Toshiba |
11.17% |
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| Dell |
2.91% |
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| Sony |
1.46% |
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| ASUS |
0.97% |
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| Samsung |
0.97% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 80E3 |
3.93% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C55D-B |
3.37% |
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| LENOVO 80G0 |
3.37% |
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| LENOVO 20378 |
2.81% |
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| LENOVO 10157 |
2.81% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C55-B |
2.25% |
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About SweetLabs
SweetLabs has two platforms, Pokki, a platform which brings media-rich web apps to the desktop and the OpenCandy Software Network, which offers installer based software bundles through the download and installation process.
Publisher URL: www.pokki.com