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Should I remove Yahoo!7 Messenger?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,421
United States Rank #21,031
Reach 0.0340%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.62 days
578.85 days >
Average installed length: 304.14 days

Typically installed together

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Yahoo!7 Messenger

What is Yahoo!7 Messenger?  (from Yahoo!)

Just sign into Yahoo! Mail to enjoy the same Yahoo! Messenger for the Web service you know and love. Yahoo! Messenger within Yahoo! Mail also allows you to chat with your Facebook and Windows Live friends without requiring any installation. Send text messages in real-time to your friends on Yahoo! 7 or Windows Liveā„¢ Me...  Read more

Overview

Yahoo!7 Messenger is a program developed by Yahoo!. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds an extension to the user's Internet Explorer web browser. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is unyt_wrap.exe. The software installer includes 59 files and is usually about 25.47 MB (26,703,926 bytes). yupdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 67% of users of Yahoo!7 Messenger come from Australia, it is also popular in the United States and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.yahoo.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE /U C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\INSTALL.LOG
(Wise Installer is used for installing and uninstalling this software.)
Estimated size: 25.47 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Yahoo!7 Messenger

Program executable:unyt_wrap.exe
Yahoo! Toolbar Uninstall Setup
Path:C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\unyt_wrap.exe
MD5:7b83fe2e56fe663cd78296f07c0b467a
Additional files:
  • yacscom.dll - Yahoo! Audio Conferencing Control
  • PhotoShare.dll - Yahoo! Messenger Photo Sharing
  • yalertcenterM.dll - Yahoo! Alert Center
  • ft60.dll - Yahoo! Messenger (File Transfer Module)
  • res_msgr.dll - Resource Module
  • StpWd.dll - Call Setup Assistant
  • YahooMessenger.exe
  • yaudiomgr.dll - YAudioMgr Module
  • YImage.dll - YImage Module
  • Yml.dll - YML Module
  • Ymsgr_tray.exe - Yahoo! Messenger Tray
  • YPagerChecker.dll - Yahoo! Messenger Checker
  • ypagerps.dll - YPagerPS Module (COM Interface)
  • ypagerps3.DLL
  • yupdater.exe - Yahoo Auto Updater
  • yvoiceui.dll - YVoiceUI Module
  • ywcupl.dll - Yahoo! Webcam (Webcam Upload Networking and Imaging)
  • ywcvwr.dll - Webcam Viewer Networking and Imaging
  • ConnectionWizard.dll - ConnectionWizard
  • core_video.dll - core_video
  • msgr10au.exe - Yahoo! Messenger Suite Install Bootstrapper Setup
  • msgr11au.exe
  • nspr4.dll - nspr4
  • RGX.dll - RGX
  • rmc_audio.dll - rmc_audio
  • rmc_video.dll - rmc_video
  • YCPFoundation.dll - YCPFoundation
  • YCPSSL.dll - YCPSSL
  • YHTTP.dll - YHTTP
  • YIniDom.dll - YIniDom
  • ylog.dll - ylog
  • ymdm_audio.dll - ymdm_audio
  • ymdm_video.dll - ymdm_video
  • ymsdk.dll - ymsdk
  • ymsglite.dll - YMSGLite
  • YPluginRegistry.dll - YPluginRegistry
  • kdu_v32R.dll (by The University of New South Wales) - Kakadu Software Tools for JPEG2000 (kdu_v32 -- Kakadu core DLL)
  • yacsui.dll - Yahoo! Audio Conferencing UI
  • id3lib.dll (by http://www.id3lib.org/) - ID3lib Dynamic Link Library
  • yui.dll - yui Dynamic Link Library
  • GIPSVoiceEngineDLL_MD.dll (by Global IP Solutions) - SoundWare (Global IP Solutions VoiceEngine)
  • pcre.dll (by Pcre) - Pcre (Pcre: Perl-compatible regular-expression library)
  • libexpat.dll
  • StartWrapper.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer Extension
  • YahooMessenger.exe is installed as an Internet Explorer extension as 'Messenger Class' with a class of {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96}.
2 Scheduled Tasks
  • YahooMessenger.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D556CEAB-DA41-4596-99DC-3BAE7F8CA0DF}' (runs on registration).
  • Ymsgr_tray.exe is scheduled as a task named 'YahooMessngr Tray' (runs on boot).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • YahooMessenger.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
  • Ymsgr_tray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named YahooMessngr Tray.
Service
  • YahooMessenger.exe runs as a service named 'McAfee Application Installer Cleanup (0285841475581559)' (0285841475581559mcinstcleanup).
Startup File (User Run)
  • YahooMessenger.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'p5PopularScreensaversWallpaper' and executes as rundll32 C:\Program Files2\POPULA~3\p5ScrCtr.dll,LES.
Startup File (User Run Once)
  • YahooMessenger.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Shockwave Updater' which loads as "C:\Windows\System32\Adobe\SHOCKW~1\SWHELP~1.EXE" -Update -1103472 -"Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • YahooMessenger.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'VideoDownloadConverter AppIntegrator 32-bit' which loads as C:\Program Files2\VIDEOD~2\bar\2.bin\AppIntegrator.exe.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • YahooMessenger.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe'.
  • Ymsgr_tray.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\ymsgr_tray.exe'.
Network connections
  • YahooMessenger.exe connects to gops.use10.mobstor.vip.bf1.yahoo.com (98.139.197.211 port 80).
  • YahooMessenger.exe connects to LB260.DOHA.COTENDO.net (184.169.104.180 port 80).
  • YahooMessenger.exe connects to mpr6.ngd.vip.ch1.yahoo.com (217.163.21.39 port 80).
  • YahooMessenger.exe connects to pinhole101p2.us1.voice.gq1.yahoo.com (98.137.1.177 port 443).
  • YahooMessenger.exe connects to relay111p6.eu1.voice.ir2.yahoo.com (46.228.42.173 port 443).
  • YahooMessenger.exe connects to sip102-p2.voice.ne1.yahoo.com (98.138.26.66 port 443).
  • YahooMessenger.exe connects to sip102.voice.ne1.yahoo.com (98.138.26.42 port 443).
  • YahooMessenger.exe connects to sip104.voice.ne1.yahoo.com (98.138.26.44 port 443).
  • YahooMessenger.exe connects to sip105-p1.voice.ne1.yahoo.com (98.138.26.77 port 443).
  • YahooMessenger.exe connects to sip105.voice.ne1.yahoo.com (98.138.26.45 port 443).
  • Plus 30 more

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

YahooMessenger.exe
Memory:64.79 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0167080693%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00880538%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00790269%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:13,245,810
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:116
70 average
I/O reads/min:15.8 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:2.2 KB
105.02 KB average
Ymsgr_tray.exe
Memory:18.27 MB
Total CPU:0.0012829529%
Kernel CPU:0.00084124%
User CPU:0.00044171%
CPU cycles/sec:83,417
I/O reads/min:2.45 KB

How do I remove Yahoo!7 Messenger?

You can uninstall Yahoo!7 Messenger from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Yahoo!7 Messenger, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Yahoo!7 Messenger.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Yahoo!7 Messenger you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win XP 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.31%
Windows 10 22.69%
Windows XP 5.07%
Windows Vista 4.93%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.41%
Windows 7 Professional 10.01%
Windows 8.1 8.52%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.93%
Windows 10 Home 4.63%

Distribution by countryGeography

67.25% of installs come from Australia
Which countries install it?
  Australia 67.25%
  United States 13.74%
  United Kingdom 1.61%
  Romania 1.61%
  Saudi Arabia 1.61%
  Philippines 1.46%
  Egypt 1.17%
  India 1.02%
  Singapore 1.02%
  Indonesia 0.88%
  IQ 0.88%
  United Arab Emirates 0.58%
  Germany 0.58%
  New Zealand 0.58%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 27.21%
Dell 17.26%
Acer 16.59%
Toshiba 13.27%
GIGABYTE 9.07%
ASUS 8.85%
Samsung 3.76%
Lenovo 1.99%
Intel 1.11%
American Megatrends 0.88%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 7.11%
Hewlett-Packard Presario ... 5.53%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.35%
TOSHIBA Satellite C660 2.77%
ASUS All Series 1.98%
TOSHIBA Satellite L650 1.98%

About Yahoo!

Yahoo! is a major internet brand that provides search, contents, and other web services.
Publisher URL: www.yahoo.com

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