YWXcom.dll
Yahoo! Software Center by Yahoo! Inc. (Signed)
Overview
There are 3 versions of ywxcom.dll in the wild, the latest version being 2007, 12, 20, 1. The average file size is about 222.03 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Yahoo! Inc. by VeriSign. The programs Yahoo! Toolbar, AT&T Yahoo! Applications and uPlayer have been observed as installing specific variations of ywxcom.dll.
 Details
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| File name: | ywxcom.dll |
| Publisher: | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Product name: | Yahoo! Software Center |
| Description: | Software Center Control |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\yahoo!\common\ywxcom.dll |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, August 10, 2006 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, September 3, 2009 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Yahoo! Software Center.)
“The att.net Toolbar puts everything at your fingertips with quick and easy access to your favorite online sites and applications with just one click! It's always available right from your browser wind...”
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Rogers Cable Communications Inc. |
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uPlayer is a potentially unwanted software application that is bundled by 3rd-party download managers as well as bundled with other 3rd party download managers that install adware.
Yahoo! Toolbar is a toolbar that installs on the Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers, within the context of internet access functions. It allows access to several functions, including Yahoo! Search...
“A Yahoo! Application (sometimes called an "app") is fun or useful software that can enhance your experience on Yahoo!. In many ways, you can think of an app as a website within Yahoo!'s website. What ...”
“The most unique attribute of Yahoo! Browser Services is its ability to update and add new services on the fly without a browser restart or even reloading the page! As a user, this means no more instal...”
This program notifies you when new messages arrive in your Yahoo mailbox.
“Yahoo! Anti-Spy is the Yahoo! solution for detecting and removing spyware and adware on your computer. It scans your computer to find spyware and adware and lets you decide what to remove, what to qua...”
Yahoo Install Manager manages Yahoo program downloads and installations. The install manager keeps track of such programs and assists in the installations to put things in their proper places.
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of ywxcom.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Safe for scripting controls
Marked as a safe ActiveX control for Internet Explorer (digitally signed with script execution permission)
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{4EC8E993-32C1-47F5-A07A-5B0574655AD4}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
Safe for initializing controls
- {4EC8E993-32C1-47F5-A07A-5B0574655AD4}
All file variations of ywxcom.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
46.15% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.38% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
15.38% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.38% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
7.69% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 76.92% of Yahoo! Software Center.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
42.11% |
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| Compaq |
21.05% |
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| Acer |
15.79% |
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| Intel |
10.53% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
10.53% |
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