YahooMessenger.exe
Yahoo! Messenger by Yahoo! Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 10,0,0,331 |
| MD5: | 32b2d8c168fc353151ed9612096d6c55 |
| SHA1: | c766f76e847d3fe81a42332b9fe0ba814366a2dc |
| SHA256: | c2b2da38122dff4806d363512b78ee557e163c17dde5ea21900d43ca75e39656 |
What is YahooMessenger.exe?
Yahoo! Messenger (YIM) is an ad-supported instant messaging client and protocol by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic "Yahoo! ID" which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when they receive new email.
About YahooMessenger.exe (from Yahoo! Inc.)
“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 fri”
Details
| File name: | YahooMessenger.exe |
| Publisher: | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Product name: | Yahoo! Messenger |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\messenger\yahoomessenger.exe |
| File version: | 10,0,0,331 |
| Size: | 4.83 MB (5,063,920 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, August 12, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, September 2, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Entropy: | 6.472139 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Yahoo! Messenger (YIM) is an ad-supported instant messaging client and protocol by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic "Yahoo! ID" which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when they receive new email.
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
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Yahoo! Pager' → "C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
- 'Messenger (Yahoo!)' → "C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe'
Scheduled tasks
- The task '{FF8FDDAA-FA1C-4738-BB7B-E5395E714A5C}' runs on registration in the path '\{FF8FDDAA-FA1C-4738-BB7B-E5395E714A5C}'
- The job '{FEE0E7C4-2471-421A-B7F2-B7FCDE86041F}' runs on registration in the path '\{FEE0E7C4-2471-421A-B7F2-B7FCDE86041F}'
- The task '{FE9DD168-2242-4692-9518-F849B006B42E}' runs on registration in the path '\{FE9DD168-2242-4692-9518-F849B006B42E}'
- The job '{FE1C49CC-7C9E-41AB-8701-EB745F8F8B56}' runs on registration in the path '\{FE1C49CC-7C9E-41AB-8701-EB745F8F8B56}'
- The task '{FB9D3C00-9DBC-4D9A-81CF-524478AD3C0E}' runs on registration in the path '\{FB9D3C00-9DBC-4D9A-81CF-524478AD3C0E}'
- The task '{FA79B2F5-7E02-4809-8B35-37242B09F0D8}' runs on registration in the path '\{FA79B2F5-7E02-4809-8B35-37242B09F0D8}'
- The job '{F83786B3-255D-426C-8E5F-168388CB160D}' runs on registration in the path '\{F83786B3-255D-426C-8E5F-168388CB160D}'
- The task '{F029C03D-44A7-4F3C-816A-B58D7D9F118B}' runs on registration in the path '\{F029C03D-44A7-4F3C-816A-B58D7D9F118B}'
- The job '{E8178761-9854-4275-9D41-EDE6CF69B80D}' runs on registration in the path '\{E8178761-9854-4275-9D41-EDE6CF69B80D}'
- The job '{DD6C57E2-0A17-411F-A257-F27B425B1E2F}' runs on registration in the path '\{DD6C57E2-0A17-411F-A257-F27B425B1E2F}'
- The task '{DCD0C27A-7B98-4496-8BB0-54774348BE49}' runs on registration in the path '\{DCD0C27A-7B98-4496-8BB0-54774348BE49}'
- The job '{D4A77F9F-4019-4429-9E31-6B4663884D3E}' runs on registration in the path '\{D4A77F9F-4019-4429-9E31-6B4663884D3E}'
- The job '{D14D6992-E2DB-4701-8A81-95FA01C505D3}' runs on registration in the path '\{D14D6992-E2DB-4701-8A81-95FA01C505D3}'
- The task '{CE655DCC-E3B1-4DEA-BC23-E1FA4814A5F3}' runs on registration in the path '\{CE655DCC-E3B1-4DEA-BC23-E1FA4814A5F3}'
- The task '{CA6ABFEE-82B1-48B9-8C64-2AB8BF2FF498}' runs on registration in the path '\{CA6ABFEE-82B1-48B9-8C64-2AB8BF2FF498}'
- The job '{C6969615-5B0C-4F8D-84F3-AD11330140E6}' runs on registration in the path '\{C6969615-5B0C-4F8D-84F3-AD11330140E6}'
- The task '{BE61EF52-4612-49A3-9671-C4AF05E53DC7}' runs on registration in the path '\{BE61EF52-4612-49A3-9671-C4AF05E53DC7}'
- The job '{AD0A62EE-2740-442F-9BC9-FFBA94D282D0}' runs on registration in the path '\{AD0A62EE-2740-442F-9BC9-FFBA94D282D0}'
- The task '{A8F88BC7-0E3B-4FA2-84E9-E9989331C21B}' runs on registration in the path '\{A8F88BC7-0E3B-4FA2-84E9-E9989331C21B}'
- The job '{A471C0C4-3177-417F-8A98-F9F376A9B149}' runs on registration in the path '\{A471C0C4-3177-417F-8A98-F9F376A9B149}'
- The task '{A34D260B-18EE-403F-B589-12DA6124FAB7}' runs on registration in the path '\{A34D260B-18EE-403F-B589-12DA6124FAB7}'
- The task '{9CB61C15-ACD2-4FF6-9262-DDE56B2EF936}' runs on registration in the path '\{9CB61C15-ACD2-4FF6-9262-DDE56B2EF936}'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
54.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
17.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
4.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
1.50% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 59.49% of Yahoo! Messenger.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
59.81% |
|
| Dell |
15.58% |
|
| ASUS |
6.23% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
4.67% |
|
| Acer |
4.67% |
|
| American Megatrends |
4.05% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.18% |
|
| Compaq |
0.62% |
|
| Lenovo |
0.62% |
|
| Intel |
0.62% |
|
| Sony |
0.62% |
|
| Sahara |
0.31% |
|
