Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

4.5.2 94.44%
4.5 5.56%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyW, RegQueryValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, GetUserNameA, RegRestoreKeyW, RegCreateKeyW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupPrivilegeValueW, OpenProcessToken, OpenThreadToken, CryptHashData, CryptReleaseContext, CryptDestroyHash, CryptDestroyKey, CryptVerifySignatureW, CryptCreateHash, CryptGetUserKey, CryptAcquireContextW, RegEnumKeyW
comdlg32.dll
GetSaveFileNameW, GetFileTitleW, CommDlgExtendedError
crypt32.dll
CertCreateCertificateContext, CryptAcquireCertificatePrivateKey, CryptImportPublicKeyInfo, CertOpenStore, CertAddCertificateContextToStore, CertFreeCertificateContext, CertGetNameStringW, CertGetCertificateContextProperty, CertCloseStore, CertFreeCertificateChain, CertGetCertificateChain
gdi32.dll
GetObjectW, CreateCompatibleDC, GetTextExtentPoint32W, SetMapMode, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateSolidBrush, SetBkMode, SetTextAlign, SetTextColor, SaveDC, CreateBitmap, SetBkColor, SetPolyFillMode, Polygon, GetPixel, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutW, Escape, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, GetStockObject, CreatePen, CreatePalette, GetDeviceCaps, GetOutlineTextMetricsA, RealizePalette, Rectangle, CreateCompatibleBitmap, GetBrushOrgEx, SetBrushOrgEx, Ellipse, BitBlt, SetPixelV, DeleteObject, CreateFontW, SelectObject, GetBkColor, EnumFontFamiliesExW, DeleteDC, CreateDCW, RestoreDC, GetGlyphOutlineW, CreateDIBSection, SelectClipRgn, GetDIBits, GdiFlush, CombineRgn, ExtCreateRegion, GetClipRgn, CreateRectRgn, GetClipBox, SetWorldTransform, ModifyWorldTransform, GetTextMetricsA, GetCharacterPlacementW, GetFontData, SetGraphicsMode, SelectPalette, CreatePatternBrush, ExtTextOutW
gdiplus.dll
GdipGetFontSize, GdipGetFontStyle, GdipGetFamily, GdipCreateFont, GdipGetLineSpacing, GdipGetCellDescent, GdipGetCellAscent, GdipSaveImageToFile, GdipGetFamilyName, GdipCloneFontFamily, GdipDeleteFont, GdipDeleteFontFamily, GdipGetGenericFontFamilySansSerif, GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName, GdipClonePen, GdipRestoreGraphics, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipGetImageHorizontalResolution, GdipGetEmHeight, GdipGetImageVerticalResolution, GdipSaveGraphics, GdipGetClipBounds, GdipSetClipRect, GdipDrawImageRectRect, GdipMeasureString, GdipDrawString, GdipFillRectangle, GdipDrawRectangle, GdipRotateWorldTransform, GdipSetPixelOffsetMode, GdipSetInterpolationMode, GdipGetTextRenderingHint, GdipSetTextRenderingHint, GdipGetCompositingMode, GdipSetCompositingMode, GdipTransformPath, GdipGetImageRawFormat, GdipSetStringFormatAlign, GdipGetStringFormatFlags, GdipSetStringFormatFlags, GdipSetPenBrushFill, GdipRotateMatrix, GdipTranslateMatrix, GdipCreateMatrix, GdipSetImageAttributesColorMatrix, GdipStringFormatGetGenericTypographic, GdipStringFormatGetGenericDefault, GdipDeleteStringFormat, GdipCloneStringFormat, GdipDeleteMatrix, GdipDisposeImageAttributes, GdipCreateImageAttributes, GdipCloneImage, GdipDrawImageI, GdipDrawLineI, GdipDrawLine, GdipTranslateWorldTransform, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipSetPenDashStyle, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipDisposeImage, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipCloneBrush, GdipFillPath, GdipFillRectangleI, GdipDrawPath, GdipDrawRectangleI, GdipSetSmoothingMode, GdipAddPathArcI, GdipClosePathFigure, GdipCreateLineBrushFromRectWithAngleI, GdipCreateSolidFill, GdipDeletePath, GdipCreatePath, GdipDeletePen, GdipCreatePen1, GdipAlloc, GdipFree, GdipDeleteBrush, GdiplusStartup, GdipBitmapSetResolution, GdipGetImageEncodersSize, GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipImageGetFrameCount, GdipImageSelectActiveFrame, GdipGetPropertyItemSize, GdipGetPropertyItem, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipCreateBitmapFromHICON, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipSetStringFormatTrimming, GdipBitmapGetPixel, GdipGetImageEncoders, GdipDrawImageRectRectI, GdipGetImageThumbnail, GdipSetMatrixElements, GdipInvertMatrix, GdipTransformMatrixPoints, GdipGetDC, GdipReleaseDC, GdipGetClipBoundsI, GdipSetClipRectI, GdipBitmapUnlockBits
imm32.dll
ImmReleaseContext, ImmGetContext
iphlpapi.dll
GetAdaptersInfo
js32.dll
JS_ReportError, JS_ResolveStandardClass, JS_EnumerateStandardClasses, JS_Enumerate, JS_IdToValue, JS_DestroyIdArray, JS_DeleteProperty, js_Atomize, JS_SetProperty, JS_MarkGCThing, JS_SetArrayLength, JS_SetReservedSlot, JS_DefineFunction, JS_GetStringChars, JS_GetStringLength, JS_ValueToString, JS_GetContextPrivate, JS_DefineProperty, JS_GC, JS_GetTypeName, JS_HasProperty, JS_GetPrototype, JS_GetReservedSlot, JS_CompileUCFunction, JS_GetNaNValue, JS_GetConstructor, JS_DefineConstDoubles, JS_GetProperty, JS_IsArrayObject, JS_NewUCStringCopyN, JS_GetElement, JS_FrameIterator, JS_GetFrameScript, JS_GetScriptedCaller, JS_GetFramePC, JS_CallFunctionValue, JS_GetArrayLength, JS_SetElement, JS_NewArrayObject, JS_DefineObject, JS_DefineProperties, JS_ValueToBoolean, JS_ClearTrap, JS_SetTrap, JS_GetStringBytes, JS_EvaluateScript, js_ScriptClass, JS_ValueToFunction, JS_ResolveStub, JS_EnumerateStub, JS_GetGlobalObject, JS_LookupProperty, JS_CallFunctionName, JS_GetClass, JS_ValueToObject, JS_TypeOfValue, JS_EvaluateUCScript, JS_PCToLineNumber, JS_GetScriptFilename, JS_MaybeGC, JS_ShutDown, JS_Finish, JS_DestroyContext, JS_RemoveRoot, JS_AddRoot, JS_SetContextPrivate, JS_DefineFunctions, JS_InitStandardClasses, JS_NewObject, JS_SetGCCallback, JS_SetBranchCallback, JS_SetErrorReporter, JS_NewContext, JS_Init, JS_ConvertStub, JS_FinalizeStub, JS_PropertyStub, JS_SetPrivate, JS_GetPrivate, JS_GetInstancePrivate, JS_SetPendingException, JS_InitClass, JS_InstanceOf, JS_ValueToInt32, js_DateGetMsecSinceEpoch, js_DateIsValid, JS_ValueToNumber, js_NewDateObjectMsec, JS_NewNumberValue, JS_GetFunctionName, JS_GetFunctionObject, JS_NewFunction
jsd.dll
JSD_GetValueString, JSD_GetValueFunctionName, JSD_DropValue, JSD_GetPropertyName, JSD_GetScriptFilename, JSD_GetScriptBaseLineNumber, JSD_GetScriptLineExtent, JSD_GetClosestLine, JSD_GetClosestPC, JSD_SetExecutionHook, JSD_GetNameForStackFrame, JSD_GetPCForStackFrame, JSD_GetCallingStackFrame, JSD_ClearFunctionHook, JSD_ClearInterruptHook, JSD_DropProperty, JSD_AttemptUCScriptInStackFrame, JSD_GetJSContext, JSD_SetInterruptHook, JSD_GetPropertyValue, JSD_GetScriptForStackFrame, JSD_GetScopeChainForStackFrame, JSD_GetThisForStackFrame, JSD_DebuggerOnForUser, JSD_SetDebuggerHook, JSD_ClearDebuggerHook, JSD_SetScriptHook, JSD_DebuggerOff, JSD_ClearAllExecutionHooks, JSD_SetThrowHook, JSD_GetException, JSD_SetFunctionHook, JSD_GetStackFrame, JSD_IsValueBoolean, JSD_IsValueInt, JSD_IsValueNumber, JSD_IsValueVoid, JSD_IsValueNull, JSD_IsValueString, JSD_IsValueObject, JSD_IsValueFunction, JSD_IterateProperties
kernel32.dll
DllMain
msimg32.dll
AlphaBlend
netapi32.dll
Netbios
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, StringFromGUID2, OleInitialize, OleLockRunning, OleSetContainedObject, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, RegisterDragDrop, CoLockObjectExternal, RevokeDragDrop, CoCreateGuid, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoCreateInstanceEx, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, CoTaskMemAlloc
psapi.dll
EnumProcessModules, GetModuleBaseNameW, EnumProcesses
shell32.dll
ExtractIconExW, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHFileOperationW, SHEmptyRecycleBinW, SHQueryRecycleBinW, SHGetFolderLocation, SHCreateDirectoryExW, DragQueryFileW, DragFinish, SHBrowseForFolderW, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetMalloc, ShellExecuteW, Shell_NotifyIconW
shlwapi.dll
PathUnmakeSystemFolderW, SHCopyKeyW, PathFindExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW, PathStripToRootW, PathIsUNCW, PathMakeSystemFolderW
snmpapi.dll
SnmpUtilOidCpy, SnmpUtilOidNCmp, SnmpUtilVarBindFree
sqlite3.dll
sqlite3_last_insert_rowid, sqlite3_errmsg, sqlite3_reset, sqlite3_column_name, sqlite3_open, sqlite3_column_type, sqlite3_column_int, sqlite3_column_double, sqlite3_prepare, sqlite3_step, sqlite3_column_count, sqlite3_column_text, sqlite3_finalize, sqlite3_mprintf, sqlite3_free, sqlite3_exec, sqlite3_close, sqlite3_changes
urlmon.dll
CreateURLMonikerEx
user32.dll
DllMain
wininet.dll
HttpAddRequestHeadersW, HttpQueryInfoW, InternetCloseHandle, InternetReadFile, InternetErrorDlg, HttpSendRequestW, HttpOpenRequestW, InternetConnectW, InternetSetOptionW, InternetOpenW, InternetGetConnectedState, InternetTimeToSystemTimeW, InternetTimeFromSystemTimeW, InternetGetLastResponseInfoW
winmm.dll
mciSendCommandW, mixerSetControlDetails, mixerGetControlDetailsW, mixerOpen, mixerGetDevCapsW, mixerGetLineInfoW, mixerClose, mixerGetLineControlsW, mciGetErrorStringW
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterW, DocumentPropertiesW, ClosePrinter
Export table
_cairo_scaled_font_test_set_max_glyphs_cached_per_font
cairo_append_path
cairo_arc
cairo_arc_negative
cairo_clip
cairo_clip_preserve
cairo_close_path
cairo_copy_page
cairo_copy_path
cairo_copy_path_flat
cairo_create
cairo_curve_to
cairo_destroy
cairo_device_to_user
cairo_device_to_user_distance
cairo_fill
cairo_fill_extents
cairo_fill_preserve
cairo_font_extents
cairo_font_face_destroy
cairo_font_face_get_type
cairo_font_face_get_user_data
cairo_font_face_reference
cairo_font_face_set_user_data
cairo_font_face_status
cairo_font_options_copy
cairo_font_options_create
cairo_font_options_destroy
cairo_font_options_equal
cairo_font_options_get_antialias
cairo_font_options_get_hint_metrics
cairo_font_options_get_hint_style
cairo_font_options_get_subpixel_order
cairo_font_options_hash
cairo_font_options_merge
cairo_font_options_set_antialias
cairo_font_options_set_hint_metrics
cairo_font_options_set_hint_style
cairo_font_options_set_subpixel_order
cairo_font_options_status
cairo_get_antialias
cairo_get_current_point
cairo_get_fill_rule
cairo_get_font_face
cairo_get_font_matrix
cairo_get_font_options
cairo_get_group_target
cairo_get_line_cap
cairo_get_line_join
cairo_get_line_width
cairo_get_matrix
cairo_get_miter_limit
cairo_get_operator
cairo_get_source
cairo_get_target
cairo_get_tolerance
cairo_glyph_extents
cairo_glyph_path
cairo_identity_matrix
cairo_image_surface_create
cairo_image_surface_create_for_data
cairo_image_surface_get_data
cairo_image_surface_get_format
cairo_image_surface_get_height
cairo_image_surface_get_stride
cairo_image_surface_get_width
cairo_in_fill
cairo_in_stroke
cairo_line_to
cairo_mask
cairo_mask_surface
cairo_matrix_init
cairo_matrix_init_identity
cairo_matrix_init_rotate
cairo_matrix_init_scale
cairo_matrix_init_translate
cairo_matrix_invert
cairo_matrix_multiply
cairo_matrix_rotate
cairo_matrix_scale
cairo_matrix_transform_distance
cairo_matrix_transform_point
cairo_matrix_translate
cairo_move_to
cairo_new_path
cairo_new_sub_path
cairo_paint
cairo_paint_with_alpha
cairo_path_destroy
cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgb
cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgba
cairo_pattern_create_for_surface
cairo_pattern_create_linear
cairo_pattern_create_radial
cairo_pattern_create_rgb
cairo_pattern_create_rgba
cairo_pattern_destroy
cairo_pattern_get_extend
cairo_pattern_get_filter
cairo_pattern_get_matrix
cairo_pattern_get_type
cairo_pattern_reference
cairo_pattern_set_extend
cairo_pattern_set_filter
cairo_pattern_set_matrix
cairo_pattern_status
cairo_pop_group
cairo_pop_group_to_source
cairo_push_group
cairo_push_group_with_content
cairo_rectangle
cairo_reference
cairo_rel_curve_to
cairo_rel_line_to
cairo_rel_move_to
cairo_reset_clip
cairo_restore
cairo_rotate
cairo_save
cairo_scale
cairo_scaled_font_create
cairo_scaled_font_destroy
cairo_scaled_font_extents
cairo_scaled_font_get_ctm
cairo_scaled_font_get_font_face
cairo_scaled_font_get_font_matrix
cairo_scaled_font_get_font_options
cairo_scaled_font_get_type
cairo_scaled_font_glyph_extents
cairo_scaled_font_reference
cairo_scaled_font_status
cairo_scaled_font_text_extents
cairo_select_font_face
cairo_set_antialias
cairo_set_dash
cairo_set_fill_rule
cairo_set_font_face
cairo_set_font_matrix
cairo_set_font_options
cairo_set_font_size
cairo_set_line_cap
cairo_set_line_join
cairo_set_line_width
cairo_set_matrix
cairo_set_miter_limit
cairo_set_operator
cairo_set_scaled_font
cairo_set_source
cairo_set_source_rgb
cairo_set_source_rgba
cairo_set_source_surface
cairo_set_tolerance
cairo_show_glyphs
cairo_show_page
cairo_show_text
cairo_status
cairo_status_to_string
cairo_stroke
cairo_stroke_extents
cairo_stroke_preserve
cairo_surface_create_similar
cairo_surface_destroy
cairo_surface_finish
cairo_surface_flush
cairo_surface_get_content
cairo_surface_get_device_offset
cairo_surface_get_font_options
cairo_surface_get_type
cairo_surface_get_user_data
cairo_surface_mark_dirty
cairo_surface_mark_dirty_rectangle
cairo_surface_reference
cairo_surface_set_device_offset
cairo_surface_set_fallback_resolution
cairo_surface_set_user_data
cairo_surface_status
cairo_text_extents
cairo_text_path
cairo_transform
cairo_translate
cairo_user_to_device
cairo_user_to_device_distance
cairo_version
cairo_version_string
cairo_win32_font_face_create_for_hfont
cairo_win32_font_face_create_for_logfontw
cairo_win32_scaled_font_done_font
cairo_win32_scaled_font_get_metrics_factor
cairo_win32_scaled_font_select_font
cairo_win32_surface_create
cairo_win32_surface_create_with_dib
cairo_win32_surface_get_dc

yahoowidgets.exe

Yahoo! Widgets by Yahoo! Inc. (Signed)

Remove yahoowidgets.exe
Version:   4.5
MD5:   4b1c804cf07762d38d4ce2b1b6a45613
SHA1:   80d2e1a1fa93ef6a27c2ab8716c781f9493fc904
SHA256:   a99e7a91035b86f69950a2f3bfeed16414dda5e83449d5e6a7db57efb348f30c

Overview

yahoowidgets.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Yahoo! Widgets published by Yahoo! Inc. and Yahoo! Install Manager published by Yahoo! Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Yahoo! Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:yahoowidgets.exe
Publisher:Yahoo! Inc.
Product name:Yahoo! Widgets
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\yahoo!\widgets\yahoowidgets.exe
Original name:YahooWidgetEngine.exe
File version:4.5
Size:3.56 MB (3,730,472 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Yahoo! Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Expiration date:Thursday, April 9, 2009
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Yahoo! Inc.
25% remove
Yahoo! Widgets uses a JavaScript runtime environment combined with an XML interpreter to run small applications referred to as widgets, and hence is part of a class of software applications called widget engines. It includes some default widgets to get users started, including a weather widget, a digital clock, and a calendar among other things. Some of the most downloaded ones include a world timezone clock, and webcam viewers. Each wi...
Yahoo! Inc.
20% remove
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.

BehaviorsBehaviors

User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'yahoowidgets.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00272445%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00097724%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00174721%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:24,648,158 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:8.17 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):20.29 MB
Private (minimum):7.36 MB
Non-paged memory:8.17 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:130.49 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):186.26 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:9.18 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):37.04 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:331
600
GUI GDI count:30
103
GUI GDI peak:38
142
GUI USER count:21
49
GUI USER peak:24
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Program Files\yahoo!\widgets\yahoowidgets.exe /child "C:\users\user\documents\my widgets\darkmatter_subspace_dark.widget" /dock
  • "C:\Program Files\yahoo!\widgets\yahoowidgets.exe"
Owner:User
Parent processes:

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 33.33%
Microsoft Windows XP 27.78%
Windows 7 Professional 16.67%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.11%
Windows Vista Home Premium 11.11%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 55.56% of Yahoo! Widgets.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
American Megatrends 50.00%
GIGABYTE 30.00%
Toshiba 20.00%
Should I remove It? Clean your PC of unwanted adware, toolbars and bloatware.

Download it for FREE