YMMAPI.dll
Yahoo! Mail by Yahoo! Inc. (Signed)
Overview
ymmapi.dll has 3 known versions, the most recent one is 2005, 1, 1, 13. It adds a context menu to the Window's shell named Yahoo! Mail. The average file size is about 251.36 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Yahoo! Inc. by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Yahoo! Browser Services, Yahoo! Toolbar and Yahoo Toolbar have been observed as installing specific variations of ymmapi.dll.
What is ymmapi.dll?
Yahoo! Mail is a free e-mail service offered by Yahoo!.
 Details
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| File name: | ymmapi.dll |
| Publisher: | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Product name: | Yahoo! Mail |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\yahoo!\common\ymmapi.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! Mail.)
“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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“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...”
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...
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.
“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 ...”
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...”
“Get Facebook, email, news, weather and more - right from your toolbar. Yahoo Search Protection is offered as an additional service when you install Yahoo Toolbar for Internet Explorer. It allows you t...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of ymmapi.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Context menu handlers
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'Yahoo! Mail' with CLSID {5464D816-CF16-4784-B9F3-75C0DB52B499}
Shell open commands
All file variations of ymmapi.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
50.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
14.81% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
11.11% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
9.26% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.56% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.56% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.70% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 88.89% of Yahoo! Mail.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
47.62% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.81% |
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| Toshiba |
19.05% |
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| Acer |
9.52% |
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