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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

11,5,0,0155 28.57%
11,5,0,0152 14.29%
11,0,0,1751 14.29%
10,0,0,525 14.29%
8,1,0,0 28.57%

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advapi32.dll
RegDeleteValueW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW
gdi32.dll
GetDeviceCaps, CreateSolidBrush, SetBkColor, SelectObject, SetBkMode, SetTextColor, DeleteObject
kernel32.dll
MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenA, GetPrivateProfileStringW, GetModuleFileNameW, lstrcpynW, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrlenW, GetVersionExW, RaiseException, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThreadId, SetLastError, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, GetTimeFormatW, GlobalAddAtomW, GlobalDeleteAtom, ReleaseMutex, InterlockedIncrement, FindResourceExW, lstrcmpiW, CloseHandle, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryExW, GetModuleHandleW, LoadLibraryW, WaitForSingleObject, GetCommandLineW, CreateMutexW, WinExec, GetStartupInfoA, Sleep, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetProcessHeap, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, GetVersionExA, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, InterlockedExchange, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, GetLastError, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InterlockedDecrement, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconW
shlwapi.dll
PathRemoveFileSpecW
user32.dll
EndDialog, SetFocus, RegisterClassW, DefWindowProcW, BeginPaint, LoadCursorW, DestroyWindow, IsWindow, CreateDialogParamW, DialogBoxParamW, GetActiveWindow, SetForegroundWindow, MoveWindow, UnregisterClassA, GetCursorPos, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetClientRect, CreateWindowExW, LoadImageW, RegisterClassExW, CallWindowProcW, SetMenuDefaultItem, TrackPopupMenu, DestroyMenu, PostQuitMessage, GetClassInfoExW, PostMessageW, UnregisterHotKey, RegisterHotKey, ScreenToClient, RedrawWindow, SetTimer, KillTimer, LoadMenuW, GetMenuItemCount, GetMenuStringW, GetSubMenu, LoadStringW, GetSysColor, IsDialogMessageW, FillRect, DrawTextW, EndPaint, CharNextW, SetMenuItemInfoW, GetDesktopWindow, GetWindowLongW, GetWindowRect, GetDC, ReleaseDC, SetWindowPos, SetWindowTextW, EnableWindow, ShowWindow, GetDlgItem, GetParent, SendDlgItemMessageW, SendMessageW, SetWindowLongW, DispatchMessageW, RegisterWindowMessageW

ymsgr_tray.exe

Yahoo! Messenger by Yahoo! Inc. (Signed)

Remove ymsgr_tray.exe
Version:   11,0,0,1751
MD5:   ba7790350c0443774e3e7c51aec83e7f
SHA1:   25d1a016a4420f9aa349e73f5ff4e6c1d61cbdd2
SHA256:   322df407852de18986d265ffe5fd4d6889217f5265cd980dc71f21468e3da281

Overview

ymsgr_tray.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Yahoo! Messenger 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:ymsgr_tray.exe
Publisher:Yahoo! Inc.
Product name:Yahoo! Messenger
Description:Yahoo! Messenger Tray
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\yahoo!\messenger\ymsgr_tray.exe
File version:11,0,0,1751
Size:77.3 KB (79,160 bytes)
Build date:11/4/2010 9:02 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Yahoo! Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Sunday, September 2, 2012
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Yahoo! Inc.
7% remove
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! 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.

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00034261%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00015173%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00019088%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:63 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:18.98 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.84 MB
Private (minimum):6.84 MB
Non-paged memory:18.98 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:55.15 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):57.4 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.84 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.85 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,127/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:1.65 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2.23 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:14/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:76
600
GUI GDI count:95
103
GUI USER count:12
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\progra~1\yahoo!\messen~1\ymsgr_tray.exe" "C:\progra~1\yahoo!\messen~1\resources\en-us\
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 57.14%
Windows 8 Pro 14.29%
Windows 7 Starter 14.29%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.29%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Ireland installs about 28.57% of Yahoo! Messenger.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 60.00%
Toshiba 40.00%
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