yahoomessenger.exe

Yahoo! Messenger

Yahoo! Inc.

It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Messenger (Yahoo!)’. This is installed with multiple programs including Yahoo! Install Manager and Yahoo! Messenger.
Publisher:
Yahoo! Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Yahoo! Messenger

Version:
11,5,0,0155

MD5:
46661d154e19d0afb3b9155ca040776c

SHA-1:
5d46d5964ed54f3aa237d3dbac0357ddbe0b46bf

SHA-256:
c290d791080189841de65a0c19ed75dff4a4ddf25b921c96bb69253c6757f3a0

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:40:16 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
6.2 MB (6,497,592 bytes)

Product version:
11,5,0,0155

Copyright:
(c) 1998-2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\yahoo!\messenger\yahoomessenger.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2009 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/3/2012 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Yahoo! Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Yahoo! Inc., L=Santa Clara, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3D7A9A7D12556AB8688CA048C60F6018

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/4/2012 11:45:28 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:neSQKsB/4PsXPpDJtDk64XuYBs7PWjl5R9VsB:neSI/44Pp/Dk64eYBs7+M

Entry address:
0x3EE82F

Entry point:
E8, DD, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 80, F9, 40, 73, 16, 80, F9, 20, 73, 06, 0F, AD, D0, D3, FA, C3, 8B, C2, C1, FA, 1F, 80, E1, 1F, D3, F8, C3, C1, FA, 1F, 8B, C2, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 75, 28, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, F1, 8B, F0, 8B, C3, F7, 64, 24, 10, 8B, C8, 8B, C6, F7, 64, 24, 10, 03, D1, EB, 47, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 44, 24, 08...
 
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Code size:
4.2 MB (4,444,160 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Messenger (Yahoo!)

Command:
"C:\Program Files\yahoo!\messenger\yahoomessenger.exe" -quiet


The file yahoomessenger.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

AT&T Yahoo! Messenger  by Yahoo! Inc.
AT&T Yahoo! Messenger is an AT&T branded version of Y! Messenger.
www.yahoo.com
21% remove it
Yahoo! Install Manager  by Yahoo! Inc.
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.
20% remove it
Yahoo! Messenger  by Yahoo! Inc.
Yahoo! Messenger (YIM) is an ad-supported instant messaging client and protocol by Yahoo!.
messenger.yahoo.com
7% remove it
Yahoo!7 Messenger  by Yahoo! Inc.
Publisher's description - “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 friends without requiring any installation.”
3% remove it
 
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