Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
YMailAdvisor.exe
Yahoo! Mail by Yahoo! Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 2008.6.5.1 |
| MD5: | dc42fa40848ce3d14308c4a1a80de3ad |
| SHA1: | 46f4abd176c812d8d5cc3431abeb4348f6ce7aa3 |
| SHA256: | df43ab9f53d8beafaa0abc60ed609ec16bafa154da1bf0bb30688c2723297dc5 |
Overview
ymailadvisor.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Yahoo! Mail Advisor published by Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Toolbar from Yahoo! Inc. and Yahoo! Toolbar by Yahoo! Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Yahoo! Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | ymailadvisor.exe |
| Publisher: | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Product name: | Yahoo! Mail |
| Description: | Yahoo! Mail Advisor |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\yahoo!\common\ymailadvisor.exe |
| File version: | 2008.6.5.1 |
| Product version: | 1.0.0.2 |
| Size: | 122.27 KB (125,208 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, August 10, 2006 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, September 3, 2009 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
This program notifies you when new messages arrive in your Yahoo mailbox.
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 and Yahoo! Mail.
“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 installers to run or losing your place on the web. For developers, you can check for and activate new services with a single function call, pending user approval - we handle the complexity of software distribution and updates for you. Because we...”
“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 makes apps different from other sites, though, is that they can (only with your express permission) show you personalized information using your Yahoo! profile information (such as your name, display image, list of connections, and more). A...”
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 (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'YMailAdvisor' → "C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\YMailAdvisor.exe"
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00292473% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00197101% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00095372% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 31 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 860 KB | |
| Private (maximum): | 2.52 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 2.19 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 860 KB | |
| Virtual memory: | 34.07 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 35.19 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.19 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 2.58 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 2 | |
| Handles: | 24 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 3 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
60.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
20.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
10.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
10.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 60.00% of Yahoo! Mail.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
33.33% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
|
| Toshiba |
33.33% |
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