VersionsVersions

2014, 3, 18, 02 0.25%
2014, 2, 12, 01 0.08%
2013, 11, 19, 02 0.33%
2013, 8, 7, 02 5.40%
2013, 7, 11, 01 1.75%
2013, 6, 26, 01 0.50%
2013, 5, 29, 01 0.33%
2013, 5, 11, 01 0.83%
2013, 5, 2, 01 1.83%
2013, 4, 2, 01 8.06%
2013, 2, 7, 01 1.00%
2012, 11, 26, 02 14.13%
2012, 6, 12, 01 19.78%
2012, 3, 21, 01 16.13%
2012, 1, 12, 01 4.32%
2011, 12, 9, 01 0.08%
2011, 11, 18, 01 0.08%
2011, 11, 2, 01 1.33%
2011, 10, 6, 01 2.24%
2011, 9, 25, 01 0.08%
2011, 7, 21, 01 0.08%
2011, 6, 8, 01 0.58%
2011, 3, 16, 01 1.75%
2011, 1, 21, 02 0.08%
2010, 3, 23, 01 0.08%
2010, 3, 23, 01 0.75%
2009, 11, 4, 01 0.91%
2009, 9, 20, 02 0.83%
2008, 7, 28, 01 12.88%
2007, 12, 18, 1 0.08%
2007, 11, 20, 1 0.58%
2007, 10, 19, 1 0.83%
2007, 9, 5, 1 0.08%
2007, 5, 30, 1 0.58%
2007, 3, 20, 1 1.08%
2006, 10, 26, 1 0.08%
2006, 6, 6, 1 0.08%
2005, 8, 4, 2 0.08%

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yt.dll

Yahoo! Toolbar by Yahoo! Inc. (Signed)

Remove yt.dll

Overview

There are 38 versions of yt.dll in the wild, the latest version being 2014, 3, 18, 02. It is integrated as a plugin to Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object, often without any obvious user interface, and will load for each instance of IE. The average file size is about 1.23 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Yahoo! Inc. by VeriSign. The programs Yahoo! Toolbar, Frontier Yahoo! Toolbar and BT Yahoo! Toolbar have been observed as installing specific variations of yt.dll. The library is loaded into Internet Explorer as a BHO (browser helper object).

What is yt.dll?

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. Several additional features are available on the Internet Explorer version.

About yt.dll (from Yahoo! Inc.)

Yahoo! Toolbar is included in the typical install when downloading Yahoo! Messenger or various other Yahoo! free products. Yahoo! Toolbar allows you to check if your friends are online and change your

DetailsDetails

File name:yt.dll
Publisher:Yahoo! Inc.
Product name:Yahoo! Toolbar
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\yahoo!\companion\installs\cpn\yt.dll
Certificate
Issued to:Yahoo! Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, August 10, 2006
Expiration date:Thursday, September 3, 2009

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Yahoo! Toolbar.)
AT&T Inc.
  67% remove
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...
Verizon
  54% remove
With Verizon Yahoo! Toolbar, You're always in touch with your world. Preview the latest news, Facebook, weather, and more, right in your toolbar. Quickly preview your eBay listings, stock portfolios, ...
Yahoo! Inc.
  52% remove
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! Inc.
  63% remove
With Frontier Yahoo! Toolbar, you're always in touch with your world. Preview the latest news, Facebook, weather, and more, right in your toolbar! Easily customize your Toolbar to get only the informa...
Yahoo! Inc.
5% remove
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! Inc.
  54% remove
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...
Yahoo! Inc.
32% remove
Yahoo! Toolbar is included in the Typical Install when downloading Yahoo! Messenger. Yahoo! Toolbar allows you to check if your friends are online and change your status right from the browser. You ca...
Yahoo! Inc.
  57% remove
BT Yahoo! Toolbar, a toolbar that resides at the top of your Web browser, packages features that give new meaning to "surfing the Web". Customise—make BT Yahoo! Toolbar your own with Apps displayed in...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of yt.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
  • BHO CLSID: {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670}
Internet Explorer toolbars
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar'
  • CLSID: {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88}
Internet Explorer URL search hooks
  • CLSID: {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88}
  • CLSID: {81017EA9-9AA8-4A6A-9734-7AF40E7D593F}
Safe for scripting controls
Marked as a safe ActiveX control for Internet Explorer (digitally signed with script execution permission)
  • Implemented as 'CLSID\{F68E0902-DEE5-C352-7EE5-8F46B0C985CE}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
  • Implemented as 'CLSID\{64E6A4CE-3C3B-5249-8ADD-9D6613F235F0}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
  • Implemented as 'CLSID\{334BADF2-4EB3-2CAC-149E-D303C6197D34}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
  • Implemented as 'CLSID\{0400F736-587D-9BB1-B4BE-1A0E180A3A47}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
  • Implemented as 'CLSID\{D879A501-50A7-BEFC-A4C5-32DC6E0CB208}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
  • Implemented as 'CLSID\{EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
  • Implemented as 'CLSID\{02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
Safe for initializing controls
  • {F68E0902-DEE5-C352-7EE5-8F46B0C985CE}
  • {64E6A4CE-3C3B-5249-8ADD-9D6613F235F0}
  • {334BADF2-4EB3-2CAC-149E-D303C6197D34}
  • {0400F736-587D-9BB1-B4BE-1A0E180A3A47}
  • {D879A501-50A7-BEFC-A4C5-32DC6E0CB208}
  • {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88}
  • {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670}
Internet Explorer web browsers
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser'
  • CLSID: {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88}

VersionsAll file variations of yt.dll

MD5SHA-1File size
8719c8a9f76548b84862c356d7d2493f 58a39fcee61bb22754feb60e54c6f52ea0102208 1.51 MB
eaf5c032baad2d5ea90d78733fa754ee 49740fb311d42bbb0c91f061b14c7d264fb65061 1.49 MB
90ca1f2671f00e687cf5e321e8d53703 8710e729d306c37204622b711656eca2bc68ff6f 1.49 MB
6e2b25550abe782e782525440664df85 865df357fa0ee983fbf9111acc84cbb67c3234ad 1.49 MB
16b50f05875daaad382e670b7277152c ef243988fee6b259a90bd6b9981c9d3acee57b89 1.44 MB
a16f1280ac0f9f0b2cf970281688fa4e dc7a7df21ad647d6837dbc26ca0f3e1fa956ddd6 1.44 MB
71d99fbe21d0f22715b58910803229ff c0a0a30034b9854e36758210a59fbd48ca3a9f6e 1.43 MB
88870672f71b066b01cff7ff6c408eef b1a7dbe08161d797850084beec6ed4ed0e9da2af 1.45 MB
359818b5d56a978f904d6a6c11115295 31c6bb7c70e1a56240feba500db62e0fe22112c3 1.43 MB
acf599b952ffbcad472d3084b780a98c b8b07e57309a4f4b8d66e5fb9f2af6b32e0f162f 1.43 MB
705a575ef9763a76c6c66b4532cdb56f 226ed11bdcec2d0bc228a70a7497e72904bf9d29 1.45 MB
9e74acd50ae9ce20603824a1223ca4f9 fc290791a3f96f732160d1c7071971141099393b 1.45 MB
1768c696af2356b50a8432d3be119ded 906d070e15a7494e699e7179f989b0b68b3830e1 1.45 MB
5571a7f917ec0b344e912031e1e76ffa c1930659d043348c4f66b21537f4fe3b7df80b0e 1.45 MB
f26031e09b5c820d02622702e16c5c75 fe23b4523c078616bd84b934449cebe569a96fd9 1.45 MB
08e8b7cb97a0791750a36c3a013fc35e 78613512272fa42ddbc62c6ed4cbb8b40bc056cb 1.45 MB
01ed3846c78888de27e9ebc8fd8549e3 f637fcaa18b09daabf0af04599e88b4208384caa 1.92 MB
2df1f13ff69a4c7276cc4c0c9b104bed 49c03cd7df9c17a6898027e14e592e55a8b6b486 1.92 MB
e0d072696c43b3406fc454d80333ebbf 4581679f62fb0eaa0a89eb90eb98b42bd85c768f 1.92 MB
c5fa99b865507ac7711d6ad42b971957 9c093acfc16b6e76de7613e25b8443b4fdba2f97 1.33 MB
89429052e4734318182687f530c9edac 7bd513214c30905aa3b7b2bcef889292828c719c 1.33 MB
5dd951121d217945457571f5b5f0e625 5ef6f5e5602562a20072916e3a9c3418fb25f099 1.33 MB
28698e66b0bb6cfa6b683da68592610e 378e57dd67115a2195f38cc37982ae29487e1fa3 1.33 MB
f8b3f34f70c92cf6113972a1e0d7ecd7 ce9edce0f6d0826ee3b95e6ddf4c4bf798003eeb 1.33 MB
423917871d9ff924420a73cd818074d3 72096285cff6852e825ea808caed76f7169be2bb 918.8 KB
764b1831b42db6e4f68b9aeaed433a82 a300fe2809226f988adf1c0b88b2e5849dc4d33c 1.15 MB
7800cf3697f128a2f56aa94984350e13 d10aca1af40182440b9cce5526c9c652d00fb1c8 1.12 MB
9ef3596ac4c98552c07a61d1bc3709b7 f13775197f1d6887d68fd5accf3cad857e44078e 1.12 MB
6a2e0e49a4f2a9df3e6293e37e7486bd 60be9a6966a9b229c0a9013eb77a7a6809182dd9 861.73 KB
5a9e77c71d6d7030bc170dd7cf04cf5d ad9c8021b581c9dadf5220ba306abee23013f3e4 798.77 KB
ce13348413de0fe8a3ebc38cb5c03465 a85859519a9c73bb92484dec6e010d4e4c58eb2a 857.77 KB
a6d643a5f5b416fcc1c8049bbaf763ba c8a958b2f8580a981514278eefacb6cf259933ee 798.77 KB
c1b2b3ef8ac5c8c32670d4ec7d524964 d884760aab7bbff5ee95ce74ac3e1f2909791085 797.27 KB
10555a800613c8613af53fad54f1c23f fa1adfde63920b52ad525dbc339baa4a444de858 789.52 KB
839bc91f49f8ada29f3e3b8366057016 1a101a4c2b3eb7800cb9f6dae80fbee2712714c3 785.02 KB
2785037ce05b63d5607c9d5dfb2feee4 944f48bcc87dbecbb53d7f2d10e2eca8f4bd578d 430.06 KB
b2217b49328cb84c421fbbe9079d9aa7 85b5fd2eb13841963f68b8fbb17699f088a0ceb1 429.56 KB
5e2f2db01f934243b74440f534880d19 4543d2b7640c7bb8417081af6d600bf105932612 335.07 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 26.03%
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.58%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.99%
Windows Vista Home Premium 11.64%
Windows 7 Professional 7.88%
Windows 8 Pro 5.82%
Windows 8 4.45%
Windows Vista Ultimate 3.08%
Windows 7 Starter 2.40%
Windows Seven Black Edition 2.05%
Windows 8.1 1.03%
Windows 8 Single Language 0.68%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.34%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.34%
Windows XP Home Edition 0.34%
Windows XP Professional 0.34%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 54.77% of Yahoo! Toolbar.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 22.96%
Dell 18.73%
Toshiba 13.90%
ASUS 13.90%
Acer 9.97%
Intel 4.83%
GIGABYTE 3.93%
American Megatrends 3.93%
Sahara 2.11%
Samsung 2.11%
Lenovo 1.81%
Sony 1.21%
Gateway 0.60%
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