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The table below includes any process titles beginning with y, from which further information can be found by clicking on the process title. The icon beside the information can be used to quickly determine if this is a safe file in combination with the key below:


This file is normally safe to leave running.	In most cases, this file is not required to run on startup and can be run manually.	Warning, this file may be a virus, spyware, resource hog and running it is not recommended.	This file may or may not be necessary to load on startup, depending on your circumstances.	No information is available for this item.

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Processes beginning with y:

File Type	Process Name and Information
	Y!TunnelBasic Y!TunnelBasic software provides additional features to Yahoo! Messenger
	Y!TunnelPro Spam, bot and ad blocker for Yahoo! Messenger from Digital Asphyxia
	Y!TunnelPro Spam, bot and ad blocker for Yahoo! Messenger from Digital Asphyxia
	Y'z Shadow Y'z Shadow 'adds a shadow effect to the windows in pursuit of the "beauty of a shadow". It also allows the user the option of making menus transparent'
	Y'z Toolbar Y'z Toolbar "allows the user to change the toolbar icons in Explorer and Internet Explorer. The user can also create and add their own themes"
	Ya Salam Added by the JALABED WORM!
	YaAutoRepair Appears to be related to software from Yahoo China. What does it do and is it required?
	yaemu.exe Added by the WIN32.DNSCHANGER.S TROJAN!
	yahoo groups Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM!
	Yahoo HP Reminder 1.1 ??
	yahoo inc. Added by a variant of the SDBOT.62235D21 WORM!
	Yahoo Instant Messengar Added by the SDBOT.GEN TROJAN!
	Yahoo Messenger Added by an unidentified WORM or TROJAN!
	Yahoo Messenger Added by the RBOT-QO WORM!
	Yahoo Messenger Added by the SOHANA-P WORM!
	Yahoo Messengger Added by the TIOTUA-C TROJAN!
	Yahoo Messengger Added by the SILLYFDC-G WORM!
	Yahoo Messengger Added by the SOHANA-R WORM!
	Yahoo Messengger Added by the SOHANA-V WORM!
	Yahoo Messengger Added by the HAKAG-A WORM!
	Yahoo Messengger Added by the SILLYFDC-AE WORM!
	Yahoo Messengger Added by the SOHANA-W WORM!
	Yahoo Messengger Added by the SOHANA-Y WORM!
	Yahoo Update Added by the YAHOO! TROJAN!
	Yahoo Updater Added by the FORBOT-FE WORM!
	Yahoo! Pager Yahoo! Messenger allows you to send instant messages. Available via Start -> Programs
	Yahoo! Pager Yahoo! Messenger allows you to send instant messages. Available via Start -> Programs
	Yahoo! Widget Engine Yahoo! Widget Engine lets you run little files called Widgets that can do pretty much whatever you want them to
	Yahoo2000 Added by the RBOT.ATK WORM!
	Yahoo2000 Added by an unknown Malware, possibly a variant of the RBOT-RAM WORM!
	YahooStock Adtomi adware
	YahooStock Adtomi adware
	yahoo_toolbar lptt01 RapidBlaster variant (in a "yahoo_toolbar" folder in Program Files). Recommended you use RapidBlaster Killer to uninstall - see here
	yahoo_toolbar ml097e RapidBlaster variant (in a "yahoo_toolbar" folder in Program Files). Recommended you use RapidBlaster Killer to uninstall - see here
	YAMAHA AC-XG Power Utility YAMAHA AC-XG Power Utility. What does it do and is it required?
	YAMAHA DS-XG Launcher System Tray access for the features of the Yamaha DS-XG soundcard unless you regularly change set-ups
	Yankee Clipper III Yankee Clipper III - 'A super powerful Windows clipboard extender/memory - now in its third generation. Handles Pictures, Richtext, URLS, etc - any size. Features printing, drag and drop, optional permanent storage of clippings. Familiar "Outlook" interface'. Freeware
	Yapta Tracker Yapta "make it easy for you to secure the best airfare deals available on the Web. We do this by giving you a tool to "tag" the trips you like while shopping online, then we track prices on these trips and alert you when prices drop"
	YBrowser SBC Yahoo! Browser system tray icon
	YCentral Yahoo! Central - "alerts you if your default home page, search, or email is changed or if updates are available for your Yahoo! software. You can manage your default Internet settings and get updates to your software from Yahoo!"
	yeahdude.exe Added by the GAOBOT.RS or GAOBOT.SA WORMS!
	yemarvd Added by the AGENT-CH TROJAN!
	YeppStudioAgent Samsung Media Studio MP3 player file management software - see here for an example
	YhooUapdates Added by a variant of the SMALL_K TROJAN!
	YhooUpdates Added by the SMALL_K TROJAN!
	ying Constructor VC2000 malware
	YLive.exe Yahoo! Assistant (formerly 3721 Internet Assistant) - not recommended
	ymetray Yahoo! Music system tray icon
	ynavmrcd.exe Added by the DLOADR-AVC TROJAN!
	YOP Dashboard Module for SBC Yahoo! Online Protection
	You've Got Pictures Screensaver AOL You've Got Pictures Screensaver
	YourMP3 MatrixDialer related. Note that rundll32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to launch DLL file types and shouldn't be deleted. The "MSA64CHK.dll" file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
	YouTube Uploader "The YouTube Uploader is a small piece of software which will allow you to upload multiple videos without having to use the standard upload form"
	YOW tuner ??
	ypager Yahoo! Messenger allows you to send instant messages. Available via Start -> Programs
	YPC Yahoo Parental controls - "Let you decide what type of sites and Yahoo! services your kids can access"
	YPOPs YPOPs! - an application that provides POP3 access to Yahoo! Mail. Yahoo! Mail disabled free access to its POP3 service in 2002. This application emulates a POP3 server and enables popular email clients like Outlook, Netscape, Eudora, Mozilla, etc., to download email from Yahoo! account
	YSearchProtection Yahoo Search protection will alert you if an attempt is made to change your default browser search engine from Yahoo!
	YTrayMagic Lite 1 YTrayMagic from YoconSoft automatically restores your tray icons after an Explorer(the windows shell) crash. Leave to run at startup since only those icons that are in the taskbar after YTrayMagic has initialized will be restored
	Yumgo's Homepage Protector V1 Yumgo's Homepage Protector
	ywwvc.exe Added by the STARTPA-HR TROJAN!
	ywzizdon Free_Scratch_Cards foistware
	yx Added by the AGOBOT-YX WORM!
	yyyyyyyy Added by the MUMUBOY.B TROJAN!
	yz.exe Added by the VARDO TROJAN!
	YZH Added by the LEGMIR-BM VIRUS!
	YZH.SYS Added by the PHILIS.C VIRUS!