yahooauservice.exe
yahooauservice.exe was added to FreeFixer's database on 27th April 2009. The most recent search for this file was done on 9th February 2012. yahooauservice.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\yahoo!\softwareupdate\' folder and has a size of 602392 bytes.
Please note that the location of the file can vary. A list of the most common folder variants are listed ahead in this document.
So far there have been 166 searches for yahooauservice.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on yahooauservice.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Yahoo! AutoUpdater |
| Company name | Yahoo! Inc. |
| File description | AutoUpater Service Module |
| Internal name | YahooAUService.exe |
| Original filename | YahooAUService.exe |
| Legal copyright | Yahoo! Copyright (C) 2006-2008. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 1.0.0.53 |
| File version | 1.0.0.53 |
Digital signatures [?]
This file has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 5a2d0e95592b515a5cf3f5c5d59c88b7 |
Folder name variants
yahooauservice.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files\yahoo!\softwareupdate\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\SoftwareUpdate\
- D:\Program Files\Yahoo!\SoftwareUpdate\
- C:\Archivos de programa\Yahoo!\SoftwareUpdate\
- e:\program files\yahoo!\softwareupdate\
- H:\Program Files\Yahoo!\SoftwareUpdate\
- D:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\SoftwareUpdate\
- f:\program files\yahoo!\softwareupdate\
VirusTotal report
None of the 40 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the file. For more details, please read the full report here.
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Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | dd0042f0c3b606a6a8b92d49afb18ad6 |
| SHA256 | 8d3be4c93d02af5f42ec46af598d6da40c61d467cb2fee5e222f9c1e7a84b852 |
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Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
NILONILO writes
...OCUPA MUCHO RECURSO DURANTE EL INICIO DE WINDOWS, NO JUSTIFICABLE..
# 2 Aug 2009, 18:54
6il writes
After I install the latest version of YM (9.0.0.2164), I notice something when I used my web-cam, my viewers is 0 but my chat-mate can see my cam I don't know how that's happened but one thing I notice, I saw the yahooAUservice.exe on the process. I hope that its not the reason why that happens. I hope this is not a bug like on the earlier version of YM I think its ver.7 where someone can view your cam without your permision.
# 4 Aug 2009, 5:27
Petti writes
yahooauservice.exe on my machine uses in excess of 95% of CPU non-stop. It is the same size as you report. Worse yet, even after I use Remove Programs to try to uninstall the Yahoo updater, this program remains. Worst of all, when it is running, it completely defies the Windows KILL PROCESS function. It has essentially made my machine useless, and getting rid of it is my highest priority.
# 14 Nov 2009, 8:05
Pete writes
I disabled in Services menu. I disabled because I don't like processes running that I don't use.
# 23 May 2010, 13:38
Pat writes
I've noticed this running in my processes. Went to it's folder and it has an uninstaller with it. Uninstalled. I like to have as few processes running as possible.
# 22 Dec 2010, 16:02
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