What is ycomp5_5_7_0.dll?

ycomp5_5_7_0.dll is part of Yahoo! Toolbar 5.5 for Internet Explorer and developed by Yahoo! Inc. according to the ycomp5_5_7_0.dll version information.

ycomp5_5_7_0.dll's description is "Yahoo! Toolbar 5.5 for Internet Explorer"

ycomp5_5_7_0.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ycomp5_5_7_0.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameYahoo! Toolbar 5.5 for Internet Explorer
Company nameYahoo! Inc.
File descriptionYahoo! Toolbar 5.5 for Internet Explorer
Internal nameycomp5_5_7_0
Original filenameycomp5_5_7_0.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Yahoo! Inc. 1999-2004
Product version5, 5, 7, 0
File version2004, 9, 28, 1

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameYahoo! Toolbar 5.5 for Internet Expl..
Company nameYahoo! Inc.
File descriptionYahoo! Toolbar 5.5 for Internet Expl..
Internal nameycomp5_5_7_0
Original filenameycomp5_5_7_0.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Yahoo! Inc. 1999-2004
Product version5, 5, 7, 0
File version2004, 9, 28, 1

Digital signatures [?]

ycomp5_5_7_0.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ycomp5_5_7_0.dll file.

None of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the ycomp5_5_7_0.dll file.

Folder name variants

ycomp5_5_7_0.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD515003f375140ffb2d2e0c5508857a2f1
SHA256983b9c612eaf0bca266797e2698d4fd76498d8a8eb9968d543e22b9b2b5b4f55

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User vote results: There were 11 votes to remove and 9 votes to keep

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