What is yahooauservice.exe?
yahooauservice.exe is part of Yahoo! AutoUpdater and developed by Yahoo! Inc. according to the yahooauservice.exe version information.
yahooauservice.exe's description is "AutoUpater Service Module"
yahooauservice.exe is digitally signed by Yahoo! Inc..
yahooauservice.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\yahoo!\softwareupdate\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about 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 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| 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.. |
| Product version | 1.0.0.53 |
| File version | 1.0.0.53 |
Digital signatures [?]
yahooauservice.exe 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 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the yahooauservice.exe file.
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\
- D:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\SoftwareUpdate\
- e:\program files\yahoo!\softwareupdate\
- H:\Program Files\Yahoo!\SoftwareUpdate\
- f:\program files\yahoo!\softwareupdate\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | dd0042f0c3b606a6a8b92d49afb18ad6 |
| SHA256 | 8d3be4c93d02af5f42ec46af598d6da40c61d467cb2fee5e222f9c1e7a84b852 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to yahooauservice.exe:
yahooauservice.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
yahooauservice.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
AutoUpater Service Module has stopped working.
End Program - yahooauservice.exe. This program is not responding.
yahooauservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
yahooauservice.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 91% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 602 users.
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Malware or legitimate?
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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
[Jon] writes
YahooAUservice represents a bad practice - another one of those useless complications that installs and runs itself even when the Administrator is not logged in!
# 23 Feb 2012, 12:05
Roger Karlsson writes