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YahooAUService.exe

Yahoo! AutoUpdater

Yahoo! Inc.

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Yahoo! Updater”. This is installed with multiple programs including Yahoo! Software Update.
Publisher:
Yahoo! Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Yahoo! AutoUpdater

Description:
AutoUpater Service Module

Version:
1.0.0.53

MD5:
dd0042f0c3b606a6a8b92d49afb18ad6

SHA-1:
74fbb38fa923a2db686a7492c2c8feb9a23a7be4

SHA-256:
8d3be4c93d02af5f42ec46af598d6da40c61d467cb2fee5e222f9c1e7a84b852

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:54:31 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
588.3 KB (602,392 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.53

Copyright:
Yahoo! Copyright (C) 2006-2008. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
YahooAUService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\yahoo!\softwareupdate\yahooauservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Yahoo! Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/10/2006 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/3/2009 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Yahoo! Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Yahoo! Inc., L=Santa Clara, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5A2D0E95592B515A5CF3F5C5D59C88B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/9/2008 12:47:14 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Nxtzfl8EmN95SKTifcNjvYRoo1QBPP2E7ZgT7FoyNjGyDe3mjW:Nbl8EmN95KkFvEook2E7ivKyNjGyD3W

Entry address:
0x42327

Entry point:
E8, FC, BD, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 75, 01, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 00, 50, 52, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 04, E8, 1F, C1, 00, 00, 59, 59, 5F, 5E, 5B, 5A, 58, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 8B, F2, 33, DB, 39, 1E, 8B, D1, 89, 55, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 7E, 3F, 57, BF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 46, 04, 03, C3, 8B, 08, 39, 7C, 11, FC, 75, 0A, 8B, 40, 04, 03, C1, 39, 3C, 10, 74, 14, 8B, 46, 04, FF, 74, 18, 08, FF, 75, 04, E8, 09, C1, 00, 00, 8B, 55, F8, 59, 59, FF, 45, FC, 8B, 45, FC, 83, C3, 0C, 3B, 06...
 
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Entropy:
6.5144

Code size:
406.5 KB (416,256 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Yahoo! Updater

Service name:
YahooAUService

Description:
Keeps your favorite Yahoo! software up-to-date with the latest features, tools, and enhancements.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The file YahooAUService.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Office Addin  by Acer Incorporated
Office-Addin is part of the AcerCloud platform and is designed to integrate with Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and to backup files to the cloud.
www.acer.com
11% remove it
Python 2.5  by Martin v. Löwis
Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learned in a few days.
About 1% of users remove it
Yahoo! Install Manager  by Yahoo! Inc.
Yahoo Install Manager manages Yahoo program downloads and installations. The install manager keeps track of such programs and assists in the installations to put things in their proper places.
www.yahoo.com
20% remove it
Yahoo! Software Update  by Yahoo! Inc.
This update program is typically installed with the Yahoo Toolbar and designed to prompt users to install any released updates to the toolbar or other Yahoo! applications that the user has installed on their computer.
us.toolbar.yahoo.com
54% remove it
 
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