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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



ybrowser.exe (Yahoo Browser)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.07%
Average CPU use for this program: 12%
Average RAM for this program: 69 MB


In addition to the file name, ybrowser.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Yahoo
Product contains:Browser

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

ybrowser.exe - Part of Yahoo Browser.

ybrowser.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called ybrowser.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
ybrowser.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x6550cb3fa48a4866d8c7e50eb1407aa0 846304 bytes
2 0x988498474bad2bd1e967e12f4df73220 385105 bytes
3 0x28884c6aa00a331e3140eabbf8e9e64d 478312 bytes
4 0x30d0374552bd2add6bee8a5e94875312 480368 bytes
5 0xe86691e4de85b4728be84cbcec7f9130 668152 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x7d13e2f37b269f33e183cfcf0cc6afb0 674840 bytes
7 0x02d536981bde2a863481ec4160cf4060 674808 bytes
8 0x53092dce6524e94e36f96e8bbe347ccb 440752 bytes
9 0x98f331e759ae7175794543a4e1cfb437 385105 bytes
10 0x10a17e4b76888618137b5c95d9253e10 441744 bytes

Match #2



ybrowser.exe (ybrowser.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 3%
Average RAM for this program: 28 MB


In addition to the file name, ybrowser.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Avant Force
Product contains:Avant Browser
File name contains:\Program Files\Avant Browser\ybrowser.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

ybrowser.exe -

ybrowser.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.




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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.