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What is ytbb.exe? Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant?

Vendor:      Yahoo! Inc.
Product:     Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant
Vendor Website:      http://us.config.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/personalize/index.php?cpdl=tyc7&intl=us&done=1
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: Belongs to Yahoo! Toolbar, usually installed with Yahoo Messenger by default, however, it's not necessary for Yahoo Messenger. You may want uninstall it using the add/ remove programs.

ytbb.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.


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ytbb.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.12%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
ytbb.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0xfead7ea26167e52c8fe3d5480d3eff6b 9/6/2014 1:17:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 0 KB
2 Status 0x3e1731d3a7e30f5cd5ad1395b4dc3d88 8/31/2014 12:16:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 165 KB
3 Status 0x6aed79c5988fd125cd89dfaf982e5fdb 7/31/2014 9:10:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 0 KB
4 Status 0xa200a15bfff5b3b4f092d8fc0e3a44e0 7/29/2014 4:30:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 210 KB
5 Status 0x2b33f45a66eb345db0913e3142c54e53 2/7/2012 9:14:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 189 KB
6 Status 0x092fd2f45a53467c7b70a383593ab964 2/7/2012 7:12:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 0 KB
7 Status 0x650dfcf10a36c7aef34060b95a3d1fc8 2/7/2012 2:49:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 0 KB
8 Status 0xc137eed971d47962e46e5bda39dfa7f2 2/7/2012 2:02:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 0 KB
9 Status 0x5a1c0172847335da61fde196241354b5 2/4/2012 4:22:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 193 KB
10 Status 0xde1b84cd20fd62b93e1ded00f9b0ba46 2/4/2012 11:52:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 0 KB
11 Status 0x570bc25a7b08ccbcfeb456f54a43fca8 2/3/2012 8:36:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 185 KB
12 Status 0x61107a84a68c79d184ee481dab00abe7 2/2/2012 10:36:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 201 KB
13 Status 0xbcc1da6fe894e755c47ac2ec2ffc3213 1/30/2012 10:57:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 153 KB
14 Status 0x3ffbdc8fb3215b50f8c41315b0e56853 1/30/2012 4:39:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 197 KB
15 Status 0x301f03435ac8b9e1b3ce9c0d180dfba6 1/25/2012 1:51:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 0 KB
16 Status 0x34f6b958ddeb6459d5bcef923ad3d0f8 1/21/2012 12:35:00 AM Unknown 2007, 10, 5, 1 Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 153 KB
17 Status 0x6f4ae016c6e8ad7040398fe66aee465a 9/13/2011 3:13:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 201 KB
18 Status 0xc7d7e59523cc1403b317cac732ac9de8 9/5/2011 10:49:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 165 KB
19 Status 0xa340594d07a9941245d7d9dcf8a93cd6 8/22/2011 7:30:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 201 KB
20 Status 0x84045c6da93e5466240712d055f85f8a 7/1/2011 8:37:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 159 KB
21 Status 0x5051fce3b01c0ef8a2231efab82ee7fe 6/27/2011 3:57:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 197 KB
22 Status 0xb351bcbea3bd46e7bdaffd11e47b3e54 5/31/2011 8:29:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 201 KB
23 Status 0x6c47e5d0dd269649c4dc29b2cf099cee 5/18/2011 7:28:00 AM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 189 KB
24 Status 0xc24c934179b61bb882c15ecdc44ae642 9/23/2010 4:33:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 189 KB
25 Status 0x29c4ae1f5caec7993cda8730fc1b4253 8/14/2010 11:28:00 PM Unknown Unknown Yahoo! Toolbar Assistant 153 KB


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