y.exe is a process which is registered as the w32.small Trojan. This Trojan allows attackers to access your computer from remote locations, stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. This process is a security risk and should be removed from your system. Please see additional details regarding this process.

y09.dll is a process belonging to the Adtomi advertising program by Adtomi.com. This module monitors your browsing habits and distributes the data back to the author's servers for analysis. This also prompts advertising popups. This process is a security risk and should be removed from your system.

yaemu.exe is a process which is registered as a trojan. This Trojan allows attackers to access your computer from remote locations, stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. This process is a security risk and should be removed from your system.

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yahoocentral.exe is a process associated with Yahoo! Central from Yahoo! Inc..

yahoodesktopsearch.exe is a process belonging to Yahoo! Desktop Search and offers additional Internet searching capabilities to your desktop. This is a non-essential process. Disabling or enabling it is down to user preference.

yahoomessenger.exe is the executable for Yahoo! Messenger, a free instant messenging software from Yahoo! Inc.. It allows you to send and recieve messages from online contacts. Other features include LAUNCHcast radio, Yahoo! Weather and Yahoo! Games. Disabling or enabling it is down to user preference.

yahoom~1.exe is a process associated with Yahoo! Messenger from Yahoo! Inc..

yahoopal.exe is a plugin for Yahoo! Messenger and offers additional functions. This is a non-essential process. Disabling or enabling it is down to user preference.

yahoopops.exe is a process belonging to Yahoo Mail which offers POP and SMTP to Yahoo Mail services. This is a non-essential process. Disabling or enabling it is down to user preference.

yahoowidgetengine.exe is a process belonging to Yahoo! Widget Engine. This program is a non-essential process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.

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ybrlenc.exe is a process registered as a dialler which can use your computer's telephone line to dial high cost toll numbers without your consent or knowledge. This process is a security risk and should be removed from your system.

ybrowser.exe is a process from Yahoo! which offers additional functions to Internet Explorer. This program is a non-essential system process, and is installed for ease of use.

ybrwicon.exe is a part of the Yahoo Browser, and offers an easy to use icon for this product. This is a non-essential process. Disabling or enabling it is down to user preference.

ycommon.exe is a process belonging to the Yahoo Browser. This program is a non-essential process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.

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ygxa_2.dll is a part of the graphics library used by Yahoo! Messenger for the graphical user interface.

ymetray.exe is a process which belongs to the Yahoo! Music utility. This program is a non-essential process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.