Yahoo! Widgets
by Yahoo! Inc.
What is Yahoo! Widgets?
Yahoo! Widgets is software application developed by Yahoo! Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 62.53% of installations running this operating system. Yahoo! Widgets's installer is typically 22.00 MB in size and installs around 28 files. The most common release is 4.5.2.0 with 93.29% of all installations currently using this version.
Yahoo! Widgets is most popular in the United States with 59.03% of installations residing in this country.
Yahoo! Widgets adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Yahoo! Widgets is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Yahoo! Widgets?
Yahoo! Widgets is a software application that utilizes a JavaScript runtime environment and an XML interpreter to execute small applications known as widgets, making it part of the widget engines class of software. The software comes pre-installed with default widgets such as a weather widget, digital clock, and calendar. Popular downloads include a world timezone clock and webcam viewers. Each widget operates in its own system process, enhancing the overall stability of the application. If a problem arises with a specific widget, it can be shut down without impacting other widgets or the main application. Yahoo! Widgets also features a hotkey function that allows users to quickly bring all open widgets to the front of the desktop, dimming all other applications. Additionally, the software includes a dock that helps users manage their widgets, with options to auto-hide or close the dock entirely for those who prefer not to have it visible at all times. For users' ease, widgets that do not specify images are provided with their screen-shot from the official widget gallery or the default widget icon. The dock includes buttons for closing a widget, showing a widget's preferences, and revealing a widget from the head-up display by simply rolling over with the mouse.
Software Behaviors
- Firewall:
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- YahooWidgets.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Widgets\YahooWidgets.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- YahooWidgets.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D11F9635-5288-4359-A82C-D3B033160458}' (runs on registration).
Startup Entries
- Registry entries:
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- YahooWidgets.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Yahoo! Weather' and executes as C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Widgets\YahooWidgets.exe.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://widgets.yahoo.com
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\yahoo!\widgets
- Uninstaller:
- C:\Program Files2\Yahoo!\Widgets\uninstall.exe
- Size:
- 22.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Yahoo! Widgets Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- YahooWidgets.exe
- Name:
- Yahoo! Widgets
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\yahoo!\widgets\YahooWidgets.exe
- MD5:
- –
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
File Type | Filename | MD5 |
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EXE
|
e6a881dbcf002f39b40ffd9ceecc2694 | |
EXE
|
02bfb88910077b93735301cfd938fb1a | |
DLL
|
5e18d02760c57b3a0dd293da60567d8a | |
DLL
|
5cad5792bb209694db6e36baa2ca83ea | |
DLL
|
dc8966cbd4c9ee3912c25933dfde740b | |
DLL
|
4cc70e72dd907e994e16faa9f2451934 | |
DLL
|
afab8e22db3b291dc38cecf5419346a0 | |
DLL
|
80e41408f6d641dc1c0f5353a0cc8125 | |
DLL
|
9e1f87e5d37459daf97875045fbd2613 | |
DLL
|
a0346def4951d15a12fe339aa77d1174 |