How to remove an YahooWidgetEngine error

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YahooWidgetEngine.exe file information

The process known as Yahoo! Widget Engine or Yahoo! Widgets belongs to software Yahoo! Widget Engine or Yahoo! Widgets by Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com).

Description: YahooWidgetEngine.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 1,806,336 bytes (39% of all occurrences), 2,913,584 bytes and 4 more variants.
YahooWidgetEngine.exe is not a Windows system file. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. YahooWidgetEngine.exe is able to record inputs and monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 16% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you encounter difficulties with YahooWidgetEngine.exe, you may want to uninstall Yahoo! Widget Engine or Yahoo! Widgets from your computer using the Control Panel applet "Add/Remove programs".

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as YahooWidgetEngine.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the YahooWidgetEngine.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Yahoo widgets (previously known as konfabulator)
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Das ist die Widget Engine von Yahoo!, außer das sie auf Internet zugreift, sowie wenn gewünscht Daten an Yahoo! sendet ist dieser Prozess harmlos und nimmt nur wenig CPU in Anspruch.
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Summary: Average user rating of YahooWidgetEngine.exe: based on 4 votes with 2 reviews.

3 users think YahooWidgetEngine.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless.

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