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How to remove ybrwicon error

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ybrwicon.exe file information

The process YBrwIcon belongs to the software Yahoo!, Inc. YBrwIcon or Sony on Yahoo! Essentials or Yahoo! Inc. YBrwIcon or AT&T Yahoo! Dial Setup by Yahoo!, Inc (www.yahoo.com) or Yahoo! Inc (www.yahoo.com).

Description: ybrwicon.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - e.g. C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\browser\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 57344 bytes (67% of all occurrence), 129536 bytes.
It is not a Windows system file. Program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The program has no visible window. Therefore the technical security rating is 38% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

External information from Paul Collins:

• "YBrowser" is not required to run at start up. SBC Yahoo! Browser system tray icon

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as ybrwicon.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the ybrwicon.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

Links: ybrwicon.exe, ybrwicon.exe

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