How to remove an ybrwicon error
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Ybrwicon.exe file information
The process known as YBrwIcon belongs to software Yahoo! Inc. YBrwIcon or Sony on Yahoo! Essentials or rgc:audio Triangle II or AT&T Yahoo! Dial Setup by Yahoo! (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 7/XP are 57,344 bytes (53% of all occurrences) or 129,536 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.
In the event of any problems with ybrwicon.exe, you could also uninstall the software Sony on Yahoo! Essentials or AT&T Yahoo! Dial Setup using the "Add or Remove Programs" function of Windows Control Panel (Windows: Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs).
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External information from Paul Collins:
- "YBrowser" is not required to run at start up. SBC Yahoo! Browser system tray icon
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as ybrwicon.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the ybrwicon.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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