Associated Program:
Yahoo! Mail or Yahoo! Messsenger or Yahoo!Toolbar or Rogers Yahoo! Applications or SBC Yahoo! DSL Activation
Programm Category:
Internet Software
What is ymailadvisor.exe
Known as Yahoo! Mail Advisor as its service name, the process ymailadvisor.exe, a type of an executable or EXE file, is a part of the software product called Yahoo! Mail, or Yahoo! Messenger, or Yahoo! Toolbar, or Rogers Yahoo! Applications, or SBC Yahoo! DSL Activation, which is created by Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Mail Advisor, or ymailadvisor.exe, is a component that functions to show the user regarding the number of emails that are not yet read, or termed as unread items on Yahoo! email. The ymailadvisor.exe file is not just a part of the program, but also digitally signed by Yahoo! Inc. - VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer - G2, which makes it more essential and legitimate, so it is not recommended to terminate or stop it, unless it is causing errors or problems that may affect the performance of the system. Once downloaded onto the computer, ymailadvisor.exe can automatically run in the background of a Windows computer.
How can I stop ymailadvisor.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. ymailadvisor.exe. is used by Yahoo! Mail or Yahoo! Messsenger or Yahoo!Toolbar or Rogers Yahoo! Applications or SBC Yahoo! DSL Activation, If you shut down ymailadvisor.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop ymailadvisor.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Yahoo! Mail or Yahoo! Messsenger or Yahoo!Toolbar or Rogers Yahoo! Applications or SBC Yahoo! DSL Activation, from your system.
After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as Yahoo! Mail or Yahoo! Messsenger or Yahoo!Toolbar or Rogers Yahoo! Applications or SBC Yahoo! DSL Activation, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.
Is ymailadvisor.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.
What can I do if ymailadvisor.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if ymailadvisor.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that ymailadvisor.exe, belongs to, in this case Yahoo! Mail or Yahoo! Messsenger or Yahoo!Toolbar or Rogers Yahoo! Applications or SBC Yahoo! DSL Activation