How to remove Ymsgr_tray error

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Ymsgr_tray.exe file information

The process Yahoo! Messenger Tray belongs to the software Yahoo! Messenger or ymsgr_tray.exe or Yahoo! Messenger with BT or Yahoo! Messenger with BT Communicator or Acoustica Effects Pack or Monopoly or Yahoo!7 Messenger or Sony on Yahoo! Essentials by Yahoo! Inc (www.yahoo.com).

Description: File Ymsgr_tray.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (usually C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 90,112 bytes (79% of all occurrence), 103,928 bytes, 99,832 bytes, 94,208 bytes, 103,664 bytes, 65,536 bytes, 79,088 bytes.
There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock. The program has a visible window. File Ymsgr_tray.exe is not a Windows core file. There is no description of the program. Program can be uninstalled in the Control Panel. Therefore the technical security rating is 29% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as Ymsgr_tray.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the Ymsgr_tray.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.

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User Comments

If you don't use Yahoo Messenger it's just a resource hog.
Phil

completly harmless

why is "access denied" to me when I try to delete something from MY computer?

There's always a problem when it's "in the house"
Shannon Patterson

important file or no

ymsgr_tray.exe is the Yahoo Instant Messenger tray application. If you don't want Yahoo automatically starting on you when you connect to the internet end this process. Kill this from your system startup also if you don't want it to automatically connect.
Craig Sweeney

Yahoo Messenger in autorun mode
wintermute (further information)

Summary: 7 users think Ymsgr_tray.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 3 users doesn't grade Ymsgr_tray.exe ("not sure about it").

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