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yinsthelper.dll is damaged - is that bad, and should it be fixed?

I was doing a Disk Cleanup and in the list it wanted to delete was a damaged file located in:

C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\common\yinsthelper.dll

Anyone know what it's for, and if it should be fixed, how please?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Just checked my Yahoo files and I don't have it in there and I've no probs, if it keeps troubling you re-install Yahoo Messenger as thats what it's part of seemingly according to - http://www.fbmsoftware.com/ - yinsthelper.dll on Spyware-Net

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It is possibly a part of Yahoo Mesenger. You may have to download YM again if it stops functioning.

  • 1 decade ago

    It sounds like the installation helper.

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