Comments on: Trick To Remove Ads From Yahoo Messenger

By: thewzd

thewzd — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:26:07 +0000

Any updates on “How to remove ads in Yahoo! Messenger” for Version 10.0.0?

By: dedndave

dedndave — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:44:25 +0000

Mayur,
see my post of June 5th
replace the YahooMessenger.exe file with the patched one
this only gets rid of the main messenger window ad

By: Mayur

Mayur — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:11 +0000

Chris, that method doesn’t seem to work for me. Can anyone come up with a solution for version 9.0.0.2162 ?

Thanks.

By: Chris Schmierer

Chris Schmierer — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:48:21 +0000

KEYWORDs: get rid of ads from chat window in Yahoo Messenger 9.0.0.2162

Ok boys and girls… I did a little hacking…. I have YM 9.0.0.2162.
I didn’t do the hex hack, I dug through the registry, and Yahoo did a little creative hidey thing….

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Yahoo/Pager/timestamps/ads
change 0 to 1

Close yahoo down all the way and restart. It at least gets rid of the tagline at the bottom of the chat window. I haven’t tested to see if it comes back over time, but…. Use at your own risk.

BTW, this isn’t posted anyplace else, feel free to share this around. Blog owner, feel free to make this a new post.

Next step, to see if I can get rid of the ads on the buddy list screen… keep you posted.

By: plouplouplou

plouplouplou — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:03:45 +0000

dedndave the trick works great on french version too.
I patched the file myself like you said.
thanks a lot

By: MMG

MMG — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:52:27 +0000

Thanks a lot man,
it’ll be a big relief for my slow internet.
I’ll pray for your good health and happiness,
keep doing this good work for the community .

By: Amir

Amir — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:29:45 +0000

Here I found the only patch on the web that works with yahoo 9 version 2162.

Thanks for that!

By: dedndave

dedndave — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:24:36 +0000

Heads Up!!!
Yahoo! is changing a couple things…

First, if you have more than one Yahoo! account using the
same primary e-mail address, you may lose the account.
This is a gradual change; I have seen no official announcement.
But, I wanted to make a new Yahoo! ID and in the process,
I was informed that any other account that had the same
“primary” e-mail addess would become inaccessible.

Second, I noticed that, by the end of the year, Yahoo!
intends to do away with geocities free hosted sites.
So, if you have any geocities sites bookmarked for great
info or downloads, best get crackin and get what you want.

– dedndave

By: dedndave

dedndave — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:24:21 +0000

@Yahoo User
make sure you follow the instructions in my previous post

as for getting rid of the other ads – that is a different story
there are a couple other patches that may get rid of it

Tim’s patch at wackyB might do the job

By: YahooUser

YahooUser — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:51:26 +0000

I’m sorry to say, I have XP & have YM version .2162 and this did not work; even after re-booting my PC.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:21:23 +0000

This takes care of the Ad at the bottom of the Yahoo main panel, but it doesn’t remove the annoying AD and weblink at the bottom of the IM window itself (chat window with a contact).

I’ve recently started getting these AD links, and don’t recall them before loading 9.0.0.2162.

By: dedndave

dedndave — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:22:02 +0000

again, my appologies for taking so long
as always, rename the original YahooMessenger.exe to something else
then replace it with the d/l file (named as YahooMessenger.exe)
- dedndave

9.0.0.2162
http://www.4shared.com/file/10.....P2162.html

9.0.0.2161
http://www.4shared.com/file/10.....P2161.html

9.0.0.2160
http://www.4shared.com/file/10.....P2160.html

for those who like to edit their own, change the
byte from 84h to 83h at the following offsets

9.0.0.2162 offset 3780E 84h -> 83h
9.0.0.2161 offset 3780E 84h -> 83h
9.0.0.2160 offset 37F4D 84h -> 83h

By: ANDREW DALLISON

ANDREW DALLISON — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:20:56 +0000

Sorry guys, this does NOT work in Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Version 9.00.2152.
When you open the Messenger.exe correctly with HXD, the Yahoo Messenger exe file ( on the line numbes 295928), neither the Hex code or the letters /numbers CORRESPOND CORRECTLY – (Ie: similary to what is shown and stated above sadly.) Back to the drawing board /think tank please as “Nobody” it woudl r seems so far has managed to crack this problem, I personally have spent days trying to find a solution to remove the adverts, in Yahoo Messenger, lol which are so annoying and an unnecessary page filler etc.

By: weekender

weekender — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:49:22 +0000

thanks dedndave for the trick with removing contact update card. it was really annoying.
not anymore :D

By: dedndave

dedndave — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:47:39 +0000

@ Legolas
You have to rename the original YahooMessenger.exe file to something else.
Then rename the patched exe file to YahooMessenger.exe and place it in the Messenger folder.
I believe this is what causes this problem.
- dedndave

@ Timmi
Glad to hear it…

By: dedndave

dedndave — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:53:05 +0000

@ Legolas
You must replace the YahooMessenger.exe file in the
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger folder with the patched
exe file. It must be renamed to YahooMessenger.exe. Most
people rename the original, but you may delete it if you like.
– dedndave

By: timmi

timmi — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:12:37 +0000

thank you man!

By: Legolas

Legolas — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:24:49 +0000

I tried the patch for build 2136 but I get the message…

“YP2136.exe – Unable To Locate Component”
“This application has failed to start because YImage.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem”

By: dedndave

dedndave — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:28:08 +0000

I apologize for taking so long. I have been busy.
Also, they are creating releases like horny rabbits.
– dedndave

http://www.4shared.com/file/90.....P2136.html

By: dedndave

dedndave — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:49:58 +0000

ver 2133 patched…

http://www.4shared.com/file/88.....P2133.html

– dedndave

By: dedndave

dedndave — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:28:56 +0000

Ooops – my mistake – both tricks are per-user (dunno what I was thinking – lol)
– dedndave

By: dedndave

dedndave — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:29:04 +0000

Here’s a little trick that many will enjoy. I absolutely hate the mouse-over contact information cards. Some users may like them. I find not only the pop-up feature annoying, but
it also reflects “Update” information that is sometimes incorrect. Mine says my mood changed from happy to excited to special and back to happy again. I never changed anything to give the server that impression. Perhaps it is reflected from the emoticons I may have used in a conversation. This information comes from the server in the Temporary Internet Files in a file named “vitality.html”. I also find the use of IE annoying.
If you want to disable the cards, find the folder “C:\Documents and Settings\(YourWindowsUserName)\Local Settings\Application Data\Y!Msgr\skins\Default”. In that folder, you will find a few xml files. One is named ContactCard.ContactCard.xml. Delete the file and create a folder of the same name in its’ place. After that, you may have to sign in and out of Messenger twice, but the contact info cards will be gone. Also gone is the IE download of the vitality files.
If you want to keep the contact cards, but remove the “update” info and the IE vitality files, add 2 URL values to the registry key “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\yahoo\pager\YUrl”. Under that key, create 2 new string-type values. Here is what a .REG file would look like:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\yahoo\pager\YUrl]
“vitality banner”=”*”
“vitality proxy server”=”*”

A .REG file to turn them back on would look like this:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\yahoo\pager\YUrl]
“vitality banner”=-
“vitality proxy server”=-

Notice that the trick to remove the cards is on a per-user basis, while disabling the vitality “updates” is on a per-computer basis.

Enjoy – dedndave

Tim and Dermot – you guys may want to add this to your patch programs.

By: dedndave

dedndave — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:25:39 +0000

9.0.0.2128 patch…

http://www.4shared.com/file/85...../2128.html

– dedndave

By: dedndave

dedndave — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:58:48 +0000

Below are links to download the patch
files for versions 9.0.0.2123/2124.
– dedndave

http://www.4shared.com/file/83...../2123.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/83...../2124.html

By: dedndave

dedndave — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:15:45 +0000

Patch for 9.0.0.2018/2034/2112
Below is a link to download an HTML file.
Download the HTML file and open it in your browser.
It provides links to download the pre-patched exe files for all 28 countries.
– dedndave
http://www.4shared.com/file/80.....atch9.html

By: cinoz

cinoz — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:59:58 +0000

@dedndave

thx :D

@all

the patch working 4 me
im using versions 9.0.0.2034

By: dedndave

dedndave — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:03:35 +0000

I wrote a patch program for versions 9.0.0.2018 and 9.0.0.2034…
It only removes the main window ads
http://www.4shared.com/file/72.....Patch.html

This is the one for 8.1.0.421 – this patch also fixes a few problems..
http://www.4shared.com/file/73.....10421.html

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By: Joshua

Joshua — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:52:09 +0000

New offset for build 1912 is 2E7DC0

Changing that, however, does not seem to remove the ads.

By: Yahoo User

Yahoo User — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:34:16 +0000

BAT file did not work.
It is full of artifacts.

By: hasyim

hasyim — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:53:35 +0000

terima kasih thank’s

By: johnny

johnny — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:27:49 +0000

New offset for build 1389 seems to be 2D8C10

By: Ravi

Ravi — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:19:52 +0000

Nice trick…
How to make yahoo messenger look so simple..
i mean how to remove all other useless things..

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By: Dermot

Dermot — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:42:28 +0000

I have built a patch for all 9.0 beta builds

you can get it below..

http://shadow-corp.net

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:17:28 +0000

i use Y!M 9 but it didn’t work that trick :(

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By: Sumesh

Sumesh — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:47:30 +0000

Nice tip, but I use GTalk, Skype and Mirinda for my needs.

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By: Haris

Haris — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:44:53 +0000

Thanks :)

By: Madhur Kapoor

Madhur Kapoor — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:14:56 +0000

Nice tip buddy. Good to see you back in the blogosphere.

By: Technobuzz.net

Technobuzz.net — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:31:47 +0000

Nice tips Haris, Never knew about it :)

By: Haris

Haris — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:51:57 +0000

@Vijay: I’m glad that you liked it :)

By: Vijay

Vijay — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:48:07 +0000

That certainly is useful.. I’ve grown tired of seeing those ads as well.