Disable and Remove Yahoo! Messenger 9 Ads

Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 in beta version is available for free public download to install and use. As with any previous versions of Yahoo Messenger, there are various ads blocks display advertisements in messenger or message and chat windows. The banner ad and text ad units can be disabled or turned off by using a simple registry hack similar to trick used to remove ads on Yahoo Messenger 8 and version 7.

To remove and disable ads display on Yahoo Messenger 9, follow the trick below:

  1. Run Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
  2. Navigate to the following registry key:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\pager\Locale

  3. In the right pane, locate a value named Enable Messenger Ad with default value as 1. Set the value to 0.
  4. Restart Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.

The ads will be disappeared from Yahoo Messenger after restarting.

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209 Responses to “Disable and Remove Yahoo! Messenger 9 Ads”

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  1. Marius
    June 2nd, 2009 03:49
    150

    or just look for this in IDA PRO:
    loc_4379C1

  2. t
    June 2nd, 2009 01:55
    149

    For 2162, the offset is the same as 2161. Use a hex editor and open yahoomessenger.exe and change the offset 3780E from 84 to 83. Save it and run. It will get rid off the main window ad.

  3. jaja
    May 31st, 2009 21:01
    148

    If you can’t do it,just download the Ad Banner Remover Plusv 1.0.3.9 (for all versions,including 9.0.0.2162)

  4. chan
    May 31st, 2009 10:46
    147

    @t: i’ve changed the hex at YM 2161 & it works..
    thanks

    but how do you know which offset must be changed to remove the ads?

  5. Marius
    May 29th, 2009 10:54
    146

    I have removed just the main window ad. I haven’t even searched for other ads…
    the IM window ad is not annoying and you can close it with a mouse click..

  6. colin1951uk
    May 29th, 2009 07:16
    145

    Hi Marius,

    About you’re patched .exe..can you just confirm if you have killed just the buddy list ad or all of the ads?

    I’m wanting to get rid of all ads (I know how to patch the buddy list ad) but havn’t got the .exe fully sussed out yet for a complete ad free job..but I’m sure it’s possible.

    If you havn’t done it I’ll keep at it (wink.)

    Cheers..Colin

  7. Marius
    May 28th, 2009 23:11
    144

    http://rapidshare.com/files/238194154/YahooMessenger.exe

    latest version patched…
    I will patch forthcoming versions too

  8. asgafdg
    May 28th, 2009 11:47
    143

    Dedndave… please come back……

  9. BrY
    May 28th, 2009 06:16
    142

    2162 IS OUT. I had trouble “hexing” the 2161, I couldn’t find the 84 to change into an 83. So can someone who successfully gets rid of ads in 2162 please post the whole .exe in a file sharing site? Thanks, and please, no viruses thank you, and on last resort, yes dedndave please provide 2162 ad removed executable! Thanks.

  10. BrY
    May 28th, 2009 05:27
    141

    Dedndave where are you?? You provide the ONLY full solution as far as I know. Please hurry and create a .exe modded file for

  11. t
    May 23rd, 2009 23:04
    140

    For 2161, use a hex editor and open yahoomessenger.exe and change the offset 3780E from 84 to 83. Save it and run. It will get rid off the main window ad.

  12. jaja
    May 23rd, 2009 14:00
    139

    new wersion…2161

  13. MyName
    May 23rd, 2009 03:38
    138

    Thanks ‘t’. That works.

  14. asdfasdf
    May 21st, 2009 18:24
    137

    I’m sorry “t” but that sounds kind of martian to me….

  15. t
    May 21st, 2009 13:27
    136

    For 2160, use a hex editor and change the offset 37f4d from 84 to 83. Save it and run. It will get rid off the main window ad.

  16. wazzup
    May 20th, 2009 17:13
    135

    I think dedndave is really “ded’…

  17. putyournamehere
    May 19th, 2009 20:24
    134

    The “ded” who commented below is a fake.

  18. ded
    May 19th, 2009 19:10
    133

    http://www.custom-kreations.com/AdBannerRemoverPlusv1.0.3.7.zip

    remove plus for the new version

  19. dsafasdf
    May 18th, 2009 12:08
    132

    dedndave, 9.0.0.2160 do you have? :) :)

  20. YMUser
    May 15th, 2009 09:50
    131

    Hello dedndave,

    Yahoo messenger version 9.0.0.2160 is out now. Can you please patch it up for us, too?

    Thanks in advance. :)

  21. its me
    May 11th, 2009 22:08
    130

    download from filehippo.com yahoo messenger 9.0.0.1912. this registry hack will work upto 1912 version. i dont recommend using .exe/.com hacks.. it contains trojans.. even you have the best antivirus installed.

  22. mircea
    May 11th, 2009 21:50
    129

    dont work

  23. dedndave
    May 10th, 2009 08:08
    128

    Locnav Livoc,
    You have to read some of the other posts.
    To get rid of the ads on newer versions, other methods must be used.
    – dedndave

  24. Locnav Livoc
    May 4th, 2009 20:35
    127

    it doesn’t work for me. it appeared without the ads at first but after 5 seconds the ads came back

  25. YM
    April 25th, 2009 23:20
    126

    ‘Coz i want to clean/remove everything and re-install a new one. It’s ok, i already figured it out :) Thank’s.

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