Yahoo Message Archive Decoder for Windows

By Ikitek
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Key Details of Yahoo Message Archive Decoder

View the Yahoo Messenger message archive without logging in to the messenger.
Last updated on March 20, 2013
There have been 4 updates
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Virus scan status:
Clean (it's extremely likely that this software program is clean)

Developer's Description

View the Yahoo Messenger message archive without logging in to the messenger.

Yahoo Message Archive Decoder reads Yahoo! Messenger archive files (.dat files) and presents them in a format that you can read. Unlike the utility provided by Yahoo! Messenger, using this program you can decode them without connecting to the Internet as long as you have the .dat files. You don't need the password of the message archive owner. This software supports decoding of normal conversation messages, private messages, conferences, SMS/Mobile Messages and .hst files to HTML or plain text, complete with time stamps, smileys and font formatting (typeface, bold, italic, underline, font size and colors). It supports Unicode text (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and all non-Latin characters).

Yahoo Message Archive Decoder for Windows

By Ikitek
Trial version
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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: November 27, 2009

Latest update: March 20, 2013

Version: 4.5

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows 98
Windows 2003
Windows Server
Windows 10
Windows ME
Windows Vista
Windows NT
Windows 7

Additional Requirements: Yahoo Messenger for Windows version 10 or lower

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Total Downloads: 341,702

Downloads Last Week: 15

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3.6/5

22 User Votes

Trial version is useless
kulkarnipAugust 7, 2009
Pros
It does the job neatly, decodes the archive in a nice manner.
Cons
Numbers, addresses and links can not be viewed in the trial version.
Summary
Most of the information gets masked in the trial version. Numbers, addresses and links can not be viewed. If your friend had told you their age, you can not see that number. If there was a phone number, you can not see that either. If there was an email address, that get's masked too. What's the use?
Contains a Trojan?
mrbinky3000August 3, 2009
Pros
Potentially a very useful tool.
Cons
Can't install the program. McAfee says that it contains a trojan called Generic PWS.y which is a password stealer. According to McAfee, this program can potentially scan your hard drive for passwords and send them to the trojan creator.
Summary
Free Online Yahoo Messenger Archive Decoder !
mikeolsoJuly 16, 2008
Pros
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Summary
its great product
nins9000February 16, 2008
Pros
it tells you what your looking for
Cons
you can easily see the conversation
Summary
silentbutterfly87February 13, 2008
Pros
i loved this program. as i wrote in another review for Free Yahoo! Messenger Archive Decoder 2.1... this helped to further prove i was telling the truth! so this program was very helpful indeed
Cons
not a darn thing wrong this program
Summary
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pachivJune 11, 2007
Pros
blue_angeline666
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Summary
A GODSEND FOR RECOVERING LOST INSTANT MESSAGES
LeslieBlueDecember 6, 2006
Pros
As a writer of non-fiction, constantly referring to notes and actual conversations, this software saved my entire book, when Yahoo deleted my old account. I can't say enough good things about it!
Cons
No cons! Not one bad thing about it!
Summary
Good but...
animamiaSeptember 12, 2006
Pros
It's good to read Yahoo messages especially when you're offline.
Cons
But it lacks something. I want full sentences without buying the software. Because I can read messages again when I'm online.
Summary
Life Saver
mjackson4922May 7, 2006
Pros
I had some info on a deleted yahoo id that I needed to access, and within minutes I had it. GREAT!
Cons
Summary
Much better than other similar products
apchenMarch 22, 2006
Pros
Although the price is slightly higher than the others, this program is professionally made and has many features that others lack.
Cons
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