How to Recover Login Password of Yahoo! Messenger

In this article, you’ll learn where Yahoo! Messenger stores your login passwords, how they are protected, and how you can easily recover them.
Yahoo! Messenger Password Secrets
Yahoo! Messenger saves login password in Registry at following location
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\pager
Yahoo Messenger v6.x used to store encrypted password in registry value named “EOptions string”.
Latest version (v7.x) uses the registry value named “ETS” to store the encrypted password.
This password cannot be decrypted as it is derived using one way hash algorithm. Yahoo Messenger uses it during login process to validate against the stored hash on the server.
However there is possibility of Yahoo! account being used in different messengers. In such case, you can try below method to recover your Yahoo! password.
How to Recover Yahoo! Messenger Passwords Automatically
Now you can easily recover all your forgotten login passwords of Yahoo! Messenger without any technical knowledge.
With just one click, XenArmor Messenger Password Recovery Pro can recover all your saved Yahoo! Messenger passwords in seconds.
Follow these simple steps,
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- Click on “Recover Passwords”
- Instantly see all your saved Yahoo! Messenger passwords

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