Yellow smiley face icon

Hey guys. I have a BB Curve 9300 and on the top of the screen, next to my notifiers, there's a yellow teardropped shape smiley icon and because the features of the icon is not as defined as the other notifier icons, I suspect it to be a virus. I don't have any unopened notifications and did not subscribe to Yahoo. I'm baffled. A little advice please. Thanks.

No, it's not a virus. BlackBerrys have never gotten and are not yet susceptible to any virus, you're not the first. I don't understand why users jump to that first off.
It's a third party application notification of some sort. Since I don't know what third party apps you have installed, I can't say which, but if you'll check each of your apps for a notification or message or alert, I'm sure you'll find it.
The Yahoo Messenger icon is not tear-drop shaped, but is a round yellow smiley face .
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I am completely computer illiterate, just so you know. So I will tell you exactly what I see.
When I go to applications and select blackberry messenger the screen comes up;
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then there are some other lines, but they are covered by a box that says "Please enter your name......."
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