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fastsearch_a8904fb862bd9564.dll
Fast Search by Google Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 1, 0, 610, 27482 |
| MD5: | e35bccb1d1d96f8e5b09c72af70ec3f6 |
| SHA1: | ac375957869110e086ebdf614b1f2ee7f43d34f2 |
| SHA256: | 416c356e4245d4a5547929dc070a75ae0f6ad5940cbc826e4701e776a8d4e400 |
What is fastsearch_a8904fb862bd9564.dll?
fastsearch_a8904fb862bd9564.dll is an Internet Explorer Toolbar for the Goolge Fast Search Toolbar. When loaded by IE, it will install a toolbar in the top of your Internet Explore web browser. By installing itself, the toolbar has full access to the a loaded web page's HTML content and knowledge of the URL the user is currently viewing; it can also manipuate these depending on the intended function of the toolbar.
Overview
fastsearch_a8904fb862bd9564.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of Internet Explorer. It is installed in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object (BHO) which has full acess to the web browser's behaviors and content. This is typically installed with the program Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer published by Google Inc. The file is digitally signed by Google Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | fastsearch_a8904fb862bd9564.dll |
| Publisher: | Google Inc. |
| Product name: | Fast Search |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\google\google toolbar\component\fastsearch_a8904fb862bd9564.dll |
| Original name: | fastsearch.dll |
| File version: | 1, 0, 610, 27482 |
| Size: | 459.48 KB (470,512 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Google Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, June 18, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, June 18, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.633420 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
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Programs
The following program will install this file
Google Toolbar is an Internet browser toolbar only available for Internet Explorer and Firefox. Google Toolbar is often distributed through product bundling with a primary download. Google Toolbar resides above the browser's tab bar and provides a search box to carry out web searches. Users can log into their Gmail accounts and access their email, saved bookmarks, and web history. It has tools such as AutoLink, AutoFill, translation, sp...
Behaviors
Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
- BHO CLSID: {C84D72FE-E17D-4195-BB24-76C02E2E7C4E}
PROTOCOLS filters
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
66.67% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
33.33% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of Fast Search.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
100.00% |
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