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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

15, 0, 0, 2 1.69%
14, 2, 0, 1 21.52%
14, 2, 0, 1 5.91%
14, 1, 0, 10 3.80%
14, 0, 2, 14 9.28%
14, 0, 2, 10 0.42%
14, 0, 1, 10 0.42%
14, 0, 0, 13 0.42%
14, 0, 0, 12 1.27%
13, 3, 0, 17 7.59%
13, 3, 0, 11 0.42%
13, 3, 0, 8 0.42%
13, 2, 0, 5 21.10%
13, 2, 0, 4 16.03%
13, 2, 0, 3 0.84%
13, 0, 0, 7 1.27%
12, 2, 5, 34 0.42%
12, 2, 5, 32 2.95%
11, 1, 0, 12 2.11%
11, 0, 0, 9 0.42%
10, 2, 0, 3 0.42%
9, 0, 0, 18 1.27%

toolbarupdater.exe

ToolbarU Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)

Remove toolbarupdater.exe
Version:   13, 0, 0, 7
MD5:   4788d8e2f4d482d52ea28d25f92fbb33
SHA1:   960d41cd78b8f91c928b8cde5ce0f4109208135a
SHA256:   d30aa87cfeb4e44f5e32dab67e0a18903e535d0e46a3b6028f9da7cde7905100

What is toolbarupdater.exe?

AVG Toolbar Auto Updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.

About toolbarupdater.exe (from AVG Technologies)

The AVG Security Toolbar is powered by our unique LinkScanner® technology, keeping you protected from threats that can be hidden on any type of website. These threats rarely stick around for more than

DetailsDetails

File name:toolbarupdater.exe
Product name:ToolbarU Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\avg secure search\vtoolbarupdater\12.2.6\toolbarupdater.exe
Original name:ToolbarU.exe
File version:13, 0, 0, 7
Size:694.45 KB (711,112 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:AVG Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Saturday, March 30, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • vToolbarUpdater10.2.0
  • 'vToolbarUpdater14.2.0'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00006046%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00004559%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001487%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:46,875 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.15 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.42 MB
Private (minimum):728 KB
Non-paged memory:2.15 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:33.13 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):38.27 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.09 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.42 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:57
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\avg secure search\vtoolbarupdater\13.0.0\toolbarupdater.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:vToolbarUpdater14.2.0
Display name:vToolbarUpdater10.2.0
Type:Win32OwnProcess

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 18.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 7.50%
Windows 7 Professional 7.00%
Windows 8 Pro 4.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.00%
Windows 8 2.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.00%
Windows Vista Business 1.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows 8 Consumer Preview 0.50%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 40.00% of ToolbarU Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 22.45%
Hewlett-Packard 21.43%
Acer 17.35%
Toshiba 14.29%
ASUS 8.16%
Compaq 6.12%
American Megatrends 4.08%
Intel 2.04%
Sony 2.04%
Sahara 1.02%
GIGABYTE 1.02%
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