toolbarupdater.exe
ToolbarU Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)
Overview
There are 22 versions of toolbarupdater.exe in the wild, the latest version being 15, 0, 0, 2. It is started as a Windows Service called 'vToolbarUpdater10.2.0' with the name 'vToolbarUpdater14.2.0'. In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 853.96 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to AVG Technologies by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0040% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.08 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 6.01 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 127 Bytes per minute for reads and 16.75 KB per minute for writes.
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)
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Details |
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 |
Certificate |
Issued to: | AVG Technologies |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Expiration date: | Saturday, March 30, 2013 |
Windows Service |
Service name: | vToolbarUpdater14.2.0 |
Display name: | vToolbarUpdater10.2.0 |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of toolbarupdater.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- vToolbarUpdater10.2.0
- 'vToolbarUpdater14.2.0'
All file variations of toolbarupdater.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.11% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
19.83% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.19% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
8.02% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.75% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
4.22% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
3.38% |
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Windows 8 |
3.38% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.38% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
2.11% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate N |
1.69% |
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Windows Vista Business |
0.84% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.42% |
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview |
0.42% |
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Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.42% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
0.42% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.42% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 40.51% of ToolbarU Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
20.63% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
20.63% |
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Toshiba |
15.87% |
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Acer |
15.08% |
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ASUS |
7.94% |
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Compaq |
4.76% |
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American Megatrends |
3.97% |
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Gateway |
3.17% |
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Samsung |
3.17% |
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Intel |
1.59% |
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Sony |
1.59% |
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Sahara |
0.79% |
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GIGABYTE |
0.79% |
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