Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
| 15, 0, 0, 2 |
1.69% |
|
| 14, 2, 0, 1 |
21.52% |
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| 14, 2, 0, 1 |
5.91% |
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| 14, 1, 0, 10 |
3.80% |
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| 14, 0, 2, 14 |
9.28% |
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| 14, 0, 2, 10 |
0.42% |
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| 14, 0, 1, 10 |
0.42% |
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| 14, 0, 0, 13 |
0.42% |
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| 14, 0, 0, 12 |
1.27% |
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| 13, 3, 0, 17 |
7.59% |
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| 13, 3, 0, 11 |
0.42% |
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| 13, 3, 0, 8 |
0.42% |
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| 13, 2, 0, 5 |
21.10% |
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| 13, 2, 0, 4 |
16.03% |
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| 13, 2, 0, 3 |
0.84% |
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| 13, 0, 0, 7 |
1.27% |
|
| 12, 2, 5, 34 |
0.42% |
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| 12, 2, 5, 32 |
2.95% |
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| 11, 1, 0, 12 |
2.11% |
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| 11, 0, 0, 9 |
0.42% |
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| 10, 2, 0, 3 |
0.42% |
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| 9, 0, 0, 18 |
1.27% |
|
Relationships
toolbarupdater.exe
ToolbarU Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)
| Version: | 14, 0, 0, 12 |
| MD5: | b0b035283926b9aefdac5bb6b63807eb |
| SHA1: | 826fead0e8ae86932e119018ee3467597d64317b |
| SHA256: | 91cdb2d37033b8b2a2ebc46d044660c0306f035fbbe1bfc94e7b9a500ac8573c |
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”
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 |
| File version: | 14, 0, 0, 12 |
| Size: | 923.32 KB (945,480 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
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- vToolbarUpdater10.2.0
- 'vToolbarUpdater14.2.0'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00056102% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00028051% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00028051% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 62 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 3.24 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 5.82 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.81 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 3.24 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 57.44 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 58.44 MB | |
| Working set: | 5.82 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 5.83 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 7 | |
| Handles: | 90 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\common files\avg secure search\vtoolbarupdater\14.0.1\toolbarupdater.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | vToolbarUpdater14.2.0 |
| Display name: | vToolbarUpdater10.2.0 |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00056164% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00028082% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00028082% | |
| CPU cycles: | 20,647/sec | |
| Memory: | 276 KB | |
| ToolbarUpdater.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00056162% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00028081% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00028081% | |
| CPU cycles: | 7,960/sec | |
| Memory: | 936 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| 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 country
United States installs about 40.00% of ToolbarU Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| 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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