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

VersionsAdditional versions

7.3.117.0 7.14%
7.1.391.0 35.71%
7.1.362.0 14.29%
7.1.361.0 7.14%
7.1.290.0 7.14%
7.0.831.0 7.14%
7.0.614.0 7.14%
7.0.610.0 14.29%

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advapi32.dll
TraceMessage, GetTraceEnableFlags, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceLoggerHandle, RegisterTraceGuidsW, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW
gdi32.dll
GetDeviceCaps
kernel32.dll
RaiseException, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, MulDiv, GetModuleFileNameW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, CloseHandle, WaitForSingleObject, Sleep, CreateThread, CreateEventW, SetEvent, GetModuleHandleW, GetCurrentThreadId, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, GetLastError, lstrlenW, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, LoadLibraryExW, GetCommandLineW, HeapSetInformation, GetProcessHeap, UnregisterWait, RegisterWaitForSingleObject, OpenProcess, WideCharToMultiByte, SystemTimeToFileTime, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, lstrlenA, SetLastError, LockResource, GetSystemTime, lstrcmpiW, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, CreateMutexW, DuplicateHandle, CreateProcessW, ReleaseMutex, UnmapViewOfFile, GetVersionExW, FlushFileBuffers, CreateFileA, ReadFile, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, LCMapStringA, GetLocaleInfoA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LCMapStringW, IsValidCodePage, GetACP, GetCPInfo, GetModuleHandleA, IsDebuggerPresent, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, RtlUnwind, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, HeapCreate, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, InterlockedCompareExchange, LoadLibraryA, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetStartupInfoW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, TlsGetValue, GetOEMCP
ole32.dll
OleUninitialize, CoRevokeClassObject, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, StringFromGUID2, CoRegisterClassObject, OleInitialize, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoSuspendClassObjects
user32.dll
GetWindow, SetWindowPos, DefWindowProcW, CharUpperW, UnregisterClassA, SetWindowLongW, GetWindowLongW, GetClientRect, ReleaseDC, GetDC, PostMessageW, RegisterClassExW, CreateWindowExW, LoadCursorW, GetClassInfoExW, GetParent, ShowWindow, GetWindowRect, DestroyWindow, IsWindow, MoveWindow, SetLayeredWindowAttributes, PostThreadMessageW, CharNextW, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, GetKeyState, CallWindowProcW

BingApp.exe

Bing Bar by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove BingApp.exe
Version:   7.0.831.0
MD5:   de22a7c42fc0caba579b23d3c37e0fb3
SHA1:   f66f3ab35199f27648488c0063464d18d1186c00
SHA256:   511c71f4c423a877232994207436c804e5c28a7dc6c2c4ba63c1b7e67d171c28

What is BingApp.exe?

Bing Bar (formerly MSN Toolbar) is a browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer, developed by Microsoft. Bing Bar replaced Windows Live Toolbar in Windows Live Essentials. Bing Bar incorporates features from Windows Live and from the Bing search engine. The Bing Bar features integration with Microsoft Bing search engine. Bing Bar also incorporates Windows Live features such Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live ID.

About BingApp.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)

The Bing Toolbar helps you stay connected with friends. Get easy access to Facebook, email, weather and more. earch, connect with Facebook, sign up to earn rewards, and experience other cool features

DetailsDetails

File name:BingApp.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation.
Product name:Bing Bar
Description:Bing Client Application Process
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\microsoft\bingbar\bingapp.exe
File version:7.0.831.0
Size:253.74 KB (259,832 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Monday, July 19, 2010
Expiration date:Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Microsoft Corporation
27% remove
Bing Bar is a browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer, developed by Microsoft. Bing Bar was previously supported on Mozilla Firefox but Microsoft discontinued support. Bing Bar incorporates features from Windows Live and from the Bing search engine. The Bing Bar user-interface enables visual effects such as flip, slide and rollover animations, colors and themes. The toolbar features "flyout" content windows, which enables users ...
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
5% remove

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.01550128%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01205655%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00344473%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:70 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:1.66 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.32 MB
Private (minimum):6.32 MB
Non-paged memory:1.66 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:66.54 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):67.29 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.32 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.37 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:167
600
GUI GDI count:10
103
GUI GDI peak:11
142
GUI USER count:5
49
GUI USER peak:10
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\microsoft\bingbar\bingapp.exe" -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 80.00%
Windows 8.1 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 33.33% of Bing Bar.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
GIGABYTE 33.33%
Samsung 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
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