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16%
16% of PCs block this file from running.

VersionsAdditional versions

5, 7, 6406, 1642 28.57%
5, 6, 5612, 1312 52.38%
5, 1, 1309, 3572 14.29%
2, 0, 1121, 2472 4.76%

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advapi32.dll
RegFlushKey, SetSecurityInfo, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegCreateKeyW, CryptImportKey, CryptReleaseContext, CryptVerifySignatureW, CryptHashData, CryptCreateHash, CryptAcquireContextW, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, GetSidSubAuthority, LookupAccountSidW, GetTokenInformation, FreeSid, CheckTokenMembership, AllocateAndInitializeSid, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegEnumValueW, ConvertSidToStringSidW, CopySid, LookupAccountNameW, RegRestoreKeyW, RegSaveKeyW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupPrivilegeValueW, OpenProcessToken, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetValueExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteKeyW, CryptDestroyKey, CryptDestroyHash, CryptGetHashParam
crypt32.dll
CryptDecodeObject, CertCloseStore, CertEnumCertificatesInStore, CryptQueryObject, CertNameToStrW, CertFreeCertificateContext, CertDuplicateCertificateContext, CryptUnprotectData
gdi32.dll
BitBlt, GetObjectW, DeleteObject, GetStockObject, SetBkMode, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateRectRgn, OffsetRgn, FrameRgn, CreateCompatibleDC, SelectObject, DeleteDC, CreateRoundRectRgn, GetTextMetricsW, GetTextExtentExPointW, SetDCPenColor, MoveToEx, LineTo, CreateSolidBrush, SetTextColor, GetDeviceCaps
iphlpapi.dll
GetIfTable
kernel32.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemAlloc, StringFromGUID2, CoRegisterClassObject, CLSIDFromString, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, CLSIDFromProgID, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree
psapi.dll
GetModuleFileNameExW
rpcrt4.dll
RpcStringFreeW, UuidCreate, UuidToStringW
setupapi.dll
SetupTermDefaultQueueCallback, SetupIterateCabinetW, SetupInitDefaultQueueCallback, SetupDefaultQueueCallbackW
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconW, ShellExecuteExW, CommandLineToArgvW, SHGetFolderPathW, ShellExecuteW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
PathFindFileNameW, SHDeleteKeyW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
user32.dll
InvalidateRect, wvsprintfW, GetGUIThreadInfo, CharNextW, AllowSetForegroundWindow, LoadStringW, GetDlgCtrlID, EnumChildWindows, ScreenToClient, SetCursor, FillRect, PtInRect, GetWindowTextW, IsWindow, GetParent, RealGetWindowClassW, SendMessageW, CallNextHookEx, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SetWindowsHookExW, DestroyIcon, SetMenuItemInfoW, SendMessageTimeoutW, SetWindowRgn, EndPaint, GetSysColorBrush, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, GetWindowRgn, BeginPaint, DrawTextW, GetDC, GetSysColor, UnregisterClassA, GetDlgItem, GetClientRect, SystemParametersInfoW, SetFocus, SetWindowPos, LoadIconW, UnhookWindowsHookEx, CheckMenuItem, TrackPopupMenuEx, GetSubMenu, GetCursorPos, DestroyMenu, EnableWindow, EnableMenuItem, PostMessageW, FindWindowW, EndDialog, IsDlgButtonChecked, LoadBitmapW, ShowWindow, CheckDlgButton, SetWindowTextW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, IsDialogMessageW, PostQuitMessage, PostThreadMessageW, DialogBoxIndirectParamW, EnumWindows, IsWindowVisible, UnhookWinEvent, SetWinEventHook, GetActiveWindow, SetTimer, KillTimer, GetClassInfoExW, RegisterClassExW, GetDesktopWindow, GetAncestor, SetForegroundWindow, DestroyWindow, UnregisterHotKey, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, SendInput, PeekMessageW, RegisterHotKey, CreateWindowExW, LoadCursorW, LoadMenuIndirectW, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetClassNameW, CallWindowProcW, DefWindowProcW, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, RegisterWindowMessageW
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, VerQueryValueW
wininet.dll
InternetReadFile, HttpQueryInfoW, InternetCrackUrlW, InternetConnectW, InternetCloseHandle, HttpSendRequestW, HttpOpenRequestW, InternetOpenW
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllRegisterServerInternal
DllUnregisterServer
DllUnregisterServerInternal
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swg.dll

GoogleToolbarNotifier by Google Inc (Signed)

Remove swg.dll
Version:   5, 1, 1309, 3572
MD5:   d1585b06ded161e13b905dc4ffbf7f12
SHA1:   e14a3f48a4bfc4efafc871c91ec9254513c66dcc
SHA256:   749eb00a2c21bef020a5194f0a382c1013c6b70a7b13daf0f2a6edd82868f675

What is swg.dll?

Google Toolbar Notifier is a Windows service that runs in the background to make sure that Google is your default search engine and is automatically installed on your PC when you install many of the Google applications such as the Google Toolbar or Google Chrome. This windows service is simply designed to make sure the default search provider is not changed.

About swg.dll (from Google Inc)

Toolbar Notifier protects your Google search settings and notifies you if a website or program attempts to change your default search settings. Sometimes malware attempts to redirect your searches to

DetailsDetails

File name:swg.dll
Publisher:Google Inc.
Product name:GoogleToolbarNotifier
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\google\googletoolbarnotifier\5.6.5612.1312\swg.dll
Original name:GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe
File version:5, 1, 1309, 3572
Size:652.98 KB (668,656 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Google Inc
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, February 21, 2010
Expiration date:Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.859109
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
  • BHO CLSID: {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D}

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 33.33%
Microsoft Windows XP 19.05%
Windows Vista Home Premium 19.05%
Windows XP Professional 14.29%
Windows Vista Ultimate 9.52%
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 4.76%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of GoogleToolbarNotifier.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 80.00%
American Megatrends 20.00%
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