swg64.dll
GoogleToolbarNotifier by Google Inc (Signed)
Overview
There are 6 versions of swg64.dll in the wild, the latest version being 5, 7, 8313, 1002. It is integrated as a plugin to Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object, often without any obvious user interface, and will load for each instance of IE. The average file size is about 332.1 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Google Inc by VeriSign. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR.
What is swg64.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 swg64.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 ”
Details |
File name: | swg64.dll |
Publisher: | Google Inc. |
Product name: | GoogleToolbarNotifier |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\google\googletoolbarnotifier\5.7.7529.1424\swg64.dll |
Original name: | GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Google Inc |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Expiration date: | Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of swg64.dll, select a unique version for details.)
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}
All file variations of swg64.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
68.75% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 66.67% of GoogleToolbarNotifier.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
40.00% |
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Dell |
40.00% |
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Acer |
20.00% |
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