VersionsVersions

5, 7, 8313, 1002 12.50%
5, 7, 7725, 1624 6.25%
5, 7, 7529, 1424 62.50%
5, 7, 6406, 1642 6.25%
5, 7, 6406, 1642 6.25%
5, 5, 4723, 1820 6.25%

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swg64.dll

GoogleToolbarNotifier by Google Inc (Signed)

Remove swg64.dll

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

DetailsDetails

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

BehaviorsBehaviors

(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}

VersionsAll file variations of swg64.dll

MD5SHA-1File size
6217bce38e3b1dba4f1a789189a2616c f27bb7abd10d7297474dc4cceae35ebf9d65841d 338.02 KB
02cf3eb6340934b16cb932801e2400eb b9838ad0e5ece22a99bf0b3e67d80de5e571b836 338.02 KB
d7b2503fc697b792abd50c38333b4b52 35e8a06cc9003e220d6f4fc614acc60df7fb3376 337.98 KB
ef0b6dd9177815e087251907f85a77d6 2bce7b4348327012b6d82ce98d8cc00c9890cbda 333.05 KB
ef0b6dd9177815e087251907f85a77d6 2bce7b4348327012b6d82ce98d8cc00c9890cbda 333.05 KB
9ae848bab9745e9a792205eea1a4d6ba d57a09ce12e7f0bd2bf7388650ed69cfc3720ef5 312.48 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 68.75%
Windows 7 Home Premium 31.25%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 66.67% of GoogleToolbarNotifier.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 40.00%
Dell 40.00%
Acer 20.00%
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