toolbarupdater.exe
ToolbarU Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)
Overview
toolbarupdater.exe has 23 known versions, the most recent one is 18,1,7,644. It is started as a Windows Service called 'vToolbarUpdater18.1.0' with the name 'vToolbarUpdater17.1.0'. In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 1.55 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to AVG Technologies by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0020% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.28 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.36 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 85 Bytes per minute for reads and 358 Bytes per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | toolbarupdater.exe |
Publisher: | AVG Secure Search |
Product name: | ToolbarU Application |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\avg secure search\vtoolbarupdater\15.2.0\toolbarupdater.exe |
Original name: | ToolbarU.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | AVG Technologies |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Windows Service |
Service name: | vToolbarUpdater17.1.0 |
Display name: | vToolbarUpdater18.1.0 |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of toolbarupdater.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- vToolbarUpdater18.1.0
- 'vToolbarUpdater17.1.0'
- 'vToolbarUpdater17.0.12'
- 'vToolbarUpdater15.3.0'
- 'vToolbarUpdater15.2.0'
All file variations of toolbarupdater.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.96% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
27.36% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
11.32% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.55% |
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Windows 8 |
6.60% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.72% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.89% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
1.89% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.94% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
0.94% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.94% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
0.94% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.94% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 39.42% of ToolbarU Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Acer |
23.62% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
14.96% |
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ASUS |
12.60% |
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Toshiba |
12.60% |
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Dell |
11.02% |
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Sony |
6.30% |
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Lenovo |
4.72% |
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Gateway |
3.15% |
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Intel |
3.15% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.36% |
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Compaq |
1.57% |
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American Megatrends |
1.57% |
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Samsung |
1.57% |
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Alienware |
0.79% |
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