VersionsVersions

18,1,7,644 1.87%
18,1,7,598 0.93%
18,1,0,443 0.93%
18,0,5,292 0.93%
18,0,5,292 0.93%
17,3,2,101 0.93%
17,3,0,49 0.93%
17, 1, 2, 1 0.93%
17, 1, 2, 1 1.87%
17, 1, 0, 27 0.93%
17, 0, 1, 12 10.28%
17, 0, 1, 12 9.35%
17, 0, 0, 12 2.80%
17, 0, 0, 12 7.48%
15, 5, 0, 2 3.74%
15, 5, 0, 2 3.74%
15, 4, 0, 5 2.80%
15, 4, 0, 5 1.87%
15, 3, 0, 11 12.15%
15, 3, 0, 11 6.54%
15, 2, 0, 5 15.89%
15, 2, 0, 5 10.28%
15, 1, 0, 2 1.87%

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toolbarupdater.exe

ToolbarU Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)

Remove toolbarupdater.exe

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.

DetailsDetails

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

BehaviorsBehaviors

(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'

VersionsAll file variations of toolbarupdater.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
7570288275d80f5472ae3147487ff0b5 b8fe609dac0706dfda7dcd09b4918fbed9a5babb 1.73 MB
87a7b085488a21cdf369b8b3d8c7655b 5467087038d669190586cb2687bcc80ba9258c20 1.72 MB
7451065a6047cbf7332eb76f5ed5f362 6a329a667266544b2c54e9268f101b1dfa1cf199 1.72 MB
29cc39577ca273ca0e75fd562e66ae96 cedcb783a71a21c2bf93bb72c5975cc2b1ff0505 1.69 MB
a9129f1c74b137b4310f8377dbbb224c 448a4ba6de9d01062b26d7315f7d30b1591d4bef 1.69 MB
50e333b01a64b4d54a62f6eb51251fef 2304a354a3afd637cc46fcc1e1a4579a74533b2b 1.69 MB
9237cdff7d7185510a7ddb3666691d0d 3560cac3de0a8bf8852083f0f32763d9daa3b84b 1.69 MB
d6bff86f1946b0e473bae244fb1bb07f b9d9c2760aa4c68ae00859614b1728874970046e 1.65 MB
18b00bcf217a1d3306e17202afd1e051 f0e5e72f04c6a148b430dbbad99e1d6001aecb38 1.65 MB
a837a57e927c7a76e9f0010fbed5104c e614547e95d669206e9660132d73bdb96696fa33 1.57 MB
b2b9bdece253ae113b0f0901c699a5f8 92d877cdd281aef719b42dd3516bf1caa73b6356 1.65 MB
f3a704eca8d2a9234fec0cde9ec1d4a4 7a1eaa9076da88d71491464f23e2d9c132c59c15 1.65 MB
e4650a5d381ff79711fca554167e0931 7afdc6cbdd2f98d7da82a64a1818c0fc856ff38d 1.65 MB
87df7e6f9c07843dba84f5f3859dd44c 5ea0e37cb14289f45c461900a5450879bbbad44d 1.65 MB
eb94a2c1f99e9e1634683b916f4eb1a2 ad0d09aea6b45279d7c2af2bdf88147893d805b5 1.57 MB
dce9cc4129e1dac6aae25c6050e20a16 98d4ed56b30ec243c9e56e12157c972456e7c90d 1.57 MB
2f208ad0e44992e5ff1cb7c6b699c263 722820c3aa2d2159e2f722f8064363fccb3ff640 1.54 MB
8754ba5fcc85325c229adcb72087706e 1a919df70614e03b2f49c0c51c96f66ac872828f 1.54 MB
254e8f9ba44e9f55416b0e51dbff3c5f cbb204f6486b2355dde2ab9630ad9a31c265f3e8 1.52 MB
654d358f8dc18167f31a01166b4ca9d6 9cb5c6fccced677231422b246c726b4a59046ab8 1.52 MB
4b817450226f93c31add5bcc27fed27a 9a10768cfd5b27db173af685c0917aa1428e620b 992.17 KB
f1e8c5167f849d1089d8108c50e6ff11 469eb70480764131313e49cc33e70ff419b3d67d 992.17 KB
7214143221ca831cfcb9f64850dfdaba 75a4d722645f56154956ab54701c983de66e59ad 985.17 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.96%
Windows 7 Ultimate 27.36%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.32%
Windows 7 Professional 7.55%
Windows 8 6.60%
Windows Vista Home Premium 4.72%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.89%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.89%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.94%
Windows 7 Home Basic 0.94%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.94%
Windows 8 Pro 0.94%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.94%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 39.42% of ToolbarU Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 23.62%
Hewlett-Packard 14.96%
ASUS 12.60%
Toshiba 12.60%
Dell 11.02%
Sony 6.30%
Lenovo 4.72%
Gateway 3.15%
Intel 3.15%
GIGABYTE 2.36%
Compaq 1.57%
American Megatrends 1.57%
Samsung 1.57%
Alienware 0.79%
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