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        toolbarupdater.exe
ToolbarU Application by InfoSpace (Signed)
| Version: | 17, 0, 0, 12 | 
| MD5: | d07fb49a3d7c51a782b659b716cdf661 | 
| SHA1: | e7000c9754f922dd18c4b3443f9b7dda97f3cd03 | 
Overview
toolbarupdater.exe runs as a service under the name vToolbarUpdater17.0.12 within the local user context. The file is digitally signed by InfoSpace which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536).
 Details
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\17.0.12\toolbarupdater.exe | 
| Original name: | ToolbarU.exe | 
| File version: | 17, 0, 0, 12 | 
| Size: | 1.65 MB (1,733,448 bytes) | 
| Build date: | 8/27/2013 4:48 AM | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | InfoSpace | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Effective date: | Thursday, August 15, 2013 | 
| Expiration date: | Sunday, August 17, 2014 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 100.00% |  | 
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Alienware | 100.00% |  |