Should I block it?
16% of PCs block this file from running.
Additional versions
| 5, 7, 6406, 1642 |
28.57% |
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| 5, 6, 5612, 1312 |
52.38% |
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| 5, 1, 1309, 3572 |
14.29% |
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| 2, 0, 1121, 2472 |
4.76% |
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Relationships
swg.dll
GoogleToolbarNotifier by Google Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 5, 7, 6406, 1642 |
| MD5: | a953e104137df406b70477d60bc29008 |
| SHA1: | cf8e94f1a1f0e7eb47ad27adbddf74cd977a2a8a |
| SHA256: | d8fbbf542c83e4d7093940f9764b7c260871bf51f19e419c8f3901bb117c2222 |
What is swg.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 swg.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: | swg.dll |
| Publisher: | Google Inc. |
| Product name: | GoogleToolbarNotifier |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\google\googletoolbarnotifier\5.6.5612.1312\swg.dll |
| Original name: | GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe |
| File version: | 5, 7, 6406, 1642 |
| Size: | 983.55 KB (1,007,160 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Google Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, February 21, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 5.859109 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
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Behaviors
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}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
19.05% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
19.05% |
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| Windows XP Professional |
14.29% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
9.52% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition |
4.76% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of GoogleToolbarNotifier.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
80.00% |
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| American Megatrends |
20.00% |
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