Should I block it?
16% of PCs block this file from running.
Additional versions
| 5, 7, 8313, 1002 |
12.50% |
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| 5, 7, 7725, 1624 |
6.25% |
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| 5, 7, 7529, 1424 |
62.50% |
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| 5, 7, 6406, 1642 |
6.25% |
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| 5, 7, 6406, 1642 |
6.25% |
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| 5, 5, 4723, 1820 |
6.25% |
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Relationships
swg64.dll
GoogleToolbarNotifier by Google Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 5, 7, 6406, 1642 |
| MD5: | ef0b6dd9177815e087251907f85a77d6 |
| SHA1: | 2bce7b4348327012b6d82ce98d8cc00c9890cbda |
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 ”
Details
| 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 |
| File version: | 5, 7, 6406, 1642 |
| Size: | 333.05 KB (341,048 bytes) |
| Build date: | 4/6/2011 7:47 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Google Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
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 |
68.75% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 66.67% of GoogleToolbarNotifier.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
40.00% |
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| Dell |
40.00% |
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| Acer |
20.00% |
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