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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

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%

toolbarupdater.exe

ToolbarU Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)

Remove toolbarupdater.exe
Version:   17, 0, 0, 12
MD5:   e4650a5d381ff79711fca554167e0931
SHA1:   7afdc6cbdd2f98d7da82a64a1818c0fc856ff38d
SHA256:   e3aaba0ba0f2b96f9674515afd9fb934aca2f4cb51e19e4a5b8e5e1ee7fa31ec

Overview

toolbarupdater.exe runs as a service under the name vToolbarUpdater18.1.0 (vToolbarUpdater17.1.0) within the local user context. The file is digitally signed by AVG Technologies which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

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
File version:17, 0, 0, 12
Size:1.65 MB (1,734,680 bytes)
Build date:8/27/2013 12:48 PM
Certificate
Issued to:AVG Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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'

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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