Should I block it?

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

Relationships

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, SetServiceStatus, RegOpenKeyExW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetKeySecurity, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, CryptHashData, CryptDestroyHash, CryptCreateHash, CryptReleaseContext, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptGetHashParam, GetLengthSid, GetTokenInformation, OpenProcessToken, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegFlushKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW
crypt32.dll
CryptMsgGetParam, CertCloseStore, CertFindCertificateInStore, CertFreeCertificateContext, CertGetNameStringW, CryptQueryObject, CryptMsgClose, CryptProtectData
kernel32.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
StringFromGUID2, CoUninitialize, CoCreateGuid, CoInitialize, CoCreateInstance
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetFolderPathA
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW
user32.dll
EnumWindows, GetClassNameW, IsWindow, PostMessageW, wsprintfW
wininet.dll
HttpSendRequestW, HttpOpenRequestW, InternetOpenW, InternetReadFile, InternetCloseHandle, InternetSetOptionW, HttpQueryInfoW, HttpAddRequestHeadersW, InternetConnectW
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust

toolbarupdater.exe

ToolbarU Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)

Remove toolbarupdater.exe
Version:   12, 2, 0, 5
MD5:   ef51747440486c23bd466311048bd924
SHA1:   2c31c030b6dadaa73e3da5198ea112b1139e5aea
SHA256:   74b8fba59d838b9bf74e7f612d3bc7af83feed07ebacd3bf1b547723081729c2

What is toolbarupdater.exe?

AVG Toolbar Auto Updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.

About toolbarupdater.exe (from AVG Technologies)

“The AVG Security Toolbar is powered by our unique LinkScanner® technology, keeping you protected from threats that can be hidden on any type of website. These threats rarely stick around for more than”

DetailsDetails

File name:toolbarupdater.exe
Product name:ToolbarU Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\avg secure search\vtoolbarupdater\12.2.0\toolbarupdater.exe
Original name:ToolbarU.exe
File version:12, 2, 0, 5
Size:906.09 KB (927,840 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:AVG Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, March 29, 2012
Expiration date:Saturday, March 30, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
Entropy:6.599364
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • vToolbarUpdater12.2.0

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00166997%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00080953%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00086044%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:19 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:7,011/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.32 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):792.5 KB
Private (minimum):255.5 KB
Non-paged memory:1.32 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:42.57 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):45.32 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:345.75 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.96 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,280/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:24 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:21 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:8 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:80
600
GUI GDI count:4
103

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\avg secure search\vtoolbarupdater\12.2.0\toolbarupdater.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Display name:vToolbarUpdater12.2.0
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00157007%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00077259%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00079748%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:28,938/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:100 KB
1.16 MB
ToolbarUpdater.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00100814%
Kernel CPU:0.00041527%
User CPU:0.00059287%
CPU cycles:17,119/sec
Memory:920 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00048578%
Kernel CPU:0.00048578%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:649/sec
Memory:1.23 MB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.00044173%
Kernel CPU:0.00027442%
User CPU:0.00016730%
CPU cycles:9,152/sec
Memory:252 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 58.06%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 25.81%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.13%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of ToolbarU Application.
Back to top
Should I remove It? Clean your PC of unwanted adware, toolbars and bloatware.

Download it for FREE