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

VersionsAdditional versions

15, 0, 0, 2 1.69%
14, 2, 0, 1 21.52%
14, 2, 0, 1 5.91%
14, 1, 0, 10 3.80%
14, 0, 2, 14 9.28%
14, 0, 2, 10 0.42%
14, 0, 1, 10 0.42%
14, 0, 0, 13 0.42%
14, 0, 0, 12 1.27%
13, 3, 0, 17 7.59%
13, 3, 0, 11 0.42%
13, 3, 0, 8 0.42%
13, 2, 0, 5 21.10%
13, 2, 0, 4 16.03%
13, 2, 0, 3 0.84%
13, 0, 0, 7 1.27%
12, 2, 5, 34 0.42%
12, 2, 5, 32 2.95%
11, 1, 0, 12 2.11%
11, 0, 0, 9 0.42%
10, 2, 0, 3 0.42%
9, 0, 0, 18 1.27%

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toolbarupdater.exe

ToolbarU Application by AVG Technologies (Signed)

Remove toolbarupdater.exe
Version:   14, 2, 0, 1
MD5:   3ad1e72748978d8b0b3b674741e4c3e2
SHA1:   2f46591e52e28fbef943ff7da7c865924e2203c4
SHA256:   e4dc6b577fd5b31c797609df7f3ce5dd927b981632dc2b0dbefc438e06cac90d

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\12.2.6\toolbarupdater.exe
Original name:ToolbarU.exe
File version:14, 2, 0, 1
Size:946.17 KB (968,880 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:AVG Technologies
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Saturday, March 30, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • vToolbarUpdater10.2.0
  • 'vToolbarUpdater14.2.0'
Network connections
  • [TCP] a23-1-55-117.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.1.55.117:80)
  • [TCP] a23-12-167-117.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.12.167.117:80)
  • [TCP] a23-67-135-117.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.135.117:80)

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00196877%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00148665%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00048212%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:1,326,276 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:50,626/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:3.8 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):7.57 MB
    Private (minimum):4.14 MB
    Non-paged memory:3.8 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:67.78 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):74.42 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:4.88 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):8.05 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:6,123/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:65 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:2.13 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:2/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:39 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:12/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:9
    12
    Handles:190
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:System
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\avg secure search\vtoolbarupdater\14.2.0\toolbarupdater.exe"
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:vToolbarUpdater14.2.0
    Display name:vToolbarUpdater10.2.0
    Type:Win32OwnProcess
    Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    ADVAPI32.dll
    Total CPU:0.00332910%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00249683%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00083228%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:51,397/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:792 KB
    1.16 MB
    sechost.dll
    Total CPU:0.00160194%
    Kernel CPU:0.00145631%
    User CPU:0.00014563%
    CPU cycles:32,088/sec
    Memory:100 KB
    ToolbarUpdater.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00093768%
    Kernel CPU:0.00077840%
    User CPU:0.00015928%
    CPU cycles:19,968/sec
    Memory:956 KB
    wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00051478%
    Kernel CPU:0.00036035%
    User CPU:0.00015444%
    CPU cycles:9,200/sec
    Memory:252 KB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00002613%
    Kernel CPU:0.00002613%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:157/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32.00%
    Microsoft Windows XP 18.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 16.00%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 7.50%
    Windows 7 Professional 7.00%
    Windows 8 Pro 4.00%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 3.00%
    Windows 8 2.50%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.50%
    Windows Vista Home Basic 2.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.00%
    Windows Vista Business 1.00%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 0.50%
    Windows 8 Consumer Preview 0.50%
    Windows 7 Enterprise 0.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 40.00% of ToolbarU Application.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 22.45%
    Hewlett-Packard 21.43%
    Acer 17.35%
    Toshiba 14.29%
    ASUS 8.16%
    Compaq 6.12%
    American Megatrends 4.08%
    Intel 2.04%
    Sony 2.04%
    Sahara 1.02%
    GIGABYTE 1.02%
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