What is toolbarupdater.exe?

toolbarupdater.exe is part of ToolbarU Application according to the toolbarupdater.exe version information.

toolbarupdater.exe's description is "ToolbarU Application"

toolbarupdater.exe is digitally signed by AVG Technologies.

toolbarupdater.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\common files\avg secure search\vtoolbarupdater\14.0.1\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected toolbarupdater.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on toolbarupdater.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameToolbarU Application
File descriptionToolbarU Application
Internal nameToolbarU
Original filenameToolbarU.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012
Product version14, 0, 2, 14
File version14, 0, 2, 14

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameToolbarU Application
File descriptionToolbarU Application
Internal nameToolbarU
Original filenameToolbarU.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012
Product version14, 0, 2, 14
File version14, 0, 2, 14

Digital signatures [?]

toolbarupdater.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAVG Technologies
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number6ca2b6fe1c4d3e87627921b534d44dd7

VirusTotal report

2 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the toolbarupdater.exe file. That's a 4% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Agent.945328
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.945328
2 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the toolbarupdater.exe file.

Folder name variants

toolbarupdater.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files\common files\avg secure search\vtoolbarupdater\14.0.1\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named toolbarupdater.exe

toolbarupdater.exe (224 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD550d3941555fefdf46424431702ec5fb6
SHA256dc401ea2f30733fe4b843722ada5914e0731891b513b268b0379f64fb119b923

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to toolbarupdater.exe:

toolbarupdater.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

toolbarupdater.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

ToolbarU Application has stopped working.

End Program - toolbarupdater.exe. This program is not responding.

toolbarupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

toolbarupdater.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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