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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



googletoolbaruser.exe (GoogleToolbarUser.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 0 MB


In addition to the file name, googletoolbaruser.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Google Inc.
Product contains:Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
File name contains:\Program Files\Google\Google Toolbar\GoogleToolbarUser.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

GoogleToolbarUser.exe -

googletoolbaruser.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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Match #2



googletoolbaruser.exe (Google Toolbar User Application)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 7 MB


In addition to the file name, googletoolbaruser.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

File name contains:Google\Google Toolbar\

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.



Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Toolbar/search?hl=en&q=GoogleToolbarUser.exe


Win Patrol

GoogleToolbarUser.exe The user broker is what allows Toolbar to access its settings through Windows Vista's new security model.

googletoolbaruser.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called googletoolbaruser.exe, we have detected 7 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
googletoolbaruser.exe7
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x23beeb27e9c0205c47b7caa9a1d410ef 237 KB
2 0x947709196c250db22cf65d30c6c2e959 233 KB
3 0x43c1595b690eff0cf6b09882c002f414 233 KB
4 0xc1b2b2a80362cd4a5ad91b7f1897dcc6 233 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
5 0x0bf69d6b8a81cc6740937ec6fc2d1da5 243312 bytes
6 0x515c076145bec4e2baa9c5bef8dcc718 239216 bytes
7 0x8cd3f6ee5931bd3992829843d4bd6e15 243312 bytes


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Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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