What is toolbar.dll?
Part of FreeCause Toolbar
What is it?
toolbar.dll is an Internet Explorer Toolbar for the FreeCause Toolbar. When loaded by IE, it will install a toolbar in the top of your Internet Explore web browser. By installing itself, the toolbar has full access to the a loaded web page's document object model (HTML content) and knowledge of the URL the user is currently viewing; it can also manipuate these depending on the intended function of the toolbar.
Description of toolbar.dll from the publisher“FreeCause's Loyalty Rewards Suite gives you the power to engage members in quality, ongoing interaction, the foundation of lasting loyalty. Combining innovative web technology with an industry leading merchant-funded rewards network, our collection of products and services enable you to increase engagement, reward member behavior and generate new revenue streams. Gain unparalleled insight and unprecedented reach with a custom FreeCause loyalty solution.”
How is toolbar.dll loaded?
Safe for scripting control - toolbar.dll has a CLSID (globally unique identifier) of {F94230A9-9333-2484-A9A7-FD7236F16BE9} with and identifier of CLSID\{F94230A9-9333-2484-A9A7-FD7236F16BE9}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}. Safe for scripting is a Windows policy that disables the Internet Explorer security prompt for Windows Installer scripts. It allows Web-based programs to install software on the computer without notifying the user. By default, when a script hosted by an Internet browser tries to install a program on the system, the system warns users and allows them to select or refuse the installation. This setting suppresses the warning and allows the installation to proceed.
Safe for initializing control - toolbar.dll has a CLSID (globally unique identifier) of {F94230A9-9333-2484-A9A7-FD7236F16BE9} with and identifier of CLSID\{F94230A9-9333-2484-A9A7-FD7236F16BE9}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95802-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}. When a program is initialized, it can receive data from another program for initializing its state. This is a potential security hazard because the data could come from an untrusted source. Programs that guarantee no security breach regardless of the data source are considered safe for initialization and are registered as such.
Internet Explorer BHO - The toolbar.dll BHO has a registered CLSID of {309C8B41-AAEF-DDE4-551A-6ABBDBB0DE9D}. A Browser Helper Object (BHO) is a module designed as a plugin for Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser to provide added functionality. A BHO can introduce visible changes to a IE's interface, such as installing toolbars, but it can also run without any change to the interface.
Internet Explorer toolbar - The toolbar.dll browser toolbar extension has a registered CLSID of {B4F9D658-0EC9-9C14-65D9-A32183B01474}. These are the toolbars that are typically underneath the navigation bar and menu in Internet Explorer and are visible as either a full or partial row.
Internet Explorer web browser - toolbar.dll has a CLSID (globally unique identifier) of {B4F9D658-0EC9-9C14-65D9-A32183B01474}. An IE Web Browser application supplements some of Internet Explorer's user interface components for browsing by adding additional features that interact with the Internet Explorer Browser. This is accomplished by utilizing Internet Explorer's layout and rendering engine and extending it.
FreeCause Toolbar is loaded by:
Community
| What is the community is seeing? |  What is the community is doing? |
| About 0.4% of all Boost users have the toolbar.dll file. | Of the 0.4% of toolbar.dll users, 77.0% have disabled it. |
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How resource intensive is the loaded module toolbar.dll?
Comparison based on the average resource utilization across all programs.
 | 0.03730174% CPU3108.5% |
Average thread CPU utilization across all loaded modules is 0.00120%.
 | 6 context switches/sec40.0% |
Average context switches for all programs is 15 per second.
Typical file (disk image) location:
C:\Program Files\shop to win 28\toolbar.dll
Are there other versions of FreeCause Toolbar?
What Windows OS versions does this run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate N (6.1.7601.65536)