What is toolbarupdate.exe?
Part of Updater
What is it?
Updater is the software 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.
Description of toolbarupdate.exe from the publisher“StartNow toolbar is developed by Zugo and it gives you instant access to multimedia search, Facebook one click away, your local weather forecast and many other features that give you the best online experience. It is simple, light weight and blends perfectly with your browser to give you instant access to your favourite sites and information.
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How is toolbarupdate.exe loaded?
Startup files (all users) run once - toolbarupdate.exe is registered with the run identifier 'ZTBUpdater5_871' and the execution command '"C:\Windows\TEMP\ToolbarUpdate.exe" -REBOOT' in the Windows registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce. RunOnce keys are used to launch a service or background process whenever a user logs into Windows. Once the application is launched for the first time its entry will be removed from the Registry so it does not run again when the user logins again. Applications here are designed to be used primarily by Setup programs.
Community
| What is the community is seeing? |  What is the community is doing? |
| About 0.2% of all Boost users have the toolbarupdate.exe file. | Of the 0.2% of toolbarupdate.exe users, 92.0% have disabled it. |
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Typical file (disk image) location:
C:\windows\temp\toolbarupdate.exe
What else is related?
What Windows OS versions does this run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536)