What is AVG Security Toolbar?

AVG Security Toolbar is software application developed by AVG Technologies. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 56.62% of installations running this operating system. AVG Security Toolbar's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 28 files.

AVG Security Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 48.41% of installations residing in this country.

AVG Security Toolbar adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, AVG Security Toolbar is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About AVG Security Toolbar?

AVG Security Toolbar is a part of AVG Technologies' suite of security software, available as a standalone program or included in third-party bundles. It features a link scanner that provides security information about websites, as well as additional functions such as search, weather information, and a speedtest link. It may collect and send system-related information to a server and automatically download updates without user notification. Additionally, the toolbar may modify the user's home and search pages to use http://isearch.avg.com. It is commonly bundled with free AVG security products.

Software Behaviors

Services:

ToolbarBroker.exe runs as a service named 'AVG Security Toolbar Service'.

Firewall:

vprot.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\vprot.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

ROC_JAN2013_TB.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ROC_JAN2013_TB_Rafael Meira'.
ROC_PAID_JAN2013_TB.exe is scheduled as a task named 'ROC_REG_JAN_DELETE'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

ROC_roc_ssl_v12.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ROC_roc_ssl_v12.
AVG-Secure-Search-Update_MAY2013_TB.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AVG-Secure-Search-Update_MAY2013_TB_rel.
ROC_PAID_JAN2013_TB.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\ROC_JAN2013_TB_rmv.job.
ROC_JAN2013_TB.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\ROC_JAN2013_TB_rmv.job.

Registry entries:

ROC_JAN2013_TB.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ROC_JAN2013_TB' and executes as "C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\ROC_JAN2013_TB.exe" /PROMPT /CMPID=JAN2013_TB.
ROC_roc_ssl_v12.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ROC_roc_ssl_v12' and executes as "C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\ROC_roc_ssl_v12.exe" / /PROMPT /CMPID=roc_ssl_v12.
AVG-Secure-Search-Update_MAY2013_TB.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AVG-Secure-Search-Update_MAY2013_TB' and executes as "C:\Program Files\AVG SafeGuard toolbar\AVG-Secure-Search-Update_MAY2013_TB.exe" /PROMPT /CMPID=MAY2013_TB.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.avg.com/us-en/secure-search

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVG Secure Search\

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search\UNINSTALL.exe /PROMPT /UNINSTALL

Size:

7.00 MB

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