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AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll file information
The process known as AVG Secure Search or toolbar.dll or toolbar.dll (Official) belongs to software AVG Security Toolbar or AVG Technologies by AVG Technologies (www.freeavg.com) or AVG Secure Search.
Description: AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)"—generally C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG Secure Search\14.2.0.1\.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 1,796,552 bytes (13% of all occurrences), 1,929,392 bytes and 42 more variants. 
This .dll file is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that runs automatically every time you start your web browser. BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are identified by the firewall as part of the browser itself. BHOs are often used by adware and spyware.
IDs used by this BHO include 95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233.
The software has no file description. The program has no visible window. It is able to change the behavior of, or monitor Internet Explorer. It is not a Windows core file. The service has no detailed description. The file has a digital signature. AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll is a Verisign signed file.
AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll is able to monitor applications and record keyboard and mouse inputs.
Therefore the technical security rating is 54% dangerous, however you should also read the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
In case you experience problems using AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll, you might want to do the following:
- visit the www.avg.com website
- safely remove the program using the uninstall program of AVG Security Toolbar or AVG Technologies (Control Panel ⇒ Uninstall a Program)
Recommended: Identify AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll related errors
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll. Therefore, you should check the AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll process on your PC to see if it is a threat. If AVG Secure Search has changed your browser's search engine and start page, you can recover your browser's default settings as follows:
Reset default browser settings for
Internet-Explorer ▾
- In Internet Explorer, press the key combination Alt + X to open the Tools menu.
- Click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Click the Reset... button.
- Enable the Delete personal settings option.
This will reset your Internet Explorer to its default settings. Your browser will start with the familiar start page and search engine—without popups, ads, cookies, but all browser add-ons are deleted too
[1].
Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with
Security Task Manager.
- Copy chrome://settings/resetProfileSettings into your Chrome browser's address bar.
- Click Reset.
Chrome will then restart with an empty start page and with Google as the default search engine—without any popups, ads, cookies, themes or extensions
[1].
If you want to re-enable some extensions, please enter
chrome://extensions/ into your Chrome browser's address bar.
Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with
Security Task Manager.
- Copy about:support into your Firefox browser's address bar.
- Click Refresh Firefox.
Firefox now looks brand new. Bookmarks and saved passwords are retained, but all browser extensions and their related data are deleted
[1].
Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with
Security Task Manager.
Best practices for resolving AVG Secure Search_toolbar issues
The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: ASecurity Task Manager examines the active AVG Secure Search_toolbar process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. A good Bantivirus tool detects whether the AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll file on your PC might be malware slowing down your system. Such unwanted programs are often not classified as viruses by other antivirus software and therefore go undetected.
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding PC trouble. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To restore the original performance and remove unnecessary programs, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
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Summary: Average user rating of AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll: based on 9 votes with 5 user comments. 3 users think AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. One user thinks AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll is dangerous and recommends removing it. 2 users don't grade AVG Secure Search_toolbar.dll ("not sure about it").