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What is atoolbar.exe
The atoolbar.exe is an executable file belonging to the product A-Toolbar developed by 4C Software. It is located in the subfolder C:\Program Files. It has a file size of 1,679,360 bytes on Windows 7 and XP. You can remove it by going to the Add/Remove programs in the control panel. It is not a core file for Windows. It has a visible window. It can monitor applications and record inputs. The 3.0.1.0 version has an MD5 of ff575997b3e0b07f28a88c2e659c8393. SHA1 is b4348675b666ded0367e0692dfcc47b861bdf733. SHA256 is c9b03ce1ea81fdbfce25ef389cec03c4bbd0eb14c05d92a34fa718ef5b842482. The file directory is %PROGRAMFILES%\A-ToolBar. It runs on Windows XP operating system. A-Toolbar is a tool for desktop and Internet that provides 50 tools accessible from a toolbar found on the system tray or bottom of the screen. Among its tools are language translator, Search that works with 40 different search engines, latest news, links manager, spam remover, free SMS message sending, password revelaer, agenda with world clock, applications manager, clipboard history, password keeper, weather forecast, password revealer, currency converter, backup utility and quotes or stock symbols. Networking utilities for advance users include finer, port scanner, Ping, DNS lookup, trace, Whols and Webmaster tools that can rank and submit your site such as URL info, submit URL, keyword density, position analysis and link popularity.
How can I stop atoolbar.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. atoolbar.exe. is used by A-Toolbar, If you shut down atoolbar.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop atoolbar.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is A-Toolbar, from your system.
After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as A-Toolbar, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.
Is atoolbar.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.
What can I do if atoolbar.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if atoolbar.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that atoolbar.exe, belongs to, in this case A-Toolbar