The floatbar.dll file is the process called PimpFish FloatBar IE plugin that belongs to the application PimpFish developed by Zabersoft. This DLL file is a BHO or browser helper object that automatically loads when you run the Internet browser. Personal firewalls usually do not block activities of BHOs because the firewall recognizes the BHO as the browser itself. This program does not have a visible window. It can monitor or change the behavior of Internet Explorer. It is not a core file for Windows. PimpFish is a software that allows you to download, save and share files such as embedded videos to and from the Internet. It allows you to save movies and pictures in bulk from any Web page to your computer. It offers intelligent link checking to handle board attachments and Javascript links. It saves Windows Media, Quicktime, Flash and other embedded videos.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. floatbar.dll. is used by PimpFish, If you shut down floatbar.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop floatbar.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is PimpFish, 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.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed floatbar.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as PimpFish, 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.

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.

The first thing you should do if floatbar.dll. 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 floatbar.dll, belongs to, in this case PimpFish