The process scbar.exe is an executable file that can monitor a user’s browsing activities and distributes the collected data for analysis into the server then back to the user’s computer. This process is also called SCBar designed by MKS Informatique for the software 20-20 v6.0 Shortcut Bar. This is normally located on the “C:\Program Files” subfolder with file size of 139,264 bytes on Windows XP and Windows 7 computers. This is also said to be a marketing process by SearchEnhancement, a product that initiates the advertisement popups on a user’s computer and browser. This process is a non-system process meaning it does not automatically get installed on a user’s PC without the user initiating the installation or downloading of certain software from the internet. Since this is a non-system process file, it cannot affect the performance of the computer whether it is installed or uninstalled but having too many applications like it may cause errors on the system. Users can opt to remove the file as they choose.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. scbar.exe. is used by 20-20 v6.0 Shortcut Bar, If you shut down scbar.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop scbar.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is 20-20 v6.0 Shortcut Bar, 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 scbar.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as 20-20 v6.0 Shortcut Bar, 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 scbar.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 scbar.exe, belongs to, in this case 20-20 v6.0 Shortcut Bar