What is GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe - Process - Google Toolbar Notifier?

Process GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe is the Google Toolbar Notifier, which comes with Google Toolbar. This executable is necessary to enable the Search Settings Notifier feature of the Toolbar. This feature lets you keep Google as your default search engine and prevents this setting (and others as we add new features) from being changed without your consent.

GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe is launched as a startup program with this configuration:

 
Name: GoogleToolbarNotifier
Command: C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier
   \1.2.1128.5462\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe
Location: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Registry name: swg

GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe process and program file info:

CPU usage: 00%
Memory usage: 428K
Launching method: Registry Startup
Directory: C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier
   \1.2.1128.5462
File name: GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe
Description: GoogleToolbarNotifier
Size: 171,448 bytes
Date: Monday, May 14, 2007, 11:09:39 PM
Version: 1.2.1128.5462
Company name: Google
System essential: No
Virus/Spyware/Adware: No

To save memory and reduce security risk, you should remove GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe from startup program list. See other tutorials to remove GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe.