Ask Media Toolbar
by APN, LLC
What is Ask Media Toolbar?
Ask Media Toolbar is software application developed by APN, LLC. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 69.57% of installations running this operating system. Ask Media Toolbar's installer is typically 496.00 KB in size and installs around 11 files. The most common release is 12.10.6.5368 with 39.13% of all installations currently using this version.
Ask Media Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 60.14% of installations residing in this country.
When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Ask Media Toolbar is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Ask Media Toolbar?
This ad-supported toolbar, published by Ask.com, is a browser extension that enables users to search the Internet using the Ask.com search engine. Upon installation, the toolbar may modify the browser's search and home pages. An updater component may also be installed alongside a Search Application in order to facilitate updates. The default search feature will be set to the APN Search Service. Users may also have the option to reset their Internet browser's default homepage to Ask.com or another specified webpage during the download process. The toolbar includes functionality to prevent certain accidental or unauthorized changes to the homepage, new tab page, and default search settings by third parties, blocking and notifying users of such attempts. Please note that this functionality will not prevent changes made by APN, its partners, or affiliates.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Ask Media Toolbar.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| AhnLab-V3 | N | PUP/Win32.IECore |
| ESET-NOD32 | 8.9601 | a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.F |
Software Behaviors
- Firewall:
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- tbnotifier.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AskPartnerNetwork\Toolbar\Updater\TBNotifier.exe'.
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
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- tbnotifier.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ApnTBMon.
- Registry entries:
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- vntldr.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'VNT' and executes as "C:\Program Files\VNT\vntldr.exe".
Software Details
- URL:
- https://help.ask.com/link/portal/30015/30018/articlefolder/11/ask-com-browser-toolbar
- Support:
- https://apnstatic.ask.com/static/toolbar/everest/documents/faq/index.html
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\vnt
- Uninstaller:
- MsiExec.exe /X{4152532D-4D45-4400-76A7-A758B70C0A02}
- Size:
- 496.00 KB
- Language:
- English
Ask Media Toolbar Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- tbnotifier.exe
- Name:
- Ask Media Toolbar
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\vnt\tbnotifier.exe
- MD5:
- 98a4358eb0bf7de055dbf5cf8f80d1b2
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
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EXE
|
tbnotifier.exe
Toolbar
|
98a4358eb0bf7de055dbf5cf8f80d1b2 |
|
EXE
|
822add6f0a321a8b3f907f9effd0eaaf | |
|
EXE
|
e798f169dcb1e99c9f35dbdb5c7423ae | |
|
EXE
|
b75a16943804753554d4a9c6d581639b | |
|
DLL
|
91a62a9e3bd3f86364c25a0eab04f41c | |
|
DLL
|
1dcabb6f59478efd9b0174de7b53ad00 | |
|
DLL
|
24d26984ca957246e080ae7cf2e745e9 | |
|
DLL
|
35bc1d1ce229c3efd6b2d53aba70dcc8 | |
|
DLL
|
3084d842e166d304e62a686e48f1d293 | |
|
EXE
|
f205be21ed1a7f686edc46e90db94f0c |