Ask Social Toolbar
by APN, LLC
What is Ask Social Toolbar?
Ask Social Toolbar is software application developed by APN, LLC. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 61.11% of installations running this operating system. Ask Social Toolbar's installer is typically 496.00 KB in size and installs around 11 files. The most common release is 12.10.6.5291 with 19.44% of all installations currently using this version.
Ask Social Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 39.21% of installations residing in this country.
When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Ask Social Toolbar is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Ask Social Toolbar?
The Ask Social Toolbar is a browser extension provided by Ask.com (Ask Partner Network) that offers a range of web browsing features. It may modify the user's home and search pages to utilize Ask.com's managed partner search engine.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Ask Social Toolbar.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| AhnLab-V3 | 2014.08.06 | PUP/Win32.IECore |
| Baidu-International | 4.0.3.1486 | PUA.Win32.AskToolbar.bF |
| ESET-NOD32 | 8.10211 | 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.
Software Details
- URL:
- –
- Support:
- https://apnstatic.ask.com/static/toolbar/everest/documents/faq/index.html
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\updater
- Uninstaller:
- MsiExec.exe /X{504C542D-534F-4300-76A7-A758B70C0A00}
- Size:
- 496.00 KB
- Language:
- English
Ask Social Toolbar Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- tbnotifier.exe
- Name:
- Ask Social Toolbar
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\updater\tbnotifier.exe
- MD5:
- 33be35574e1081a91eacd2b98e0a472a
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –