AVG SafeGuard by Ask

AVG SafeGuard by Ask

Known Generic

by APN, LLC

What is AVG SafeGuard by Ask?

AVG SafeGuard by Ask is software application developed by APN, LLC. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 60.26% of installations running this operating system. AVG SafeGuard by Ask's installer is typically 544.00 KB in size and installs around 10 files. The most common release is 12.29.0.1904 with 14.53% of all installations currently using this version.

AVG SafeGuard by Ask is most popular in Australia with 20.68% of installations residing in this country.

When using a computer that is connected to the internet, AVG SafeGuard by Ask is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in AVG SafeGuard by Ask.

tbnotifier.exe (MD5: f332813cc013d6af5c5a0c32a3aed725) has been flagged by 4 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Asktoolbar.45
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.M potentially unsafe
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004c42951 )

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • tbnotifier.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AskPartnerNetwork\Toolbar\Updater\TBNotifier.exe'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • tbnotifier.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.

Software Details

URL:
Support:
https://apnstatic.ask.com/static/toolbar/everest/documents/faq/index.html
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\updater\idc
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{41564753-502D-5347-00A7-A758B70C1801}
Size:
544.00 KB
Language:
English

AVG SafeGuard by Ask Executable Details

Primary executable:
ToolbarIcon.exe
Name:
AVG SafeGuard by Ask
Path:
C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\updater\idc\ToolbarIcon.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by AVG SafeGuard by Ask
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
f332813cc013d6af5c5a0c32a3aed725
EXE
f99218793560b339c053484e4e05c326
EXE
9d717d4ff74de7db07ade7f48ac75bf0
EXE
ab7ecd7064a8d3ca705025b8949b6fa1
EXE
77070a256e8d69adfac81baabcd58c3d
CRX
270fc8940bdf5a5197b61f8e86135756
CRX
f30ab9ff61568377cbcac77773aee290
CRX
6286af228918c4fa11db075d17fbba38
CRX
a2d55cc56773bce5e228df1fd740bc8b
CRX
838d7a82857544414687defaf44ec2a1