Ask Toolbar
by Ask.com
What is Ask Toolbar?
Ask Toolbar is software application developed by Ask.com. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 71.32% of installations running this operating system. Ask Toolbar's installer is typically 4.00 MB in size and installs around 63 files. The most common release is 12.2.2.588 with 8.67% of all installations currently using this version.
Ask Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 47.92% of installations residing in this country.
Ask Toolbar adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Ask Toolbar is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
About Ask Toolbar?
The Ask Toolbar is a web-browser add-on that can be added as an additional toolbar or menu option within the browser window. It is commonly included during the installation of other software, often without prior notification to the user. Ask.com has established partnerships with certain software security vendors, who are compensated for distributing the toolbar with their software. When utilizing the Toolbar to conduct a search query, the information is forwarded to Ask servers, allowing Ask.com to process and return search results to the user.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Ask Toolbar.
Software Behaviors
- Firewall:
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- tbnotifier.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AskPartnerNetwork\Toolbar\Updater\TBNotifier.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- tbnotifier.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{2A74CAE7-C98C-44C6-9E9E-155D069D857D}' (runs on registration).
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
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- tbnotifier.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ApnTBMon.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://apn.ask.com
- Support:
- https://sp.ask.com/sunhp/sunlanding.html
- Installation path:
- C:\Windows\Installer\{434C4D2D-5636-006A-76A7-A758B70B0A00}
- Uninstaller:
- MsiExec.exe /X{4F524A2D-5637-006A-76A7-A758B70C0001}
- Size:
- 4.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Ask Toolbar Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- ToolbarIcon.exe
- Name:
- Ask Toolbar
- Path:
- C:\Windows\Installer\{434C4D2D-5636-006A-76A7-A758B70B0A00}\ToolbarIcon.exe
- MD5:
- –
- SHA-1:
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- SHA-256:
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| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
|
DLL
|
6a70c464733b2f3ce28a92f31541a8fd | |
|
EXE
|
fd7e6cf4cea1ff91308c45856590d6ad | |
|
DLL
|
f20c7c261b4b9983d401cd65e9a7f9fe | |
|
DLL
|
7d2d0bb21af7b9b49481befc20fca885 | |
|
EXE
|
02bfb88910077b93735301cfd938fb1a | |
|
DLL
|
3288f33be7634c85c251b01d2bab9ea8 | |
|
EXE
|
tbnotifier.exe
Malware
|
f332813cc013d6af5c5a0c32a3aed725 |
|
EXE
|
1f80ea3dbbf84300c3cb5f680beeeff1 | |
|
EXE
|
c5bc3d856c77bc50fb4f06591205e1b1 | |
|
EXE
|
8a4fed42855a9ec0116dc4b6e94707ec |