What is KMPlayer Toolbar Updater?

KMPlayer Toolbar Updater is software application developed by Ask.com. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 79.92% of installations running this operating system. KMPlayer Toolbar Updater's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 2 files. The most common release is 1.4.2.36670 with 35.06% of all installations currently using this version.

KMPlayer Toolbar Updater is most popular in Iran with 46.10% of installations residing in this country.

When using a computer that is connected to the internet, KMPlayer Toolbar Updater is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About KMPlayer Toolbar Updater?

The KMPlayer Toolbar Updater is a software tool designed to automatically update the Ask.com internet browser toolbar. It is often installed as part of bundled software packages. By default, the KMPlayer Toolbar is installed automatically when the host bundler software is installed on the user's PC. However, some users have reported that the KMPlayer Toolbar may leave behind various files, settings, and registry entries that could potentially impact system stability and performance. Furthermore, the toolbar may not be removed even after uninstalling the associated program that bundled it. Typically, the KMPlayer Toolbar is included as an optional installation with the free KM Player program and may not be uninstalled when KM Player is removed from the user's PC. As a result, users may need to manually remove the toolbar if they no longer wish to use it. In addition, if the home page and search settings have been modified by the KMPlayer Toolbar, users will need to manually revert these settings back to their original state.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in KMPlayer Toolbar Updater.

Updater.exe (MD5: 31b522014fc560c122cdfa72d47ca940) has been flagged by 2 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Baidu-International	4.0.3.1486	PUA.Win32.AskToolbar.81
ESET-NOD32	8.10201	a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

Updater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe'.

Software Details

URL:

https://sp.ask.com/toolbar

Support:

–

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\Ask.com\

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe -uninstall

Size:

1.00 MB

Language:

English

KMPlayer Toolbar Updater Executable Details

Primary executable:

Updater.exe

Name:

KMPlayer Toolbar Updater

Path:

C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater.exe

MD5:

31b522014fc560c122cdfa72d47ca940

SHA-1:

–

SHA-256:

–

File Type

Filename

MD5

EXE

Updater.exe

Toolbar