What is Nero Toolbar Updater?

Nero Toolbar Updater is software application developed by Ask.com. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 72.73% of installations running this operating system. Nero Toolbar Updater's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 1 files. The most common release is 1.2.1.22229 with 75.00% of all installations currently using this version.

Nero Toolbar Updater is most popular in the United States with 35.48% of installations residing in this country.

About Nero Toolbar Updater?

The Nero Toolbar Updater is a software utility designed to automatically update the Ask.com internet browser toolbar. This toolbar is typically installed through bundled software and the default settings will automatically install it when the host bundler software is installed on your PC. However, it has been noted that the toolbar may leave behind numerous files, settings, and registry entries, potentially causing stability and performance issues. Furthermore, even if the associated program that bundled it is uninstalled, the toolbar may not be removed. Additionally, the toolbar is often bundled with the free PDF Creator program as an optional installation and may not be uninstalled when PDF Creator is removed, requiring manual removal. If the toolbar has modified the home page and search settings, the user will need to manually revert them back.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Nero 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 Details

URL:

https://sp.ask.com/toolbar

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\ask.com\updater

Uninstaller:

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

Size:

1.00 MB

Language:

English

Nero Toolbar Updater Executable Details

Primary executable:

Updater.exe

Name:

Nero Toolbar Updater

Path:

C:\Program Files\ask.com\updater\Updater.exe

MD5:

31b522014fc560c122cdfa72d47ca940

SHA-1:

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SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

EXE