Shockwave Game Bar Updater

Shockwave Game Bar Updater

Known Toolbar

by Ask.com

What is Shockwave Game Bar Updater?

Shockwave Game Bar Updater is software application developed by Ask.com. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 75.61% of installations running this operating system. Shockwave Game Bar Updater's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 1 files. The most common release is 1.2.2.23821 with 36.59% of all installations currently using this version.

Shockwave Game Bar Updater is most popular in the United States with 71.69% of installations residing in this country.

About Shockwave Game Bar Updater?

The Shockwave Game Bar Updater is a toolbar update mechanism powered by Ask.com, specifically designed to ensure that the branded toolbar is always up to date. The Ask Toolbar is a web-browser add-on that can be displayed as an additional bar within the browser's window and/or menu. It is frequently included as part of the installation process for third-party software. Ask.com has established partnerships with various software security vendors, through which they are compensated for distributing the toolbar alongside their software. When you utilize the Toolbar to submit a query, the information is transmitted to Ask servers, allowing Ask.com to process your web search requests and provide search results to you.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Shockwave Game Bar Updater.

Updater.exe (MD5: 31b522014fc560c122cdfa72d47ca940) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International PUA.Win32.AskToolbar.81
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G

Software Details

URL:
https://sp.ask.com/toolbar
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\ask.com\updater
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe -uninstall
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

Shockwave Game Bar Updater Executable Details

Primary executable:
Updater.exe
Name:
Shockwave Game Bar Updater
Path:
C:\Program Files\ask.com\updater\Updater.exe
MD5:
31b522014fc560c122cdfa72d47ca940
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Shockwave Game Bar Updater
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
31b522014fc560c122cdfa72d47ca940