Browser Tab Search by Ask for Firefox

Browser Tab Search by Ask for Firefox

Known Toolbar

by IAC Search and Media

What is Browser Tab Search by Ask for Firefox?

Browser Tab Search by Ask for Firefox is software application developed by IAC Search and Media. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 59.48% of installations running this operating system. Browser Tab Search by Ask for Firefox's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 5 files.

Browser Tab Search by Ask for Firefox is most popular in the United States with 19.06% of installations residing in this country.

About Browser Tab Search by Ask for Firefox?

Browser Tab Search is a web browser toolbar/extension supported by advertising that modifies certain browser settings. It can change the default home page and new tab settings and protect these changes, as well as the default search engine. Additionally, it adds alternative error page functionality for "Page Not Found" and DNS errors, and tracks usage behavior. Information about search queries and interaction with search results may be used to personalize content and advertisements.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Browser Tab Search by Ask for Firefox.

msbloader.exe (MD5: 2018874cd4d77b00414a7f514150d2f9) has been flagged by 8 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Search
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.SearchSuite.81
CAT-QuickHeal PUA.MSJDGBTIR.OD6
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.K potentially unsafe
Qihoo-360 Trojan.Generic
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Adware.BrowserTabSearch.95136[h]

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • msbloader.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'msbloader.exe' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Browser Tab Search by Ask\SafetyNut\BrowserTabSearch\msbloader.exe".
  • msbloader64.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Browser Tab Search by Askx64' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Browser Tab Search by Ask\SafetyNut\BrowserTabSearch\msbloader64.exe".

Software Details

URL:
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\browser tab search by ask\safetynut\browsertabsearch
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\Browser Tab Search by Ask\SafetyNut\BrowserTabSearch\BrowserTabSearchUninstall.exe" /browser=ff
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

Browser Tab Search by Ask for Firefox Executable Details

Primary executable:
msbloader64.exe
Name:
Browser Tab Search by Ask for Firefox
Path:
C:\Program Files\browser tab search by ask\safetynut\browsertabsearch\msbloader64.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Browser Tab Search by Ask for Firefox
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
2018874cd4d77b00414a7f514150d2f9
DLL
ecfde0f5694f7b94ef99834a9a8d6af6
DLL
f26ddbd35521ffbd54c0bcf6b4891111
EXE
41b689f0846bf01b7a9281ae844e5ed6
EXE
4d0f6130794c7dca9b8320ef82f0c7d7