Should I remove Ask Toolbar UK?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

76% remove it24% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
4.0.2.55	50.00%
4.0.2.53	50.00%

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Ask Toolbar UK

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Remove Ask Toolbar (UK) by Ask.com

What is Ask Toolbar UK?

Ask Toolbar (UK) is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, interstitial and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and distributed through various monetization platforms during installation. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page, search settings and in some cases will modify Internet Explorer's load time threshold, place a lock file within Firefox to prevent competing software from changing its settings as well as disable the browser's Content Security Policy in order to allow for cross site scripting of the plugin.

About (from Ask.com)

Ask Toolbar lets you perform a search from wherever you are on the Web. It's free to download and fits right in your browser. No matter what site you're visiting, simply go to the Ask Toolbar already in your browser, and type in your search. Additional features include map information, the latest headlines, financial s... Read more

Overview

Loads into the web browser
Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
Hijacks the web browser's home page
The experts agree, you should remove it!

Program details

URL: www.uk.ask.com

Help link: dl.uk.ask.com/toolbars/askbaruk/help.html

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\AskBarUK\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\AskBarUK\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 1.07 MB

Files installed by Ask Toolbar UK

Program module:	askBar_UK.dll
Name:	Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer
Path:	C:\Program Files\AskBarUK\bar\bin\askBar_UK.dll
MD5:	5a2d468869917b9f6bd0520ee88d4e49

Additional files:

askBar_UK.dll - Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer
unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)

How do I remove Ask Toolbar UK?

You can uninstall Ask Toolbar UK from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

When you find the program Ask Toolbar (UK), click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Ask Toolbar UK.
If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.