MP3 Toolbar
What is MP3 Toolbar?
MP3 Toolbar is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolbar is typically bundled with 3rd party publishers in order to try to maximize install revenue as typically payouts per installation is between a few cents and a couple dollars depending on the geographical location of the host.
What the toolbar does:
- Change of the default search engine, including the Browser's built-in search box, and address bar.
- Addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found”.
- Change of the default Home Page and/or New Tabs, and protect your search settings.
About (from Ask.com)
An updater component (“Updater”) may also automatically install alongside a Search Application in order to facilitate updates to the applicable Search Application. If such an Updater is installed, it will uninstall when the applicable Search Application is uninstalled.
Overview
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Integrates into the web browser
- Connects to the Internet
- May modify the web browser's home page
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Program details
URL: sp.ask.com/toolbar
Help link: about.ask.com/en/docs/about/index.shtml
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ask.com\assets\oobe
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 3.63 MB
Files installed by MP3 Toolbar
Program executable: | updater.exe |
Name: | Updater |
| Ask Updater |
Path: | C:\Program Files\ask.com\updater\updater.exe |
MD5: | 6ea1bf3f6e6b0613351411a3eb6b85a2 |
| Ask Updater runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.
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Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- updater.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ApnUpdater' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe".
Network connections
- updater.exe connects to a23-67-250-91.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.250.91 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
updater.exe |
Memory: | 3.68 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0091227712% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00551148% | |
User CPU: | 0.00361129% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 1,896,826 | |
Switches/sec: | 3 | |
I/O reads/min: | 26 Bytes | |
How do I remove MP3 Toolbar?
You can uninstall MP3 Toolbar 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 MP3 Toolbar, 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 MP3 Toolbar.
- 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.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by MP3 Toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 7 14%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 62%
Keep it 38%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
78.57% |
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Windows Vista |
21.43% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
35.71% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
21.43% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
14.29% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
7.14% |
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Windows Vista Business |
7.14% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.14% |
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Geography
36.84% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
36.84% |
France |
10.53% |
Costa Rica |
10.53% |
Argentina |
10.53% |
LY |
5.26% |
Mexico |
5.26% |
IQ |
5.26% |
Venezuela |
5.26% |
Netherlands |
5.26% |
Peru |
5.26% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
54.55% |
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Dell |
18.18% |
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Lenovo |
9.09% |
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Acer |
9.09% |
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ASUS |
9.09% |
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Common models |
MSI MS-7366 |
7.69% |
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MSI ML-7309 |
7.69% |
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HP ProBook 4530s |
7.69% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
7.69% |
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HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
7.69% |
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HP G56 Notebook PC |
7.69% |
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About Ask.com
Ask focuses on search traffic through various methods, the number being installation of its toolbars through a lot of bundle and rebrand programs.
Publisher URL: www.ask.com