Should I remove Shopping App by Ask?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #2,643
United States Rank #2,806
Reach 0.2698%
Installation trends (last 30 days)
Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.17 days
270.60 days >
Average installed length: 142.18 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
12.39.0.413 |
0.24% |
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12.38.0.3270 |
0.11% |
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12.38.0.3240 |
0.05% |
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12.38.0.3239 |
0.08% |
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12.38.0.3238 |
0.05% |
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12.38.0.3228 |
0.03% |
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12.38.0.3226 |
0.03% |
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12.38.0.3225 |
0.03% |
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12.38.0.3221 |
0.03% |
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12.38.0.394 |
0.05% |
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12.38.0.389 |
0.71% |
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12.38.0.382 |
0.08% |
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12.37.0.2938 |
0.05% |
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12.37.0.2930 |
0.03% |
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12.37.0.2878 |
0.03% |
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12.37.0.2837 |
0.18% |
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12.37.0.2830 |
0.03% |
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12.37.0.2821 |
0.21% |
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12.37.0.2808 |
0.03% |
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12.37.0.2806 |
0.03% |
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12.37.0.350 |
1.19% |
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12.37.0.342 |
0.05% |
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12.37.0.340 |
0.24% |
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12.35.0.2592 |
0.03% |
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12.35.0.2577 |
0.05% |
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12.35.0.2553 |
0.16% |
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12.35.0.2547 |
0.03% |
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12.35.0.2539 |
0.05% |
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12.35.0.2522 |
0.03% |
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12.35.0.2491 |
0.05% |
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12.35.0.2482 |
0.11% |
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12.35.0.2434 |
0.11% |
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12.35.0.2430 |
0.03% |
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12.35.0.2422 |
0.40% |
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12.35.0.325 |
0.03% |
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12.35.0.315 |
0.18% |
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12.35.0.314 |
0.03% |
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12.35.0.308 |
0.08% |
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12.35.0.301 |
0.05% |
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12.35.0.285 |
6.02% |
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12.34.1.2306 |
0.03% |
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12.34.1.2166 |
0.13% |
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12.34.1.261 |
0.11% |
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12.34.1.258 |
0.66% |
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12.33.2.2063 |
0.05% |
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12.33.2.2060 |
0.05% |
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12.33.2.2033 |
0.13% |
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12.31.0.1933 |
0.26% |
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12.29.0.1681 |
0.05% |
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12.29.0.1677 |
0.13% |
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12.29.0.1647 |
0.11% |
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183 versions |
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Shopping App by Ask
from APN, LLC
What is Shopping App by Ask? (from APN)
The Shopping Toolbar by Ask has the single purpose of enhancing a user’s online shopping experience by offering an enhanced shopping search experience, links to popular shopping sites and/or additional content such as coupons, special offers and the latest deals from many merchants. The enhanced shopping search experie... Read more
Overview
Shopping App by Ask is a software program developed by APN. The most common release is 12.35.0.285, with over 27% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named apnnativemsghost.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 19 files and is usually about 500 KB (512,000 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 8. While about 42% of users of Shopping App by Ask come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Bundled relationships
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Program details
URL: help.ask.com/link/portal/30015/30018/Article/227/What-features-does-the-Shopping-Toolbar-by-Ask-offer
Help link: apnstatic.ask.com/static/toolbar/everest/documents/faq/index.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\updater\idc
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{4F524A2D-5354-2D53-5045-A758B70C0F01}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 500 KB
Files installed by Shopping App by Ask
Program executable: | apnnativemsghost.exe |
Name: | APN Native Messaging Host |
Path: | C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\chromeutils\apnnativemsghost.exe |
MD5: | 8a4fed42855a9ec0116dc4b6e94707ec |
Additional files:
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idcsrvstub.dll - IDC Server Stub
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idcsrvstub_x64.dll
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idcsrv.dll - IdcSrv (IDC Server)
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idcsrv_x64.dll
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idcldr.exe - IDC (IDC Loader)
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idcldr_x64.exe
How do I remove Shopping App by Ask?
Quickly and completely remove Shopping App by Ask from your computer by downloading "Should I Remove It?", its 100% FREE and installs in seconds (click the button below).
Or, you can uninstall Shopping App by Ask 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: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Shopping App by Ask, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8: 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 Shopping App by Ask.
- 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win 8.1 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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GLOBAL RANK
#2,643
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
57.53% |
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Windows 8 |
29.59% |
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Windows Vista |
7.18% |
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Windows XP |
5.67% |
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Windows 8.1 |
0.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.32% |
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Windows 8.1 |
14.84% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
10.28% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.99% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.78% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
5.51% |
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Geography
41.69% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
41.69% |
Germany |
10.35% |
United Kingdom |
3.72% |
Canada |
2.66% |
DK |
2.53% |
Norway |
2.50% |
Brazil |
2.22% |
Australia |
2.19% |
Austria |
1.97% |
Italy |
1.88% |
Mexico |
1.88% |
France |
1.68% |
Netherlands |
1.53% |
Belgium |
1.31% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
30.03% |
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Dell |
20.32% |
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Acer |
18.28% |
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Toshiba |
7.59% |
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ASUS |
7.43% |
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Lenovo |
4.16% |
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Samsung |
4.00% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.35% |
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Medion |
1.63% |
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Intel |
1.18% |
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Sahara |
1.10% |
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American Megatrends |
0.94% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.05% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.71% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.25% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.99% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.99% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.87% |
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