Should I remove Ask Toolbar Updater?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
75% remove it25% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #1,395
United States Rank #1,232
Reach 0.4905%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.97 days
441.70 days >
Average installed length: 232.08 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.4.4.52828 |
0.46% |
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| 1.4.4.45269 |
2.01% |
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| 1.4.3.42067 |
0.77% |
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| 1.4.2.36670 |
3.74% |
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| 1.4.1.34141 |
0.87% |
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| 1.4.1.28235 |
0.87% |
|
| 1.4.0.25589 |
1.72% |
|
| 1.3.1.26360 |
2.54% |
|
| 1.3.1.24630 |
0.19% |
|
| 1.3.0.24233 |
0.01% |
|
| 1.2.6.45268 |
0.01% |
|
| 1.2.6.44892 |
0.88% |
|
| 1.2.6.36191 |
0.03% |
|
| 1.2.5.42081 |
0.85% |
|
| 1.2.5.36191 |
20.23% |
|
| 1.2.4.36191 |
12.04% |
|
| 1.2.4.35882 |
2.49% |
|
| 1.2.3.33066 |
0.99% |
|
| 1.2.3.33021 |
0.01% |
|
| 1.2.3.30498 |
0.06% |
|
| 1.2.3.30496 |
1.53% |
|
| 1.2.3.29495 |
12.60% |
|
| 1.2.2.26485 |
0.44% |
|
| 1.2.2.23821 |
6.48% |
|
| 1.2.1.23037 |
10.55% |
|
| 1.2.1.22229 |
0.59% |
|
| 1.2.1.21954 |
0.04% |
|
| 1.2.0.20064 |
0.51% |
|
| 1.2.0.20007 |
15.84% |
|
| 1.2.0.19709 |
0.46% |
|
| 1.0.0.18107 |
0.01% |
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| 1.0.0.16749 |
0.01% |
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Ask Toolbar Updater
What is Ask Toolbar Updater?
The Ask Toolbar Updater is designed to periodically (once a day) check for an install updates to the toolbar without the interaction of the user. The Ask Toolbar and other applications are increasingly being bundled with programs; most notably freeware. It's usually installed during the installation of a program, and it's easy to miss the step where you can un-check the Ask Toolbar option.
About (from Ask.com)
The ASK Updater is a client application that came with your Ask Toolbar. The Updater's job is to keep your Toolbar up to date to provide you with new features and to increase compatibility.
Ask Toolbar lets you perform a search from wherever you are on the Web. It's free to download and fits right in your brow... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 1.2.5.36191, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named Updater.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 1.53 MB (1,601,221 bytes). The installed file Updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Integrates into the web browser
- Connects to the Internet
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Ask Toolbar Updater.
| Updater.exe (b33be1ccbc5c9fe20c639c734454b211) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan[Downloader]/Win32.Agent |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141121 |
PUA.Win32.AskToolbar.45 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10564 |
a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.325 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0924 |
Ask Toolbar Updater has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: help.ask.com/link/portal/30015/30018/Article/1/How-do-I-remove-the-Ask-com-Toolbar
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Ask.com\
Uninstaller: Updater\Updater.exe -uninstall
Estimated size: 1.53 MB
Files installed by Ask Toolbar Updater
| Program executable: | Updater.exe |
| Name: | Updater |
| Ask Updater |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\ask.com\updater\Updater.exe |
| MD5: | a94228a151dcd5364c214cc452268d2a |
| 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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Updater.exe (by Ask) - Updater (Ask Updater)
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".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Updater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe'.
Network connections
- Updater.exe connects to 165.254.35.120 (port 80).
- Updater.exe connects to 63.116.243.51 (port 80).
- Updater.exe connects to a23-67-242-105.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.242.105 port 80).
- Updater.exe connects to a23-67-242-107.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.242.107 port 80).
- Updater.exe connects to a23-67-242-33.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.242.33 port 80).
- Updater.exe connects to a23-67-242-40.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.242.40 port 80).
- Updater.exe connects to a23-67-242-57.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.242.57 port 80).
- Updater.exe connects to a23-67-250-91.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.250.91 port 80).
- Updater.exe connects to toolbar.iad.ask.com (66.235.120.94 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Updater.exe |
| Memory: | 5.17 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0011521772% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00042008% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00073210% | |
| Switches/sec: | 6 | |
How do I remove Ask Toolbar Updater?
You can uninstall Ask Toolbar Updater 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 Updater, 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 Updater.
- 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 Ask Toolbar Updater 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) 66%
Win 8 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 75%
Keep it 25%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
73.02% |
|
| Windows Vista |
10.07% |
|
| Windows 10 |
8.79% |
|
| Windows XP |
8.09% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.70% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.38% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.18% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.06% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.97% |
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| Windows 8 |
2.42% |
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Geography
54.53% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
54.53% |
| Germany |
6.13% |
| Iran |
4.74% |
| United Kingdom |
4.03% |
| Canada |
2.43% |
| Brazil |
1.89% |
| Australia |
1.72% |
| Italy |
1.46% |
| Israel |
1.33% |
| France |
1.33% |
| Netherlands |
1.16% |
| Belgium |
1.13% |
| India |
0.99% |
| Hungary |
0.98% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.92% |
|
| Dell |
25.10% |
|
| Acer |
16.31% |
|
| Toshiba |
6.99% |
|
| ASUS |
6.22% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.63% |
|
| Samsung |
2.91% |
|
| Lenovo |
1.82% |
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| Intel |
1.31% |
|
| American Megatrends |
1.11% |
|
| Medion |
0.70% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
7.34% |
|
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.07% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.95% |
|
| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
4.04% |
|
| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.47% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.06% |
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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