Should I remove NASCAR Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

69% remove it31% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.3.3.0	100.00%

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NASCAR Toolbar

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Remove NASCAR Toolbar by Ask.com

What is NASCAR Toolbar?

NASCAR Toolbar, powered by ASK, is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed (sometimes without warning) during the installation of other software. 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 uncheck the Ask Toolbar option. Ask.com has entered into partnerships with some software security vendors, whereby they are paid to distribute the toolbar alongside their software. When you use the Toolbar to submit a query, the Toolbar forwards such query information to Ask servers. Ask.com uses this information to process your web search requests and to return a search results page to you. During installation, the user might be given the option to modify the home and search pages, however this is often checked by default and overlooked.

About (from Ask.com)

Search Application: The Search Application may install into your Internet browser or operating system and allows you to search the Internet with Ask.com (the “APN Search Service”), and may provide other features as further described herein or during the Search Application installation process. If you already have a S... Read more

Overview

Loads into the web browser
Many 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\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}

(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Estimated size: 907.9 KB

Language: English (United States)

Files installed by NASCAR Toolbar

Program executable:	UpdateTask.exe
Path:	C:\Program Files\Ask.com\UpdateTask.exe
MD5:	df836053389f6f1f36f676c5f510aa3d

Additional files:

GenericAskToolbar.dll - Toolbar (Ask.com Toolbar)
UpdateTask.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO

GenericAskToolbar.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Ask.com Toolbar' with the class of {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440} (Ask.com Toolbar BHO).

Internet Explorer Toolbar

GenericAskToolbar.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Ask.com Toolbar' with the class of {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440}.

Internet Explorer Web Browser

GenericAskToolbar.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Ask.com Toolbar' with a class of {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440}.

Scheduled Task

UpdateTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Scheduled Update for Ask Toolbar' (runs daily at 11:01 PM).

How do I remove NASCAR Toolbar?

You can uninstall NASCAR 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 NASCAR 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 NASCAR 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.