Shockwave Game Bar
What is Shockwave Game Bar?
Shockwave Game Bar, 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)
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
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Connects to the Internet
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Shockwave Game Bar.
| updater.exe (31b522014fc560c122cdfa72d47ca940) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.1486 |
PUA.Win32.AskToolbar.81 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10201 |
a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G |
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: 2.18 MB
Files installed by Shockwave Game Bar
| Program executable: | updater.exe |
| Name: | Updater |
| Ask Updater |
| Path: | C:\program\ask.com\updater\updater.exe |
| MD5: | 1ca034e7feb38fb4f3484aec092c403f |
| 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 'Updater.exe' which loads as "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).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| updater.exe |
| Memory: | 3.63 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.1111757247% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.05682382% | |
| User CPU: | 0.05435190% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,851,160 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 167 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 62 Bytes | |
How do I remove Shockwave Game Bar?
You can uninstall Shockwave Game Bar 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 Shockwave Game Bar, 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 Shockwave Game Bar.
- 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) 63%
Win 10 3%
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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 83%
Keep it 17%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
65.79% |
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| Windows XP |
18.42% |
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| Windows Vista |
13.16% |
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| Windows 10 |
2.63% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
47.37% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
18.42% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.16% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.89% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.26% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.26% |
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Geography
60.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
60.78% |
| Australia |
3.92% |
| MK |
1.96% |
| Singapore |
1.96% |
| CW |
1.96% |
| Sweden |
1.96% |
| India |
1.96% |
| AL |
1.96% |
| Indonesia |
1.96% |
| BD |
1.96% |
| Romania |
1.96% |
| Iran |
1.96% |
| DK |
1.96% |
| Croatia |
1.96% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
45.71% |
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| Toshiba |
14.29% |
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| Dell |
8.57% |
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| Acer |
8.57% |
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| Sony |
5.71% |
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| American Megatrends |
5.71% |
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| Packard Bell |
2.86% |
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| Gateway |
2.86% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.86% |
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| ASUS |
2.86% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
9.09% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L855 |
3.03% |
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| Sony VPCS137GG |
3.03% |
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| PACKARD BELL BV IMEDIA A3... |
3.03% |
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| MSI MS-7586 |
3.03% |
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| HP-Pavilion BT437AA-ABA s... |
3.03% |
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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