VirtualDJ Toolbar
What is VirtualDJ Toolbar?
VirtualDJ Toolbar is an Ask.com powered toolbar. The Ask Toolbar 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. 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.
About (from Ask.com)
This browser toolbar is customizable and will help you search the Internet with Ask and may provide other search features. If you consent to make Ask your default search,your Internet browser default search feature will be set to Ask and you will access Ask web search services by entering queries in your browser chrome... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Integrates into the web browser
- 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 VirtualDJ Toolbar.
| 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 |
VirtualDJ Toolbar 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: sp.ask.com/toolbar
Help link: about.ask.com/en/docs/about/index.shtml
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Ask.com\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 3.57 MB
Files installed by VirtualDJ Toolbar
| Program module: | GenericAskToolbar.dll |
| Name: | Toolbar |
| Ask Toolbar |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll |
| MD5: | 182e6ff83d72d8b7674c1da3536e626f |
| The Ask Toolbar 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. Ask.com has entered into... |
Additional files:
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GenericAskToolbar.dll (by Ask) - Toolbar (Ask Toolbar)
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precache.exe
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SaUpdate.exe
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UpdateTask.exe
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updater.exe (by Ask) - Updater (Ask Updater)
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- GenericAskToolbar.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Ask Toolbar' with the class of {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440} (Ask Toolbar BHO).
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- GenericAskToolbar.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Ask Toolbar' with the class of {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
- GenericAskToolbar.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'UrlSearchHook Class' with a class of {00000000-6E41-4FD3-8538-502F5495E5FC} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- GenericAskToolbar.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Nero 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 3:52 PM).
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".
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| UpdateTask.exe |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002343532% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00013929% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009506% | |
| updater.exe |
| Memory: | 2.57 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0095300407% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00190178% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00762826% | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 4 Bytes | |
How do I remove VirtualDJ Toolbar?
You can uninstall VirtualDJ 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 VirtualDJ 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 VirtualDJ 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 VirtualDJ 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) 65%
Win XP 2%
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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 67%
Keep it 33%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
77.58% |
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| Windows XP |
12.12% |
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| Windows 10 |
6.67% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.64% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.94% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.64% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
12.12% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.67% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
6.67% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
5.45% |
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Geography
24.46% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
24.46% |
| Germany |
8.70% |
| Brazil |
8.15% |
| Israel |
4.35% |
| Argentina |
3.80% |
| Canada |
3.26% |
| Colombia |
2.72% |
| Mexico |
2.72% |
| Belgium |
2.17% |
| Poland |
2.17% |
| South Africa |
1.63% |
| Costa Rica |
1.63% |
| Australia |
1.63% |
| India |
1.63% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
37.78% |
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| Dell |
18.89% |
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| Acer |
17.78% |
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| Toshiba |
10.00% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.44% |
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| Samsung |
4.44% |
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| ASUS |
2.22% |
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| Medion |
2.22% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.22% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
4.72% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.77% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.83% |
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| HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... |
2.83% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C655D |
1.89% |
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| ECS H61H2-M2 |
1.89% |
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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