Ask Toolbar

A way to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your PC

Ask Toolbar is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Ask.com. Go over here for more information on Ask.com. Ask Toolbar is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Ask.com directory, subject to the user's choice. The full command line for removing Ask Toolbar is MsiExec.exe /I{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. Ask Toolbar's main file takes around 90.88 KB (93064 bytes) and is called UpdateTask.exe.

The executables below are part of Ask Toolbar. They occupy an average of 239.88 KB (245640 bytes) on disk.

• SaUpdate.exe (149.00 KB)
• UpdateTask.exe (90.88 KB)

The current web page applies to Ask Toolbar version 1.5.2.0 only. You can find below info on other releases of Ask Toolbar:

• 1.15.8.0
• 1.8.0.0
• 1.7.0.0
• Unknown
• 1.13.1.0
• 1.15.1.0
• 1.15.23.0
• 4.1.0.4
• 4.1.0.2
• 1.11.3.0
• 1.6.6.0
• 1.12.5.0
• 1.14.1.0
• 1.15.24.0
• 1.14.0.0
• 1.17.6.0
• 1.15.12.0
• 1.4.4.0
• 1.15.6.0
• 1.12.3.0
• 1.15.4.0
• 1.15.14.0
• 1.6.9.0
• 1.15.9.0
• 1.15.18.0
• 1.16.1.0
• 1.5.1.0
• 1.15.26.0
• 1.4.0.0
• 1.7.1.0
• 1.6.3.0
• 1.17.2.0
• 1.17.7.0
• 1.15.20.0
• 1.15.15.0
• 1.3.1.0
• 1.13.0.0
• 1.6.5.0
• 1.15.25.0
• 1.9.1.0
• 1.11.1.0
• 1.15.11.0
• 1.15.29.0
• 1.17.0.0
• 1.6.12.0
• 1.6.2.0
• 1.5.0.0
• 1.15.2.0
• 1.6.14.0
• 1.12.1.0
• 1.4.3.0
• 1.17.9.0
• 4.1.0.3
• 1.13.2.0
• 1.12.2.0
• 4.1.0.7
• 1.6.8.0
• 1.17.1.0
• 1.15.10.0
• 1.3.3.0
• 1.11.0.0
• 1.15.5.0
• 1.15.0.0
• 1.15.13.0
• 1.6.1.0
• 4.1.0.5
• 1.17.3.0

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If you are manually uninstalling Ask Toolbar we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Ask Toolbar from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\Ask.com

The files below remain on your disk by Ask Toolbar when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\cobrand.ico
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\config.xml
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\favicon.ico
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\mupcfg.xml
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\SaUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\UpdateTask.exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Ask.com\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}\

How to erase Ask Toolbar with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is an application offered by Ask.com. Some computer users choose to uninstall this application. This can be hard because uninstalling this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE approach to uninstall Ask Toolbar is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Ask Toolbar or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Ask Toolbar". If it is installed on your PC the Ask Toolbar application will be found automatically. After you click Ask Toolbar in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Ask Toolbar, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Ask Toolbar.


8. After uninstalling Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Ask Toolbar that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Ask Toolbar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your computer, nor are we saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Ask Toolbar in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.