Ask Toolbar

A guide to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your PC

Ask Toolbar is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Ask.com. You can read more on Ask.com or check for application updates here. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Ask.com directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's preference. MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE} is the full command line if you want to remove Ask Toolbar. The program's main executable file is named UpdateTask.exe and occupies 170.92 KB (175024 bytes).

The following executables are contained in Ask Toolbar. They occupy 2.07 MB (2165440 bytes) on disk.

• precache.exe (68.92 KB)
• SaUpdate.exe (193.42 KB)
• UpdateTask.exe (170.92 KB)
• Updater.exe (1.64 MB)

The current page applies to Ask Toolbar version 1.17.9.0 only. You can find below a few links to other Ask Toolbar versions:

• 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
• 1.5.2.0
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Ask Toolbar.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Ask Toolbar:

• C:\Program Files\Ask.com

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\b.png
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\bl.png
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\br.png
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\l.png
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\pointer.png
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\r.png
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\t.png
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\tl.png
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\assets\oobe\tr.png
• 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\mupcfg.xml
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\config.xml
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe

Many times the following registry data will not be cleaned:

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

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• 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}\

A way to remove Ask Toolbar with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is a program marketed by the software company Ask.com. Some computer users try to erase this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this by hand requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY way to erase 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 on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate 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. When you click Ask Toolbar in the list , some data about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This 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.
• Details about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Ask Toolbar.


8. After uninstalling Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Ask Toolbar that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Ask Toolbar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your computer, we are not saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good software application. This text simply 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.