Ask Toolbar

A guide to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your system

Ask Toolbar is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Ask.com. You can read more on Ask.com or check for application updates here. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com directory. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's preference. Ask Toolbar's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. The application's main executable file is named UpdateTask.exe and occupies 132.16 KB (135336 bytes).

The following executables are installed beside Ask Toolbar. They take about 2.09 MB (2193736 bytes) on disk.

• AviraBrowserSecurity.exe (228.16 KB)
• precache.exe (69.16 KB)
• SaUpdate.exe (192.16 KB)
• UpdateTask.exe (132.16 KB)
• Updater.exe (1.49 MB)

The current page applies to Ask Toolbar version 1.15.1.0 alone. You can find here a few links to other Ask Toolbar releases:

• 1.15.8.0
• 1.8.0.0
• 1.7.0.0
• Unknown
• 1.13.1.0
• 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
• 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 frequently left behind when you remove Ask Toolbar.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Ask Toolbar:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com

The files below were left behind on your disk by Ask Toolbar's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\b.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\bl.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\br.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\l.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\pointer.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\r.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\t.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\tl.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\assets\oobe\tr.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\AviraBrowserSecurity.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\cb_f8b.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\cobrand.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\config.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\favicon.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\fv_a3c.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\mupcfg.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\precache.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\SaUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\Updater\config.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\UpdateTask.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}

A way to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is a program offered by the software company Ask.com. Some computer users choose to remove this application. This is hard because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to remove Ask Toolbar is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Ask Toolbar or simply activate the Search field and type in "Ask Toolbar". If it exists on your system the Ask Toolbar program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Ask Toolbar in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Ask Toolbar, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Ask Toolbar.


8. After removing Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Ask Toolbar which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Ask Toolbar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your PC, we are not saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Ask Toolbar in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.