Ask Toolbar

A way to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your computer

This page is about Ask Toolbar for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Ask.com. Further information on Ask.com can be seen here. Ask Toolbar is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com folder, subject to the user's option. You can uninstall Ask Toolbar by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. UpdateTask.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 131.66 KB (134824 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in Ask Toolbar. They occupy 392.99 KB (402424 bytes) on disk.

• precache.exe (69.16 KB)
• SaUpdate.exe (192.16 KB)
• UpdateTask.exe (131.66 KB)

This data is about Ask Toolbar version 1.14.0.0 alone. Click on the links below for 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
• 1.17.6.0
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Ask Toolbar we recommend you to verify 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 (x86)\Ask.com

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Ask Toolbar:

• 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\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_77a1.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

Registry keys:

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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A28B4D68DEBAA244EB686953B7074FEF\ProductName

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

Ask Toolbar is a program marketed by Ask.com. Frequently, users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure to remove 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Ask Toolbar or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Ask Toolbar". The Ask Toolbar program will be found automatically. When you select Ask Toolbar in the list of apps, some data about the program is made available to you:

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

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


8. After removing Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start 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 removing Ask Toolbar using 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 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 only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Ask Toolbar in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.