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 remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Ask.com. Go over here for more details on Ask.com. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary depending on the user's choice. Ask Toolbar's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. The program's main executable file is named UpdateTask.exe and it has a size of 130.66 KB (133800 bytes).

The executable files below are installed together with Ask Toolbar. They take about 779.66 KB (798368 bytes) on disk.

• precache.exe (69.66 KB)
• SaUpdate.exe (190.66 KB)
• UpdateTask.exe (130.66 KB)
• Updater.exe (388.66 KB)

The current page applies to Ask Toolbar version 1.12.5.0 only. 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
• 1.14.1.0
• 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 typically left behind when you remove Ask Toolbar.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• 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_ec67.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:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\{E4085375-B6BE-4973-9F70-5268EE2E6297}\ Ask Toolbar.prq

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

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

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

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

How to remove Ask Toolbar from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is an application released by Ask.com. Frequently, computer users try to remove it. This is hard because removing this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY procedure 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Ask Toolbar or simply activate the Search field and type in "Ask Toolbar". The Ask Toolbar program will be found very quickly. When you select Ask Toolbar in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety 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.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Ask Toolbar.


8. After uninstalling Ask Toolbar, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Ask Toolbar which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Ask Toolbar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your computer, nor are we saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Ask Toolbar supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.