Ask Toolbar

A guide to uninstall Ask Toolbar from your computer

Ask Toolbar is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Ask.com. Take a look here for more information on Ask.com. Ask Toolbar is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. Ask Toolbar's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}. UpdateTask.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 133.20 KB (136392 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Ask Toolbar. They take about 1.96 MB (2050336 bytes) on disk.

• precache.exe (69.20 KB)
• SaUpdate.exe (193.20 KB)
• UpdateTask.exe (133.20 KB)
• Updater.exe (1.57 MB)

The current web page applies to Ask Toolbar version 1.17.1.0 alone. You can find here 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
• 1.17.9.0
• 1.5.2.0
• 4.1.0.3
• 1.13.2.0
• 1.12.2.0
• 4.1.0.7
• 1.6.8.0
• 1.15.10.0
• 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 check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Ask Toolbar:

• C:\Program Files\Ask.com

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

• 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\fv_1fd0.ico
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\mupcfg.xml
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\precache.exe
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\SaUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\config.xml
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Ask.com\UpdateTask.exe

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}

Additional 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}\

How to remove Ask Toolbar from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Ask Toolbar is a program offered by Ask.com. Some computer users try to remove this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE way 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Ask Toolbar or simply click the Search feature and type in "Ask Toolbar". If it is installed on your PC the Ask Toolbar program will be found automatically. When you select Ask Toolbar in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is shown 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.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Ask Toolbar.


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

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Ask Toolbar by Ask.com from your PC, we are not saying that Ask Toolbar by Ask.com is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Ask Toolbar supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.