Updater.exe
Updater by Ask.com (Signed)
| Version: | 5.15.4.23821 |
| MD5: | 1ca034e7feb38fb4f3484aec092c403f |
| SHA1: | e9dd40de742d6dda879435e9dd0284a3d69f6ba1 |
| SHA256: | 8d76e5ab31b4f3e12054f7ef1df9fc553e708f1126af5e6a5ca6433393cd40d3 |
What is Updater.exe?
The Ask Toolbar is a free browser add-on that allows you to search the Web using the Ask.com search engine directly from the Internet Explorer browser. The Ask Toolbar is integrated with the 3rd party software downloads. During the installation of some software, users are presented with an option of downloading the Ask Toolbar. This is the software update portion of teh toolbar which automatically checks for new versions and updates the toolbar.
About Updater.exe (from Ask.com)
“The Ask Toolbar is a free browser add-on that allows you to search the Web using the Ask.com search engine directly from Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers. The toolbar software DOES NOT monitor th”
Details
| File name: | updater.exe |
| Publisher: | Ask |
| Product name: | Updater |
| Description: | Ask Updater |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\ask.com\updater\updater.exe |
| File version: | 5.15.4.23821 |
| Size: | 1.49 MB (1,564,872 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Ask.com |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, June 16, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, June 17, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.255219 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
The Ask Toolbar Updater is designed to periodically (once a day) check for an install updates to the toolbar without the interaction of the user. The Ask Toolbar and other applications are increasingly being bundled with programs; most notably freeware. It's usually installed during the installation of a program, and it's easy to miss the step where you can un-check the Ask Toolbar option.
Foxit PDF Creator Updater installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. Avira SearchFree Toolbar gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install the Avira SearchFree Toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC. Sometimes Avira SearchFree Toolbar has a habit of leaving numerious files, settings and useless registry entries behind whi...
aTube Toolbar Updater gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install the Auslogics Toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC. Sometimes aTube Toolbar has a habit of leaving numerious files, settings and useless registry entries behind which might cause some stability and performance issues. Unfortunately, this toolbar won’t be removed even you have uninstall the associa...
Support.com Toolbar Updater is a software utility that installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. The toolbar gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC. Sometimes KMPlayer Toolbar has a habit of leaving numerious files, settings and useless registry entries behind which might cau...
Avery Toolbar Updater gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install the Avery Toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC. Sometimes Avery Toolbar has a habit of leaving numerious files, settings and useless registry entries behind which might cause some stability and performance issues. Unfortunately, Avery Toolbar won’t be removed even you have uninstall the associated...
MP3 Rocket Toolbar Updater installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. The Toolbar gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install the Toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC. Sometimes Avira SearchFree Toolbar has a habit of leaving numerious files, settings and useless registry entries behind which might cause some stability...
WebMinds Toolbar Updater is a software utility that installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. The toolbar gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC. Sometimes KMPlayer Toolbar has a habit of leaving numerious files, settings and useless registry entries behind which might cause ...
KMPlayer Toolbar Updater is a software utility that installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. KMPlayer Toolbar gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install the KMPlayer Toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC. Sometimes KMPlayer Toolbar has a habit of leaving numerious files, settings and useless registry entries behind w...
Sopcast Ask Toolbar Updater is a software utility that installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. The toolbar gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC. Sometimes the toolbar has a habit of leaving numerious files, settings and useless registry entries behind which might cause so...
The Ask Toolbar is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed (sometimes without warning) during the installation of other software. Ask.com has entered into partnerships with some software security vendors, whereby they are paid to distribute the toolbar alongside their software. When you use the Toolbar to submit a query, the Toolbar forwards such query inform...
YouSendIt Toolbar Updater is a software utility that installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated. The toolbar gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC. Sometimes the toolbar has a habit of leaving numerious files, settings and useless registry entries behind which might cause some...
Auslogics Toolbar Updater gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install the Auslogics Toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC. Sometimes Auslogics Toolbar has a habit of leaving numerious files, settings and useless registry entries behind which might cause some stability and performance issues. Unfortunately, this toolbar won’t be removed even you have uninstall the...
The Ask Toolbar and other applications are increasingly being bundled with programs; most notably freeware. It's usually installed during the installation of a program, and it's easy to miss the step where you can uncheck the Ask Toolbar option.
CutePDF Editor Toolbar Updater is a software utility that installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated.
The Ask Toolbar and other applications are increasingly being bundled with programs; most notably freeware. It's usually installed during the installation of a program, and it's easy to miss the step where you can uncheck the Ask Toolbar option.
The Ask Toolbar is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed (sometimes without warning) during the installation of other software. Ask.com has entered into partnerships with some software security vendors, whereby they are paid to distribute the toolbar alongside their software. When you use the Toolbar to submit a query, the Toolbar forwards such query inform...
Trillian Toolbar Updater is a software utility that installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated.
Support.com Toolbar is an Ask.com powered toolbar. The Ask Toolbar is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed (sometimes without warning) during the installation of other software. Ask.com has entered into partnerships with some software security vendors, whereby they are paid to distribute the toolbar alongside their software. When you use the Toolbar to sub...
WebMinds Toolbar , powered by ASK, is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed (sometimes without warning) during the installation of other software. The Ask Toolbar and other applications are increasingly being bundled with programs; most notably freeware. It's usually installed during the installation of a program, and it's easy to miss the step where you ca...
Shockwave Game Bar Updater is an Ask.com powered toolbar update mechanism that is designed to keep the branded toolbar up to date. The Ask Toolbar is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed during the installation of 3rd party software. Ask.com has entered into partnerships with some software security vendors, whereby they are paid to distribute the toolbar al...
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'ApnUpdater' → "C:\Program Files\Ask.com\Updater\Updater.exe"
Network connections
[TCP] a23-67-242-105.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.242.105:80)
[TCP] a23-67-242-107.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.242.107:80)
[TCP] 165.254.35.120:80
[TCP] 63.116.243.51:80
[TCP] a23-67-242-57.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.242.57:80)
[TCP] a23-67-242-33.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.242.33:80)
[TCP] a23-67-242-40.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.242.40:80)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.11117572% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.05682382% | |
| User CPU: | 0.05435190% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 45,658 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 27,767,406/sec | |
| Context switches: | 6/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 3.63 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 5.69 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 4.93 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 3.63 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 72.99 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 83.12 MB | |
| Working set: | 5.18 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 9.38 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,288,471/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 2.46 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 934 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 896 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 120/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 5 | |
| Handles: | 212 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 11 | |
| GUI USER count: | 5 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 7 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\ask.com\updater\updater.exe" |
| Owner: | User |
| Parent processes: |
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Threads
Averages
| Updater.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.22222552% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.12982621% | |
| User CPU: | 0.09239931% | |
| CPU cycles: | 12,162,705/sec | |
| Context switches: | 5/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.51 MB | |
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.03374147% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.03374147% | |
| CPU cycles: | 584,776/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
16.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
12.96% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
9.26% |
|
| Windows 8 |
9.26% |
|
| Windows XP Professional |
3.70% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
3.70% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.85% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.85% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.85% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.85% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
1.85% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.85% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 26.53% of Updater.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.57% |
|
| Dell |
17.86% |
|
| Acer |
14.29% |
|
| Lenovo |
14.29% |
|
| Sony |
7.14% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
5.36% |
|
| Samsung |
3.57% |
|
| Toshiba |
3.57% |
|
| ASUS |
3.57% |
|
| Sahara |
1.79% |
|
