Updater.exe
Updater by Ask.com (Signed)
| Version: | 1.2.6.44892 |
| MD5: | 2aa7dbda264cfdf55880a9e729914b5c |
| SHA1: | 4a1ef9047b4310143be88cbf86def5a78a9dbf43 |
| SHA256: | 50a6e85d6b1226c1111d08bc202fa8a33b2df7e20a94e56a8bc6f9d0d0a554aa |
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: | 1.2.6.44892 |
| Size: | 1.57 MB (1,648,264 bytes) |
| Build date: | 4/25/2013 3:22 PM |
| 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.
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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.
GOM Player + Ask Toolbar gets installed through bundled software. The default settings will automatically install the GOM Player Toolbar as soon as you install the host bundler software on your PC. Sometimes Ask 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 assoc...
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...
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PandoraTV 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...
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Tracker 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 can...
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...
This toolbar is typiclaly bundled with the installation of the free Foxit PDF Creator software. Foxit PDF Creator Toolbar 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 ...
aTube Toolbar is a web browser extension and Browser helper Object (for Internet Explorer) that delivers contextual based advertising to the web browser. In addition it will modify the user's browser home and search pages as well as 'New Tab' pages to push advertising and search. The software is typically defined as a unwanted application by various malware vendors.
CutePDF Editor Toolbar Updater is a software utility that installs with the Ask.com internet browser toolbar and keeps it automatically updated.
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"
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% |
|
