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5.15.4.23930 1.52%
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5.15.2.23037 7.61%
5.15.1.22229 2.54%
5.14.1.20064 2.03%
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1.2.436191 1.52%
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Updater.exe

Updater by Ask.com (Signed)

Remove Updater.exe
Version:   1.0.0.16749
MD5:   8b718e2c3ae1ea0b90bfa793f7b558a7
SHA1:   b60fbd7144588bf91b3c1c5d83c10455bb7e4abb
SHA256:   0912235afee8f4b2a8bb157a8e4fec6244a3d24efef62c91a2ded32e1c79f224

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”

DetailsDetails

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:1.0.0.16749
Size:385.88 KB (395,144 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

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Ask Toolbar
 Ask.com
  81% remove
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...
PandoraTV Toolbar
 Ask.com
  81% remove
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...
GOM Player + Ask Toolbar
 Ask.com
  68% remove
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...

BehaviorsBehaviors

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] toolbar.iad.ask.com (66.235.120.94:80)

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.01180475%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00887566%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00292909%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:80 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    User CPU time:2 ms/min
    0 ms/min
    Context switches:4/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:3.13 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):998 KB
    Private (minimum):916 KB
    Non-paged memory:3.13 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:56.87 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):58.38 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:794 KB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):6.87 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:6,758/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:5.48 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O other transfer:759 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:66/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:2
    12
    Handles:174
    600
    GUI GDI count:10
    103
    GUI GDI peak:11
    142
    GUI USER count:4
    49
    GUI USER peak:5
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\ask.com\updater\updater.exe"
    Owner:User
    Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    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 countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 26.53% of Updater.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    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%
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