Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
Updater.exe
Updater by Ask.com (Signed)
| Version: | 1.2.3.30498 |
| MD5: | b6ebff3cdd4e9f711c473f8c63c15756 |
| SHA1: | 6a215fbc20514992fd27a37e99506b4614cef139 |
| SHA256: | efdbc0fcee2c5027b941c339438e87199500a8b37d02ab593ff0f07ab6881ea3 |
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: | 1.2.3.30498 |
| Size: | 1.5 MB (1,573,584 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
Avira SearchFree Toolbar plus Web Protection 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 ...
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...
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% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
12.96% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.26% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.26% |
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| Windows XP Professional |
3.70% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
3.70% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.85% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.85% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.85% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.85% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.85% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.85% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 26.53% of Updater.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.57% |
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| Dell |
17.86% |
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| Acer |
14.29% |
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| Lenovo |
14.29% |
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| Sony |
7.14% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.36% |
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| Samsung |
3.57% |
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| Toshiba |
3.57% |
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| ASUS |
3.57% |
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| Sahara |
1.79% |
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