What is ASKTBAR.DLL?
ASKTBAR.DLL is part of Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer and developed by Ask.com according to the ASKTBAR.DLL version information.
ASKTBAR.DLL's description is "Ask Toolbar"
ASKTBAR.DLL is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\AskTBar\bar\1.bin\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ASKTBAR.DLL.
If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.
Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on ASKTBAR.DLL:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer |
| Company name | Ask.com |
| File description | Ask Toolbar |
| Internal name | AskTBar |
| Original filename | AskTBar.dll |
| Legal copyright | Copyright ¨Ï 2006 |
| Product version | 2, 1, 10, 1 |
| File version | 2, 1, 10, 1 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer |
| Company name | Ask.com |
| File description | Ask Toolbar |
| Internal name | AskTBar |
| Original filename | AskTBar.dll |
| Legal copyright | Copyright ¨Ï 2006 |
| Product version | 2, 1, 10, 1 |
| File version | 2, 1, 10, 1 |
Digital signatures [?]
ASKTBAR.DLL is not signed.
VirusTotal report
14 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ASKTBAR.DLL file. That's a 25% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| AegisLab | Skodna.Generic!c |
| AhnLab-V3 | Win-Adware/ToolBar.Ask.245760 |
| Avast | Win32:Malware-gen |
| AVG | Skodna.Generic.QE |
| AVware | MyWebSearch Toolbar |
| CMC | Generic.Win32.37ac510f81!CMCRadar |
| Comodo | UnclassifiedMalware |
| Cyren | W32/Tool.SRWA-0611 |
| F-Prot | W32/HackTool.AYF |
| McAfee | Artemis!37AC510F81CB |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.PUP.dh |
| Rising | Trjoan.Generic-LcLsdfXxS6I (Cloud) |
| VIPRE | MyWebSearch Toolbar (not malicious) |
| ViRobot | Adware.AskBar.To.237568[h] |
ASKTBAR.DLL removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove ASKTBAR.DLL with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ASKTBAR.DLL file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ASKTBAR.DLL has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate ASKTBAR.DLL in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ASKTBAR.DLL file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate ASKTBAR.DLL in the scan result.
C:\Program Files\AskTBar\bar\1.bin\ASKTBAR.DLL 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ASKTBAR.DLL file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ASKTBAR.DLL still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ASKTBAR.DLL is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If ASKTBAR.DLL still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ASKTBAR.DLL no longer appear in the scan result.
Folder name variants
ASKTBAR.DLL may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\AskTBar\bar\1.bin\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Program Files\AskTBar\bar\2.bin\
Other files also named ASKTBAR.DLL
ASKTBAR.DLL (11 votes)
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 37ac510f81cbd57f4d8b73c564516213 |
| SHA256 | 227c27bbee036b9548a4890fdb6fabfec3e462fbcda952b42223773c5e61a4dc |
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