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.

VirusTotal report

8 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ASKTBAR.DLL file. That's a 17% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.HDC
Baidu-International	Adware.Win32.BHO.34
Bkav	W32.WebSrchCDll.Adware
ClamAV	Adware.Search-2
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Toolbar.AskSBar
F-Prot	W32/Websearch.G
TheHacker	Adware/MyWebSearch.az
ViRobot	Adware.MyWebSearch.245760.A

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:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. 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

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ASKTBAR.DLL file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. 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.
7. If ASKTBAR.DLL still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. 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 (x86)\AskTBar\bar\1.bin\
• C:\Programmi\AskTBar\bar\1.bin\
• C:\Programme\AskTBar\bar\1.bin\
• C:\Program\AskTBar\bar\1.bin\
• C:\Program Files\AskTBar\bar\2.bin\

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with ASKTBAR.DLL. 82% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 11 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with ASKTBAR.DLL. Only 11 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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