Ask Toolbar by Ask (or ask.com) is a potentially unwanted program that changes your homepage and default search to ask.com on Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox.
To take back control of your homepage and default search, you will need to remove Ask Toolbar. To easily remove Ask Toolbar, download and install Ad-Aware Web Companion. This lightweight security tool will scan your PC and remove Ask Toolbar for you. It will also help you revert your search settings to their default state or to your chosen homepage and search engine.
Ad-Aware Web Companion is the lightest web protection available on the market. It complements antivirus programs and security suites with real-time malware URL blocking and protection against potential unwanted programs like Ask Toolbar. Ad-Aware Web Companion's premium protection is completely free and fully compatible with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome.
To remove Ask Toolbar (ask.com) from your computer, follow these steps:
1. Download the Ad-Aware Web Companion (download here)
2. Launch the Ad-Aware Web Companion installer "webcompanion.exe" by double-clicking on the setup file and follow the instructions to install the software.
3. During the installation, Ad-Aware Web Companion will remove Ask Toolbar and prompt you to setup your desired home page and default search engine.
If you want to change your search and homepage settings later:
1. Open Ad-Aware Web Companion by double-clicking on its icon in your Windows Taskbar
2. In Browser Homepage settings, select your favorite home page.
3. In Default Search Engine settings, select your favorite search engine.
Ad-Aware Web Companion delivers the absolute best protection against dangerous websites. Powered by Lavasoft Malware URL Blocker (MUB), the most comprehensive real-time URL filtering technology, Ad-Aware Web Companion complements perfectly any antivirus solution, paid or free.
Lavasoft MUB's superfast URL lookup checks in real-time the requested URLs against a constantly updated database of malicious websites (200 thousand new URLs added daily) and blocks them before they can do any harm.
In 1999 computer viruses were common, however the term spyware was new and only beginning to rear its evil head. Computer users worldwide became extremely frustrated when hackers started taking control of their computers to display unwanted advertising, changing their search results and even worse when they started stealing private and sensitive information. Lavasoft, the makers of Ad-Aware Web Companion, became the pioneer in user security and anti-spyware protection. Lavasoft is able to offer Ad-Aware Web Companion free since it has exclusive partnerships with the top search providers in the world which are made available to you within the software. With the help of Ad-Aware Web Companion, Lavasoft remains committed to making the internet a much safer place for everyone.
