Remove Ask

Ask is a toolbar that is usually added to your browser when you install free software. Like many toolbars, in addition to changing your home page and search engine web browser, the Ask Toolbar saves the theme of the sites you visit to offer you subsequently targeted advertisements.

Ask got on your PC after you have installed another free software or add-on that had bundled into their installer this browser hijacker. For example, when you install Java, Ask will install its toolbar, set your browser homepage and your default search engine to ask.com.

How to remove Ask ?

Remove Ask with CCleaner

• Download and install CCleaner by Piriform by clicking the button below.
  Download CCleaner



• Once the program is installed go to the Cleaner section and click the Analyze button. Once the scan is complete, click the Run Cleaner button.
• Then go to Tools > Startup and locate in each tab (starting with Windows, Internet Explorer) of suspicious statements which involve Ask or similar names. Whenever click Remove and Delete .
• Finally go to Tools > Uninstall , search for Ask from the list and click Remove if you find it.

Remove Ask with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a tool that searches for and removes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your pc. If you use AdwCleaner you can easily eliminate many of these types of programs for a much better user experience on your system and while browsing the internet.

• Download AdwCleaner (Official link and direct-download) :
  Download AdwCleaner
• Select AdwCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• If User Account Control asks you to allow AdwCleaner.exe to make changes to your computer, press Yes to continue.
• Start scanning your computer for any malicious threats by selecting the Scan button, please wait.
• If AdwCleaner is done, it will display a list of malicious items detected, If you have nothing to uncheck, continue to the removal process and select the Clean button.
• Reboot your computer.

Remove Ask with ZHPCleaner

ZHPCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using ZHPCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

• If Avast is installed on you computer you have to disable it during the process.
• You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
  Download ZHPCleaner
• Select ZHPCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• Accept the user agreement.
• Click on the Scanner button.
• After the scan has finished, click on the Repair button.
• Reboot your computer.

Remove Ask with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an important security program for any computer user to have installed on their computer. It is light-weight, fast, and best of all, excellent at removing the latest infections like Ask.

• Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Double-click mbam-setup-consumer.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
• Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Ask.
• When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
• Reboot your computer if prompted.

Reset your browser (if necessary)

If after following the above steps Ask is still present on your computer, you can reset your browser by following the instructions below.

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer