During the install of Java if you don’t pay attention Ask toolbar bundled by Oracle will be added to Chrome and Ask will be set as default search provider in Google browser. You can notice TBNotifier.exe process with description Ask Toolbar Notifier running under Processes tab in Task Manager. This process runs from ‘C:Program FilesAskPartnerNetworkToolbarUpdater’ location.
Removing Ask Toolbar installed in Chrome and TBnotifier.exe
1. Click on Windows orb to open Start Menu
2. Click on Control Panel>Programs>Programs and Features, select ‘Ask Toolbar’ and click ‘Uninstall’ button
3. Toolbar will be uninstalled and dialog indicating that was happened will be shown on your screen, click ‘OK’.
That’s it Ask Toolbar and TBnotifier.exe have been removed.
If that doesn’t help and you can’t uninstall Ask Toolbar from Control Panel then also we’ve got you covered.
Ask.com offering removal utility for their toolbar
Ask which is responsible for making this toolbar is offering removal tool which you can download and run. This tool not only gets rid of their annoying toolbar and TBnotifier.exe but also removes other installed Ask Partner Network applications from your computer as well.
1. To get started, download APN Application Remover (APN means Ask Partner Network) and save to your computer.
2. Close all browsers if any opened and run the tool, select ‘Ask Toolbar’ on the dialog and click ‘Remove’ button,
3. Your system will be automatically restarted after to make the requested changes.
