The askservice.exe file refers to ASKService, which is a part of the program Ask Toolbar, also called as Vuze Toolbar or ZoneAlarm Spy Blocker Toolbar, produced by Ask.com. Like what its name suggests, Ask Toolbar is a type of browser plug-in and add-on, which enables a user to easily search the Internet through the in-built Ask.com search engine, when using Internet Explorer of at least version 6, or Mozilla Firefox browser, and through 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. This toolbar allows a user to search quickly by typing keywords in the search box. Because askservice.exe is a component, it is essential to keep it running, so the function of the application Ask Toolbar is enabled. Otherwise, it won’t let a user search what he or she needs to find on the web, if the file askservice.exe is deleted, stopped or corrupted. It is possible that the absence of this file can cause the software that houses it to become disabled too.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. askservice.exe. is used by Ask Toolbar , If you shut down askservice.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop askservice.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Ask Toolbar , from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed askservice.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Ask Toolbar , or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if askservice.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that askservice.exe, belongs to, in this case Ask Toolbar