Ask.com Toolbar or Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer is the given service name for the process askbar.dll, which is a type of a dynamic link library or DLL file, and is a part of the software product labeled as Ask Toolbar, or Foxit Toolbar, or Vuze Toolbar, or ZoneAlarm Spy Blocker Toolbar, or Ask Toolbar for Internet, or Ask.com Toolbar, which is developed by Ask.com. As its name suggest, the program is basically a web browser toolbar that is installed onto computers, and the askbar.dll file is an essential component, especially since it is digitally signed from Ask.com - GeoTrust TrustCenter Authenticode Timestamp. For that reason, the askbar.dll file must remain running in the background, and must not be deleted, unless it is causing problems or errors that affect the performance of the computer system. Also, the askbar.dll file is downloadable in most versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems.

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

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A process usually a part of an installed application such as Ask Toolbar or Foxit Toolbar or Vuze Toolbar or ZoneAlarm Spy Blocker Toolbar or Ask Toolbar for Internet or Ask.com 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 askbar.dll. 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 askbar.dll, belongs to, in this case Ask Toolbar or Foxit Toolbar or Vuze Toolbar or ZoneAlarm Spy Blocker Toolbar or Ask Toolbar for Internet or Ask.com Toolbar