Ask Toolbar, also known as Ask.com Toolbar, or Search-Results Toolbar, or Avira SearchFree Toolbar, is the service name of the process genericasktoolbar.dll, which is a type of an executable (EXE) file, and is a part of the program Ask Toolbar, sometimes referred to as Toolbar, or Avery Toolbar, which is developed by Ask or Ask.com. As its name suggests, Ask Toolbar is a web browser plug-in toolbar that appears on the Internet browser, and is installed when some associated programs are downloaded onto the computer, laptop, or notebook. This toolbar does not just allow a user to instantly type in the search engine, but also monitor the search queries, as well as browsing activities or habits, so it sends to targeted ads, then modify results and search settings. In addition to that, genericasktoolbar.dll has a digital signature from the same manufacturing company (Ask.com - Symantec Time Stamping Services Signer - G3), which is advisable to keep it running in the background.

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