This .dll file is known as Ask.com Search assistant and was also formerly recognized as Ask Jeeves. This has been developed by Ask.com Company. Files that have an extension like this are called modules or programs which are loaded into a computer’s memory. Ask.com Search acts as a Browser Helper object or BHO. It immediately runs in the user’s browser upon starting it. However, this is not a preinstalled file. Thus, a user may have installed this intentionally or at any instance may have browsed and downloaded other programs over the internet. Ask.com Search is a site which focuses to answering various questions. This .dll file cannot be seen on task managers as this file is part of other processes. If a spyware or adware is in a user’s computer, one may notice similar program names running at the same time. Having the computer scanned by an antivirus can verify the computer’s security.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. a2srchas.dll. is used by Ask Search Assistant, If you shut down a2srchas.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop a2srchas.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Ask Search Assistant, 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 Search Assistant, 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 a2srchas.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 a2srchas.dll, belongs to, in this case Ask Search Assistant