If you know from computers, you probably will have helped enough of your friends or family members to remove various toolbars, viruses and other unwanted content from Windows systems. If you are not, you may have been affected by all of the above and you have been trying to find ways and methods to get rid of the toolbars.
One of the most notorious tollbar is the Ask Toolbar which until now is embedded with all Java downloads for Windows and Macintosh systems.
The point where all the obvious side-by-side bundles are betting is that most users do not expect to be offered a secondary software along with downloading freeware of interest to them.
This greatly contributes to the spread of tοοlbars on all Windows systems.
Some toolbars are responsible for changing basic browser settings, as well as changing the default engine search.
Ask Toolbar is no exception as it will change your search engine to Ask.com if you are not careful and do not disable it while installing java.
It can also change the browser's home page and new tab page, as you can see in photo of this article. The Ask Toobar installation options are enabled by default and it will indeed install if you are not careful when installing java.
Microsoft announced in May that it has decided to change the company's rating criteria in relation to programs that affect search.
In particular, the programs security Microsoft will start detecting these apps on June 1, 2015.
Microsoft recently gave information about Ask Toobar at by clicking here about security.
He mentions that "software creates a high level of threat" for computers and is on second place of the evaluation.
These are programs that could collect personal information and negatively affect your privacy or harm the computer your. For example, the program collects information about settings or changes you make, usually without your knowledge or consent.
The description on the Microsoft security portal makes a distinction between the latest version of toolbars, which states that they are "not considered spam" and previous versions that it describes as "spam".
Did the company have asked to change the behavior of tοolbars due to a change in Microsoft policy relative to programs using the search protection code?
However, it is clear that Microsoft security software such as Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, and Microsoft Safety Scanner can detect some versions of Ask Toolbar and urge you to remove them from users' systems.
