TBNotifier.exe
Ask TBNotifier by APN LLC (Signed)
Overview
tbnotifier.exe has 14 known versions, the most recent one is 31.6.6.4514. tbnotifier.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 1.5 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to APN LLC by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Ask Toolbar, Validity Sensors software and Facebook Messenger 2.1.4814.0 have been observed as installing specific variations of tbnotifier.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0091% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 6.58 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 11.9 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 5.3 KB per minute for reads and 27 Bytes per minute for writes.
About tbnotifier.exe (from APN LLC)
“The Ask Toolbar Notifier is a client process which runs as part of the Ask Toolbar. The Notifier's job is to help instruct you during the toolbar installation and browser upgrades on your computer.”
Details |
File name: | tbnotifier.exe |
Publisher: | APN |
Product name: | Ask TBNotifier |
Description: | Ask Toolbar Notifier |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\updater\tbnotifier.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | APN LLC |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Monday, April 16, 2012 |
Expiration date: | Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Ask TBNotifier.)
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...
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...
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...
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of tbnotifier.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'ApnTBMon' → "C:\Program Files\AskPartnerNetwork\Toolbar\Updater\TBNotifier.exe"
All file variations of tbnotifier.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
28.30% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
15.09% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
13.21% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
9.43% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
9.43% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
9.43% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.66% |
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Windows 8.1 |
3.77% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.89% |
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Windows 8 |
1.89% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.89% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 36.54% of Ask TBNotifier.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
22.22% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
19.44% |
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ASUS |
19.44% |
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Acer |
8.33% |
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Lenovo |
5.56% |
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Intel |
5.56% |
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Sony |
5.56% |
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Toshiba |
5.56% |
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Alienware |
2.78% |
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MSI |
2.78% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.39% |
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American Megatrends |
1.39% |
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