TBNotifier.exe

Ask TBNotifier by APN LLC (Signed)

Remove TBNotifier.exe
Version:   11.3.0.1794
MD5:   556f5f0925ad11ae512ba48cb451748e
SHA1:   c780427eb0ea2958915a4c13af2e9df0598ecf1b

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.

Overview

tbnotifier.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). This is typically installed with the program Ask Toolbar published by Ask.com and is most likely removed by most users once installed (79% removed). The file is digitally signed by APN LLC which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

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
File version:11.3.0.1794
Size:1.2 MB (1,259,720 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:APN LLC
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, April 16, 2012
Expiration date:Thursday, April 9, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Ask.com
  79% remove
The Ask Toolbar is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed (sometimes without warning) during the installation of other software. Ask.com has entered into partnerships with some software security vendors, whereby they are paid to distribute the toolbar alongside their software. When you use the Toolbar to submit a query, the Toolbar forwards such query inform...

BehaviorsBehaviors

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"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00626133%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00252080%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00374053%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:31 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,198/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.39 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.18 MB
Private (minimum):8.88 MB
Non-paged memory:4.39 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:99.68 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):103.3 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:9.97 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.2 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:9,978/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:105 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:5 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:9
12
Handles:209
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:11
142
GUI USER count:13
49
GUI USER peak:13
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\updater\tbnotifier.exe"
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 28.30%
Microsoft Windows XP 15.09%
Windows 7 Home Premium 13.21%
Windows 8 Single Language 9.43%
Windows Vista Home Premium 9.43%
Windows 8 Pro 9.43%
Windows 7 Professional 5.66%
Windows 8.1 3.77%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.89%
Windows 8 1.89%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.89%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 36.54% of Ask TBNotifier.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 22.22%
Hewlett-Packard 19.44%
ASUS 19.44%
Acer 8.33%
Lenovo 5.56%
Intel 5.56%
Sony 5.56%
Toshiba 5.56%
Alienware 2.78%
MSI 2.78%
GIGABYTE 1.39%
American Megatrends 1.39%
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