# Ask search engine
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-search-engine/699326
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [September 23, 2014, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-search-engine/699326 "2014-09-23T08:51:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@groverTodd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groverTodd)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2014, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-search-engine/699326/1 "2014-09-23T08:51:33Z")
Help please teckie I’m not. This Malware virus has snuck onto my desk top once more
It isn’t found on my control panel list of programs. I’m using Windows with VISTA O/S
I’ve removed it in the past and I’m sure the more cerebral readers are saying how did it sneak past your fire wall , Hell if I know. I’d like a simple and sure way that an ordinary lad might be able to remove once and for all & lastly any way to stop it permanently? To the geeks that created such issues for others that actually work for compensation each day like my self if I ever catch you I’ll de nut you so you can’t spon more little Bas ards.
thx, for any help you might provide. Gover
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### Author:  [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2014, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-search-engine/699326/2 "2014-09-23T09:18:35Z")
In my experience you get this by not unticking a little box when you download something like a Flash or Java update.
It is not malware really, just a nuisance if you don’t want it, and it is easy to remove.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-search-engine/699326/3 "2014-09-23T13:37:06Z")
I’m not on Windows, but see if [this helps.](http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-ask-toolbar-and-search/)