How to remove Ask.com from your computer?

This site is OK  is  OK but it hijacks other search engines and tries to show up first. It also seems to make search slow. I am sure it came from several other downloads I make often.

By following steps I have managed to get rid of it for now:

• Removed all publisher references to ASK.com in Programs and Features

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Cleaned up the Managed Extensions in IE 11 Search Provider's list (Ask does not show up anymore).
In Internet Explorer's Manage Add-ons look for anything related to Ask.com. You may not be able to delete it but you can disable.

FoxPDF Creator Toolbar for example brought in ASK.com. I disabled it, although FoxPDF is an excellent PDF editor.
Make sure ASK is not in Search Providers as well. If it is remove it.

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In Internet Options | General page use any site other than ask.com for the Home Page
MSN.com is the default Home Page.

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If you find an executable ApnStub.exe on your computer, delete it.
If you find ChromeInstall java program  such as this one remove it.

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Well I have my browser not showing ask.com suddenly. I hope it is gone for ever.
 

How do you create an application in IIS 7.0?

Now that Windows 7 has become very popular it is easy to host web applications on IIS 7. You can use the IIS 7 interface to create an empty web application.

In the Search programs and files box, after you click Start in the desktop enter IIS and initiate a search. You will see both IIS 7 and IIS 6 in the response at the top.

Click IIS 7. The IIS Manager gets displayed as shown.

Right click Default Web Site to display the menu shown.

Click Add Application...menu item. The Add Application window is displayed as shown.

Provide an alias of your choosing. Herein TestAppIIS. Accept the default for application pool.

Click on the ellipsis button (...) for the physical path.

In the folder browser select a folder for the files (you can also create an empty folder). Click OK. This gets into the Add Application window you saw earlier.

Hit Test Settings...button.


You will get a warning as to the account access to the file.

Click on Connect as... button.

The Connect as window shows up. Choose the option (specific user) shown next.

Click on the Set... button.
In the Set Credentials window enter the credentials (herein the administrator of this computer)as shown.

When you hit OK, the information gets into Connect as window.

Click OK. You will be returned to the Add Application window.

Click Test Settings... button one more time.

This time it looks Ok.

Click Close. Click OK on Add Application.

Your application will now be available in the Default Web Site as shown here.