I read on BitDefender has joined the dark side that Asktoolbar is included in BitDefender and I would like to ask confirmation or rejection of the claim.
Hello farbar,
BitDefender Antiphishing includes an ask.com searchbox. As it's stated in the link you provided, this toolbar doesn't collect/send any information from your system.
However, BitDefender Antivirus, Internet Security and Total Security, which also include the antiphishing module, don't have the Ask searchbox.
Cris.
Thanks Cris for the clarification.