This is a component of the Ask.com toolbar, a browser extension that will modify the default web browser's search provider, home page and various other settings. The application vntldr.exe, “Virtual New Tab Loader” by APN has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘VNT’. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Ask Toolbar by APN LLC and Virtual DJ Toolbar by APN, LLC, both potentially unwanted software.