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Everest Installer

Ask.com

This installer is part of the Ask.com (APN) network which will install the Ask.com branded toolbar or browser extension which will take control of the web browser's search functions. The file addb5ca70d098644b4a3fc9c550996964f2d5072 by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. It is installed within the Mozilla Firefox web browser as part of an addin/plugin.
Publisher:
APN LLC.  (signed by Ask.com)

Product:
Everest Installer

Version:
2.3.0.66

MD5:
067a42e238788700aff073f5d45b1501

SHA-1:
383c936f2acac30ddc287df2940410bcf182b7ca

SHA-256:
c3f3476085ef338cba88f37935854af30926692d562a6c6a3326243ab23e08c1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 3:57:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.APN.Installer (M)
16.2.10.17

File size:
622.4 KB (637,295 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.0.66

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
Everest.exe

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\mozilla\firefox\profiles\{user}.default\cache2\entries\addb5ca70d098644b4a3fc9c550996964f2d5072

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/19/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, OU=Distribution, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Ask.com, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0965F2AC7236C7E1BDCA44ED139B273A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/11/2013 8:08:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5CEbgl9zk7KEpLMX/GiR5VQhYgvEfUDLPB2AA/AVzKcT:5CEbglaKMC/GiRlUDl2AA/AV2cT

Entry address:
0x83D5

Entry point:
E8, F3, 46, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 48, E1, 41, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 5C, 47, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 5F, C3...
 
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Code size:
82.5 KB (84,480 bytes)

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