» apn_atu3_.exe
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apn_atu3_.exe

Offercast - APN Install Manager

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 application apn_atu3_.exe 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 Offercast APN Install Manager installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.

File name:

apn_atu3_.exe

Publisher:

Ask.com (signed and verified)

Product:

Offercast - APN Install Manager

Version:

3.2.0.0

MD5:

d2c60f0b18f4811588414dabe54df5c2

SHA-1:

b27f04f39ab019b3d186a932006ff0c075bde9a5

SHA-256:

b53b9085d93f7ee9c771f094beefac24c97baf0cc7f695d42be647bde6cddd25

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

This is the APN Offercast install manager which will offer the user to opt-out of installing the Ask.com Toolbar as part of the setup routine.

Analysis date:

5/3/2024 8:47:50 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Ask (M)

16.11.15.10

File size:

632.9 KB (648,087 bytes)

Product version:

3.2.0.0

Original file name:

APNInstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Offercast APN Install Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\apn_atu3_.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Ask.com

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/23/2014 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/19/2014 5:59:59 AM

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:

0E92120309E5E292CD4FFE132C48D3D8

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/26/2014 7:44:34 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:K1whGXyo522aRxVRFbIKMIx68jZJUWO3RMJITpv2hNpBjvrEH7N:KXB5TmVr+8lmWi55UN3rEH7N

Entry address:

0x977E

Entry point:

E9, 9F, 4D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 48, D3, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 44, D3, 41, 00, 89, 15, 40, D3, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 3C, D3, 41, 00, 89, 35, 38, D3, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 34, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 60, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 54, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 30, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 2C, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 28, D3, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 24, D3, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 58, D3, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 4C, D3, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 50, D3, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 5C, D3, 41... 
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Entropy:

7.7617

Packer / compiler:

Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:

83.5 KB (85,504 bytes)

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