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apniha.dll

AskDesktop Module

APN LLC

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 module apniha.dll 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.
Publisher:
APN LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
AskDesktop Module

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
80a2a19a2d85accba8521537442bca45

SHA-1:
fd5d5874cad21c55301b941b71711a0a85569274

SHA-256:
ed714a868f93d25b2a25cf525659084c3cdda1c06c7ba88881ac60edd8d944d4

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:
4/25/2024 9:24:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.APN (M)
16.2.14.19

File size:
804.4 KB (823,728 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
APN LLC 2013

Original file name:
AskDesktop.exe

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\asktabsearch\apniha.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/16/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/9/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=APN LLC, OU=Distribution, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=APN LLC, 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:
27EAB3DE0B03D88D5C4A2AE477B84DFA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/26/2013 2:25:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:K/zJMJMo9jNx7jovrogoKVhTGX6UmNJT1sg5zXcTom:eJMClfxNJT1sKDcn

Entry address:
0x67B43

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 09, 84, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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, E4, 54, 0A, 10, 00, 74, 05, E9, 5B, 84, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.3708

Code size:
523.5 KB (536,064 bytes)

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