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APNNativeMsgHost.exe

APN Native Messaging Host

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 application APNNativeMsgHost.exe 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 by APN LLC)

Product:
APN Native Messaging Host

Version:
2.3.0.8342

MD5:
bb0395bf67950f1b13d4502dcb2d07e9

SHA-1:
4221132e14d2f841269a4e4c2b6955d702f4e8df

SHA-256:
354ba79a3ea76841cf839490161dabfd96b7433fa5d4a1fa26e7c929caf5c9fa

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:
5/3/2024 12:05:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
17.3.16.5

File size:
163.1 KB (166,984 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.0.8342

Copyright:
(c) APN LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
APNNativeMsgHost.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\chromeutils\apnnativemsghost.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/23/2016 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2018 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=APN LLC, O=APN LLC, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
643E1CE1B238C7969ABFC62773F3038C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/16/2016 3:48:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x10BF9

Entry point:
E8, FD, 4A, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, F0, E2, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 4C, E0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 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, 94, 81, 42, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 1A...
 
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Entropy:
6.5296

Code size:
115 KB (117,760 bytes)

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