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ApnRemover.exe

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 ApnRemover.exe, “Utility to cleanup application(s) when uninstallation fails.” 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from apnmedia.ask.com.
Publisher:
Ask Partner Network  (signed by APN LLC)

Description:
Utility to cleanup application(s) when uninstallation fails.

Version:
2.1.0.2

MD5:
34774dffa30ef33172dd897318bee6ec

SHA-1:
d6ffe746017fa2f2b2c62cfd00319b351ccf0664

SHA-256:
207f0220ff4e06f511a50f24087e513942088b86b0b2f52f1588af1ff5e6c3d3

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:
4/26/2024 7:48:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask
15.2.11.17

File size:
251.5 KB (257,488 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.0.1

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

Original file name:
ApnRemover.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\apnremover.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/15/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
8/22/2013 1:52:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:W97PoeiQyeYqxohJZsEbJhSLUAqtmQF+sb4:W971aJZsEthSoAqtmQF+R

Entry address:
0x12F85

Entry point:
E8, 86, 46, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, A0, 1E, 43, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 08, 47, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 70, 97, 42, 00, E8, 00, 48, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, C6, 1C, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, 3C, 48, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 57, FF, 35, C8, 6E, 43, 00, E8, BB, 40, 00, 00, FF, 35...
 
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Entropy:
6.1716

Code size:
151 KB (154,624 bytes)

The file ApnRemover.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/.../ApnRemover.exe

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