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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 2 anti-malware scanners. This version of the file will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from support.genevacoboe.org and multiple other hosts.

File name:

ApnRemover.exe

Publisher:

Ask Partner Network (signed by APN LLC)

Description:

Utility to cleanup application(s) when uninstallation fails.

Version:

2.1.0.3

MD5:

8e5bf5e898d69e69d410b226b9e4d1ba

SHA-1:

e09e49a8f633fd3edd33ebe634c8485d26c9c11f

SHA-256:

d8d99fe83e0140db84039f6d6bdb1d339b307c6d6b1564d5b9da968ea3d20c6f

Scanner detections:

2 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 5:19:13 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

ESET NOD32

Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)

8.9649

Reason Heuristics

PUP.APN.K

14.8.7.21

File size:

251.5 KB (257,488 bytes)

Product version:

2.1.0.3

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/8/2015 7:59:59 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:

9/4/2013 2:04:55 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:CrIYdQslbKJZ9kh51WwQ2oLnASlBcxvbI8LkU:CrXci51WwQ2o7ASlBcxvbIRU

Entry address:

0x13014

Entry point:

E8, 77, 46, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, A0, 1E, 43, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, F9, 46, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 70, 97, 42, 00, E8, F1, 47, 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, C7, 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, 2D, 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, AC, 40, 00, 00, FF, 35... 
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Entropy:

6.1742

Code size:

151 KB (154,624 bytes)

The file ApnRemover.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://support.genevacoboe.org/download_attachment.php?kb_att=23

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

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