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ApnSetup.exe

Stub Installer

APN LLC

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 ApnSetup.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. The program is a setup application that uses the APN Stub installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 113.171.224.174.
Publisher:
Ask Partner Network  (signed by APN LLC)

Product:
Stub Installer

Version:
7.26.0.194

MD5:
0c990c93c583b3495c8cd8261763d61c

SHA-1:
3eb928e29d5f944c42b1d77bf6123cd922d99921

SHA-256:
b56bbfc947831003ec720209eef939f93ef317fda278b518d1d1944eccec6f9d

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:
4/23/2024 1:28:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.APN.Installer (M)
16.3.3.19

File size:
653.1 KB (668,744 bytes)

Product version:
7.26.0.194

Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 APN LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
ApnSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/2/2015 7:30:00 AM

Valid to:
5/27/2018 7:29:59 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:
76A1FC71CE00683A2B887A2CFA2F5D6B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2016 4:39:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QZ7KWeQHpUJhejA4WMBuMwsND3BwAAwMWsFAOArAICBLvcNc54Ks:IW1MQW2AsFAOArAICBLvac5Ds

Entry address:
0x41967

Entry point:
E8, 0A, 68, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 40, E7, 47, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, A2, 17, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 85, F6, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 6D, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 75, 13, E8, 3D, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 95, 6E, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 53, 57, 8B, 7D, 10, 85, FF, 74, 14, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 0F, 56, 57, 50, E8, E2, 1A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, EB, 36, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 70, 11, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 85, FF, 75, 09, E8, FC, 41, 00, 00, 6A, 16, EB, 0C, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 13, E8, EE...
 
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Code size:
374.5 KB (383,488 bytes)

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

http://113.171.224.174/.../APNSetup.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-15-70-226.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.15.70.226:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 74.113.233.187.df.iaccap.com  (74.113.233.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.43.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-1-113-49.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.1.113.49:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 199.36.100.106.df.iacapn.com  (199.36.100.106:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-52-91-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.52.91.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-52-85-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.52.85.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-37-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.37.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-104-218-78.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.104.218.78:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a88-221-100-112.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (88.221.100.112:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-62-167-8.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.62.167.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-52-36-218.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.52.36.218:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-50-197-9.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.197.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-12-189-84.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.12.189.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a69-192-120-172.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (69.192.120.172:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-9-91-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.9.91.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-9-85-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.9.85.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-77-45-199.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.77.45.199:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-7-139-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.7.139.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-7-133-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.7.133.163:80)

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