home

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.
Publisher:
Ask Partner Network  (signed by APN LLC)

Product:
Stub Installer

Version:
7.29.0.7

MD5:
67244ce726d2ce323e46c5e1d4c894e4

SHA-1:
f0083810988f5a5011e1696ae5eaceb83830c1b0

SHA-256:
8d2c5938419166e065760f0b21e70f872d2236fa199f0d0859cae3203f31178f

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:
5/7/2024 1:00:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.7.27.23

File size:
678.1 KB (694,344 bytes)

Product version:
7.29.0.7

Copyright:
© 2016 APN, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
ApnSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\askpartnernetwork\toolbar\apnsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
APN LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/2/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/27/2018 6:59:59 PM

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:
7/5/2016 5:12:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:m6EXNfojpFgx8E2KAAUD2tinzPL5gIDYREQeV00STAHArAICp70zlp0c:rWfaTAUKtizPLCIMe2AHArAICp70pp0c

Entry address:
0x45421

Entry point:
E8, 10, 68, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 40, 37, 48, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, A8, 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, 43, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 9D, 6E, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 53, 57, 8B, 7D, 10, 85, FF, 74, 14, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 0F, 56, 57, 50, E8, E8, 1A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, EB, 36, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 86, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 85, FF, 75, 09, E8, 02, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 16, EB, 0C, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 13, E8, F4...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.5087

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-44-87-64.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.44.87.64:80)

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

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-246-207.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.246.207:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-44-188-23.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.44.188.23:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-64-165-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.64.165.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-54-235-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.54.235.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-54-229-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.54.229.163:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 199.36.102.106.df.iacapn.com  (199.36.102.106:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-65-139-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.65.139.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-64-171-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.64.171.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-51-235-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.235.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-14-225-250.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.14.225.250:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-68-194-223.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.68.194.223:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-57-183-204.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.57.183.204:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-57-151-70.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.57.151.70:80)

Remove ApnSetup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.