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apntoolbarinstaller.exe

Ask Toolbar

Ask.com

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 apntoolbarinstaller.exe, “Wrapper Application” by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Ask Toolbar Setup installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Ask  (signed by Ask.com)

Product:
Ask Toolbar

Description:
Wrapper Application

Version:
1.15.23.0

MD5:
c41ac25a6de479cf3a6fb24d14e3ea9c

SHA-1:
140308ef85f243ba4d2aac012b1017b47e52b89e

SHA-256:
77d9de90614b4df5be64009c0b9401cd06e455209171df676dea70c4d81b0c44

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 7:27:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3343

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14922

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.27621
9.0.1.0265

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
7.9165

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider
v2014.09.22.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Toolbar.Ask.T
14.8.8.2

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
3.8 MB (4,001,416 bytes)

Product version:
1.15.23.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012 Ask.com.

Original file name:
wrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Ask Toolbar Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\apntoolbarinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2011 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, OU=Distribution, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Ask.com, 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:
0965F2AC7236C7E1BDCA44ED139B273A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/1/2013 1:02:09 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:HlQyNfjDYKEgZ8n0HyO8f4uNlomAP/r0eAj:HlQcfjCi8t5AuDnr

Entry address:
0x1E9FC

Entry point:
E8, FF, B2, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A4, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 1F, 83, 3D, 58, 8A, 44, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, C6, B3, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 2A, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 84, EB, 41, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.7104  (probably packed)

Code size:
211 KB (216,064 bytes)

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

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/supertoolbar/.../askToolbarInstaller-1.15.23.0.exe

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