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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 4 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:
1.15.4.0

MD5:
aa70c0e09d582b4346ff46f163f8b0d0

SHA-1:
4c7ee04176da399a5a80402fbbccba8c58e5f383

SHA-256:
ee2cc9537cd5cb103f431f6d5f3c68e043cd5b41cfac7392c2c6cb5ac86032de

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 12:50:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.1514

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Toolbar.Ask.T
14.8.8.2

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
3.8 MB (3,946,696 bytes)

Product version:
1.15.4.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012 Ask.com.

Original file name:
wrapper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Ask Toolbar Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/19/2011 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/18/2014 8:59:59 PM

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:
6/7/2012 1:34:11 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:tksNfjDYKEgZtXrpBFstMjGf/m1jr6dA46t:tkafjCitXrpiWGGNraA46t

Entry address:
0x1E321

Entry point:
E8, AC, B2, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 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, D4, 89, 44, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, 78, 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, A4, E4, 41, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83...
 
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Code size:
209 KB (214,016 bytes)

The file apntoolbarinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/supertoolbar/profile-ask/.../ApnToolbarInstaller.exe

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/supertoolbar/.../askToolbarInstaller-1.15.4.0.exe

http://apnmedia.ask.com/media/toolbar/supertoolbar/apnpartners/.../ApnToolbarInstaller.exe

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