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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 9 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:
1.13.2.0

MD5:
817b13f79f07b0bdd1052ab12746e062

SHA-1:
9d88ac1675fb7aaf140384d8e8934d10134d6536

SHA-256:
7189411cd38b6cf9e50e16641179c8b5f44a72d3db725e0b6291e654c12a730a

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
2/7/2026 7:33:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2829

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.16219

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.27621
9.0.1.050

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask potentially unsafe application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Patched.Y.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.CrossRider
v2016.02.19.05

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.deinoc
0.28.6.64267

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Installer (M)
16.2.19.5

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
3.5 MB (3,628,712 bytes)

Product version:
1.13.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2010 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:
6/20/2011 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2014 5:29:59 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:
11/18/2011 8:59:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:IUNddXTdfkbVCs/2cex8CfdVY36EfrTzcZcegl1+gYoVNv5QG3jJNxuqmtPdPDVc:IydffjDYKEgZzgDxQOdrOdJhqeny

Entry address:
0x1DC41

Entry point:
E8, 5C, 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, 79, 44, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, 28, 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, C4, DD, 41, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.6662

Code size:
207.5 KB (212,480 bytes)

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