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askBar.dll

Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer

Ask.com

This is a component of the Ask.com toolbar, a browser extension that will modify the default web browser's search provider, home page and various other settings. The module askBar.dll by Ask.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘AskBar BHO’.
Publisher:
Ask.com  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer

Version:
4.0.2.56

MD5:
e26d264e235763cb76657410bc838083

SHA-1:
6980b71d50e5e00d7dc122d4406a178b8c0f792a

SHA-256:
fe4c517a78d7c2970c8af1733bc5b2c645435735de29ada6c4bb8727d5b5bfa9

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:
4/25/2024 12:51:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Toolbar (M)
16.1.27.11

File size:
233 KB (238,544 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.2.56

Copyright:
Copyright © 2008 Ask.com

Original file name:
askBar.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\askbar\bar\bin\askbar.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ask.com

Authority:
GeoTrust Inc

Valid from:
7/13/2006 4:51:35 PM

Valid to:
7/13/2008 4:51:35 PM

Subject:
CN=Ask.com, OU=GeoTrust Code Signing, O=Ask.com, L=Oakland, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GeoTrust TrustCenter CodeSigning CA I, O=GeoTrust Inc, OU=GeoTrust TrustCenter CodeSigning CA, C=US

Serial number:
00A14100010020D9D7891D7DD5115F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/27/2008 6:08:05 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ismgZ/k7qNktknzlOTHSXj8osvJr4Q2h1gDixXguybhlCFUoKqU3+M+ZDUYJpB9m:ismgZiknZTT8oUkh15ZECrKqVM+K3T

Entry address:
0xD3F2

Entry point:
FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, E8, F8, 63, FF, FF, C2, 0C, 00, FF, 15, 24, 71, 02, 10, 33, C0, C3, A1, E8, CE, 02, 10, 56, 85, C0, 75, 13, FF, 74, 24, 08, 50, FF, 35, 88, CE, 02, 10, FF, 15, 00, 72, 02, 10, 5E, C3, 8B, 0D, EC, CE, 02, 10, 8B, 15, E4, CE, 02, 10, FF, 05, EC, CE, 02, 10, 23, D1, 8B, 34, 90, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 83, C0, 08, 50, 6A, 00, 56, FF, 15, 00, 72, 02, 10, 85, C0, 74, 07, 89, 30, 83, C0, 08, 5E, C3, 33, C0, 5E, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 33, C9, 3B, C1, 75, 0B, FF, 74, 24, 08, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.5717

Code size:
152 KB (155,648 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
AskBar BHO

CLSID:
{5A074B21-F830-49de-A31B-5BB9D7F6B407}


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