» askbar1.dll
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askbar1.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 askbar1.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.

File name:

askbar1.dll

Publisher:

Ask.com (signed and verified)

Product:

Ask Toolbar for Internet Explorer

Version:

4.0.2.55

MD5:

d27d92927b38b3877709dd8119fe2972

SHA-1:

94bce4b10a07ed47e1ef649c7c54a61d4997305b

SHA-256:

84e02ee92f0899511c6b7f680336d11f9d38478af37b3659764c306f80b46bf7

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:

4/24/2024 7:02:59 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Ask (M)

17.3.1.7

File size:

233 KB (238,544 bytes)

Product version:

4.0.2.55

Original file name:

askBar.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\askbar\bar\bin\askbar1.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:

10/5/2007 1:56:42 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

Entry address:

0xD4E0

Entry point:

FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, FF, 74, 24, 0C, E8, 48, 63, FF, FF, C2, 0C, 00, FF, 15, 24, 71, 02, 10, 33, C0, C3, A1, F8, CE, 02, 10, 56, 85, C0, 75, 13, FF, 74, 24, 08, 50, FF, 35, 98, CE, 02, 10, FF, 15, 00, 72, 02, 10, 5E, C3, 8B, 0D, FC, CE, 02, 10, 8B, 15, F4, CE, 02, 10, FF, 05, FC, 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:

6.5917

Code size:

152 KB (155,648 bytes)

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